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Coastguard conduct search and rescue operation after boat sank on perilous route, two people thought to be missing.At least 14 refugees died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, according to the provincial governor.The office of Mugla governorate said on X on Friday that an Afghan man who survived the disaster and swam back to the mainland had raised the alarm shortly after 1am (22:00 GMT).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Court throws out corruption case seeking to oust Turkish opposition leaderlist 2 of 3Turkiye dispatches ship with 900 tonnes…
Security source tells media Israeli drone fires missile directly at a car, causing vehicle to catch fire.An Israeli drone strike has killed two people in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, a day after Israeli warplanes launched a series of deadly strikes on the country’s eastern mountain range and south.It’s the latest in near-daily Israeli violations of the United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that began in November.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN experts call for probe into Israeli ceasefire violations with Lebanonlist 2 of 3Lebanon court orders…
The PKK’s dissolution marks a uniquely Turkish path to peace, strengthening energy security and regional cooperation.For nearly half a century, terrorism has cast a shadow over Turkiye’s political, social and economic life. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its affiliates in Syria, Iraq and Iran have destabilised the region through separatist violence. The PKK’s dissolution in May 2025 marks a defining moment, not only ending armed conflict but also opening a transformation with the potential to reshape the region’s future.As unresolved conflicts, rising migration pressures and energy rivalries heighten global uncertainty, Turkiye’s decisive steps offer the prospect of lasting peace,…
Centre StageAnthony Aguilar: Witness to the Gaza genocideAnthony Aguilar takes centre stage to talk about the violence he witnessed as a security contractor with the notorious GHF in Gaza. The former US Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel details how the aid distribution sites operate and how the horrors that he saw forced him to resign after just 41 days. Since his return to the US, Aguilar has worked tirelessly to convince policymakers to end the US’s involvement in Israel’s two-year genocide.Published On 24 Oct 202524 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSave
Case seen as test of judicial independence amid crackdown on opposition members including 2028 presidential candidate.A Turkish court has thrown out a case against the country’s main opposition party that would have unseated its leader, Ozgur Ozel, on grounds that the charges had no substance.The case, which centred on allegations of vote buying and procedural irregularities at a 2023 congress held by the Republican People’s Party (CHP), was dismissed by the Ankara court on Friday, after the judge found it had “no basis”, according to news agency AFP.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Is Turkiye Israel’s next target…
Explosions were heard in the vicinity of Khartoum International Airport amid uncertainty over its reopening.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have targeted Sudan’s capital Khartoum and its main airport with drones for a fourth consecutive day, as the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) attempts to resume air traffic after regaining control of the city several months ago.Drones and surface-to-air missiles were heard above the capital in the early hours of Friday morning, residents living close to the Khartoum International Airport told media, before loud explosions went off.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3RSF attack on hospital in Sudan’s…
Israeli forces kill child in Nablus, in the occupied territory, as settlers destroy property near Ramallah.A Palestinian child has died of wounds sustained during an Israeli military raid in the Askar camp in Nablus, in the latest violence against civilians in the occupied West Bank, as a fragile ceasefire in Gaza brings little respite to Palestinians in the destroyed enclave.Israeli forces on Friday also stormed the town of Aqaba, north of Tubas in the West Bank, and made a number of arrests earlier today in Hebron and Tal.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3In the occupied West Bank,…
Israeli forces carry out air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in violation of US-brokered ceasefire.At least four people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on eastern and southern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Health, the latest violation of the ceasefire agreement signed last November.An attack on Thursday targeted the mountainous areas in the east, killing two people, the ministry said. It later said two others were killed in a separate strike in Arabsalim in southern Lebanon. The official National News Agency (NNA) reported that an elderly woman was among those killed.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist…
The US and Israel have long been close allies, but is Washington now emphasising its dominance?A succession of high-ranking US officials have found themselves in Israel in recent days – first special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner on Monday, then Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday.Their focus has been clear – to stop the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal from collapsing. And that essentially means ensuring that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not back out of the agreement, which ended two years of war earlier this…
US Vice President Vance decries ‘political stunt’, says Trump would not back annexation of occupied West Bank.US Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump would oppose Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, and it would not happen, suggesting a move by Israeli lawmakers towards that end looked like a “stupid political stunt”.A bill applying Israeli law to the West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of a territory that Palestinian leaders seek for part of a future independent state, won preliminary approval from Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3China faces ‘profound’ changes,…