Eighteen people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Sorman, north-west Libya, on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced.
The boat reportedly capsized only a…

Eighteen people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Sorman, north-west Libya, on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced.
The boat reportedly capsized only a…

Meysam Gholami, acting head of the state-run Research Institute of Cyberspace, said an opinion poll found 2.4% of respondents were “very satisfied” and 17% “somewhat satisfied” with internet in Iran.
By contrast, 41% said they were “not…

Israel’s latest violation of the Gaza ceasefire has killed at least 100 Palestinians. More than 35 children were killed in a series of airstrikes that hit displaced families and hospitals. Israel said it was responding to gunfire in…

Sudan’s military government has ordered two senior officials at the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to leave the country amid widespread famine sparked by a gruelling civil war that erupted in April 2023.
The WFP said directors of its Sudan…

During Israel’s war on Gaza, Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, was warned by Israeli soldiers for months in 2024 to take his family and leave his duties.
But Abu Safia refused to leave his…

Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have identified a promising new antibiotic that can combat drug-resistant bacterial infections, including MRSA and VRE.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most…

A US source has confirmed that the White House opposes any major change to the “yellow line” and any new ground incursion by the Israeli army into Gaza.
The source told Israel Hayom on Tuesday evening that…

US President Donald Trump spoke at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Wednesday, saying he was hopeful he could make a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders are expected to meet on the sidelines of the…

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This victory marks a breakthrough moment for Iranian swimming, which had never before reached the podium at the Asian Youth Games. It signals growing progress in a sport where Iran has traditionally struggled…

Much has been written about the unprecedented impact that the second Trump administration has had on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from massive job cuts and entire programs being wiped out to leadership shake-ups and the