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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 09 (APP):As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organizations Wednesday appealed for further urgent action to prevent the global food and nutrition crisis from worsening. The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), […]

San José, Feb 9 (AFP/APP): More than 200 detained members of Nicaragua’s opposition were heading to the United States on Thursday after being freed by the government of President Daniel Ortega, which has been widely accused of authoritarianism. The news was broken by relatives of […]

Brussels, Feb 9 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s tour of European capitals brings him to Brussels on Thursday to lobby EU leaders for jets and long-range weapons to shore up his defences against the Russian invasion. After almost a year of the most brutal combat […]

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (AA/APP): A candlelight vigil was held in Washington, D.C., to honor the victims of the deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Nearly 50 people gathered at Dupont Circle to show solidarity with the people who are affected by the earthquakes and the […]

Istanbul, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,200 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. Officials and medics said 8,574 people had died in Turkey and […]

LONDON, Feb 8 (AA/APP): World Health Organization (WHO) declared the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria a “grade three emergency” – with a “critical 48 hour window” to save people who are trapped. WHO Regional Director Hans Kluge told Sky News that they are channeling all […]

TEHRAN, Iran – February 7 (ONLINE) Iran’s army has unveiled a major underground base to showcase its aerial military capabilities in response to significant joint exercises by the United States and Israel. State television on Tuesday showed footage of a variety of fighter jets and […]

PESHAWAR, Feb 07 (APP): At least 25 passengers killed and 15 others were injured when a passenger bus careened into a deep ravine after colliding with a car in Upper Kohistan on Tuesday night. According to Kohistan Police, the ill-fated bus was coming from Gilgit […]

Sanliurfa, Turkey, Feb 7 (AFP/APP): Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people. Tremors that inflicted more suffering on a border area, already plagued […]

United Nations, United States, Feb 6 (AFP/APP):UN chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Monday that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is heading towards a “wider war.” The secretary-general laid out his priorities for the year in a […]