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Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza
Middle East
June 2, 2025
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza
Catania, Italy AP — Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on…
Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition-run Istanbul municipality
Middle East
June 1, 2025
Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition-run Istanbul municipality
Istanbul AP — Turkish authorities escalated their crackdown on the opposition-run Istanbul municipality Saturday over alleged corruption charges, detaining 30…
North Korea arrests four over failed warship launch as images show vessel shielded from prying eyes
World
May 26, 2025
North Korea arrests four over failed warship launch as images show vessel shielded from prying eyes
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea has arrested four people it claims bear responsibility for a launch accident last…
These trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now climate change and goats threaten their survival
Middle East
May 19, 2025
These trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now climate change and goats threaten their survival
Socotra, Yemen AP — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely…
Exiled Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party barred from election
World
May 14, 2025
Exiled Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party barred from election
Dhaka, Bangladesh AP — Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister…
Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother
World
May 3, 2025
Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother
Joliet, Illinois AP — An Illinois landlord who murdered a six-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in…
Yemen’s Huthi rebels allege US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants
Middle East
April 28, 2025
Yemen’s Huthi rebels allege US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants
Dubai, United Arab Emirates AP — Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Monday alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African…
Sharks drew crowds to this Israeli beach for years. Now a swimmer’s disappeared and a body’s been found
Middle East
April 23, 2025
Sharks drew crowds to this Israeli beach for years. Now a swimmer’s disappeared and a body’s been found
HADERA, Israel AP — Israeli police on Tuesday scoured the Mediterranean coast for a swimmer they fear may have been…
France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
Middle East
April 16, 2025
France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
AP — France said Tuesday it was expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of…
Prince Harry meets war victims in unannounced visit to Ukraine
World
April 13, 2025
Prince Harry meets war victims in unannounced visit to Ukraine
London AP — Prince Harry met with war victims on Thursday in an unannounced visit to Ukraine as part of…