Foreign
UN agency reports at least 800 Israeli settler attacks since Oct. 7
May 2, 2024, 2:22 pm
WASHINGTON – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday said it recorded at least 800 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank that resulted in casualties or property damage since Oct. 7. "This included the killing of more than 30… Read More
Egypt, France explore ways to reach Gaza ceasefire
May 2, 2024, 12:58 pm
CAIRO – The foreign ministers of Egypt and France held talks in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The discussions between Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne explored ways of resolving the crisis in Gaza, the… Read More
Pentagon says over 50% of Gaza pier construction complete
May 2, 2024, 12:40 pm
WASHINGTON – Construction of a temporary pier off Gaza’s coast to be used to deliver humanitarian aid is now over 50 percent done, a Pentagon spokesperson said Wednesday. "In terms of an update on JLOTS (Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore), so as of today, we are over 50 percent complete on… Read More
Israel reopens Gaza’s Erez Crossing for first time since Oct. 7
May 2, 2024, 12:28 pm
JERUSALEM – Israel reopened the Erez Crossing with Gaza for the first time since Oct. 7 with the passage of 30 trucks delivering food and medical supplies from Jordan to the northern area of the Strip. It is the only crossing located on Gaza’s northern border. Before the war, it served as… Read More
Rains, floods in Kenya claim 66 more lives, pushing death toll to 169
May 1, 2024, 8:33 pm
NAIROBI, Kenya – Rains and floods in Kenya have claimed 66 more lives in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 169 since March 1, with 91 people still missing, officials said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Kenya's government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said the deaths on Tuesday… Read More
Dozens arrested as police clear Columbia U of pro-Palestine protesters
May 1, 2024, 7:56 pm
WASHINGTON – New York Police Department (NYPD) officers entered a Columbia University building held by pro-Palestinian protesters late Tuesday amid reports that dozens of people have been taken into custody. Police entered Hamilton Hall from a second-floor window after using a mobile ladder to… Read More
World Central Kitchen resumes work in Gaza
May 1, 2024, 4:22 pm
WASHINGTON – The international food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) resumed its operations in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after seven of its aid workers were killed in an Israeli strike earlier last month. "WCK served 200,000 meals to displaced Palestinians today as we resumed work in Gaza,"… Read More
McDonald's misses quarterly profits target amid global Gaza boycotts
May 1, 2024, 2:50 pm
ISTANBUL – McDonald's Corporation fell short of quarterly profit estimates for the first time in two years amid demands for a global boycott against the fast food chain because of the war in the Gaza Strip, the company said Tuesday. Despite global comparable sales growing nearly 2 percent in… Read More
King Charles returns to public-facing duties after cancer diagnosis
May 1, 2024, 2:20 pm
LONDON – Britain's King Charles on Tuesday returned to public-facing duties nearly three months after he was diagnosed with a form of cancer. Along with Queen Camilla, Charles visited the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in central London as he was announced as the new patron… Read More
Yoon vows to protect 'value of labor' on Labor Day
May 1, 2024, 1:31 pm
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to protect the "value of labor" as he marked Labor Day on Wednesday. In a Facebook post, he thanked the 28.4 million workers for their “sweat and efforts”, which he attributed for the remarkable growth of South Korea. "The government and I will protect… Read More
More than 50K unaccompanied child migrants went missing in Europe
May 1, 2024, 1:23 pm
ATHENS – More than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants went missing after arriving in Europe, a survey by a European journalism project revealed Tuesday. “Italy has the highest number of registered missing unaccompanied minors, with 22,899, followed by Austria (20,077), Belgium (2,241),… Read More
Mount Ruang erupts again, thousands evacuated
May 1, 2024, 11:52 am
JAKARTA – Thousands of residents in Sitaro Islands District, North Sulawesi, have been evacuated as Mount Ruang erupted anew, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said Tuesday. Seven emergency posts have been prepared to accommodate 12,000 evacuees, according to Abdul Muhari, the… Read More
G7 reaches deal to shut down coal plants by 2035
April 30, 2024, 2:46 pm
ISTANBUL – The Group of Seven energy ministers on Monday pledged to close their coal plants by 2035 at the latest, potentially setting a global example for fighting the climate crisis, media outlets reported. “We do have an agreement to phase out coal in the first half of the 2030s,”… Read More
Temporary aid pier off Gaza to be operational in May: Pentagon
April 30, 2024, 12:36 pm
WASHINGTON – A temporary pier being constructed off Gaza’s coast for delivering humanitarian aid will be operational in May, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday. "We're scheduled on track to meet our goal of early May," Sabrina Singh told reporters. The Pentagon announced on March 8 that it… Read More
Japanese yen drops to new low of 160 vs. dollar, 1st time since 1990
April 29, 2024, 10:10 pm
ISTANBUL – The Japanese government might have intervened to halt yen’s slide as the country’s currency Monday dropped to a new low of 160 against the dollar, the first time since 1990, Kyodo News reported. The yen dropped to a 34-year low in Singapore but quickly recovered to 155 amid… Read More
UK charity surveys unexploded Israeli bombs to ensure Gaza safety
April 29, 2024, 12:54 pm
ISTANBUL – A UK-based humanitarian group is surveying unexploded Israeli ordnance in Gaza to ensure safety in the Palestinian territory. Members of Humanity and Inclusion UK, working with Handicap International in Gaza, examined and marked Sunday explosive remnants of Israel’s war in central… Read More
Heat wave kills 2 children in Gaza
April 29, 2024, 12:02 pm
ANKARA – At least two Palestinian children have lost their lives due to a heat wave in the Gaza Strip, the UN refugee agency UNRWA said on Sunday. “We received reports that at least two children died due to the heat,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement. “What… Read More
BTA chief: News should not be treated as commodity but as human right
April 28, 2024, 6:46 pm
SOFIA – Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev said news should not be treated as a commodity but as a human right. He was speaking during the second day of science readings hosted by Sofia University’s Faculty of Law and dedicated to the 300th birth anniversary of German… Read More
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits West Java; no tsunami threat
April 28, 2024, 2:25 pm
BANDUNG – Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that an earthquake with magnitude 6.5 rocked Garut District, West Java, Saturday night, but no tsunami warning was issued. "The modeling results show that this earthquake does not have the potential to cause a tsunami," the… Read More
King Charles to return to duty after cancer treatment
April 27, 2024, 7:48 pm
ISTANBUL – Britain’s King Charles will return to duty next week following his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday. "To help mark this milestone, The King and Queen (Camilla) will make a joint visit to a cancer treatment center next Tuesday (April 30), where they will meet… Read More
