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Iran frees South Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds
Iran released on Friday a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January after South Korea promised to try to secure the release of Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks under US sanctions, a South Korean official said.…
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Turkey and EU blame each other in ‘sofagate’ scandal
Turkey and the EU blamed each other on Thursday for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Turkish leader came under a…
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A video documenting a tragic crime in Tigray … The Ethiopian army repudiates and analysis…
In the past few days, as the conflict and political debate continues over the crisis in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, a video clip has spread showing the atrocities and violations committed against what appear to be civilians in the…
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Admiral crackdown ‘could signal the end of Erdogan’s Eurasianist shift’
Turkey’s latest arrest wave targeting former admirals who signed a critical night-time declaration has stirred debate over whether the crackdown is a result of the country’s “Eurasianist shift.”
On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
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Wiretapping of Italian reporters covering migrant stories condemned
There has been condemnation in Italy of reporters being wiretapped during an investigation into migrant trafficking and humanitarian rescue groups.
At least 15 reporters who were covering stories of people trying to reach Italy from…
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1,800 inmates escape Nigeria prison after gunmen attack
Militants armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in southeastern Nigeria, targeting a prison where more than 1,800 inmates then managed to escape, authorities said Monday.…
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A helicopter exposed to a sudden devastating accident
A video clip of an accident involving a civilian helicopter during a landing at an Italian airport was published on social media and the "YouTube" platform.
Surveillance cameras at the Italian airport in Bolzano showed the incident in…
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Indonesia landslides, floods kill 55 people; dozens missing
Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Monday. More than 40 other people were missing.
Mud tumbled down from…
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Bangladesh ferry sinks, five dead, many missing
A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsyaa River south of the capital Dhaka, leaving at least five people dead and many more missing, officials said.
The ferry,…
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Senior Yemeni official demands UN condemn Houthi mistreatment of African refugees
The UN should clearly condemn the Houthis for their “racist” treatment of African refugees, the adviser to Yemen’s president said on Sunday.
Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi said the racist way that Houthis treat African migrants and their crimes…
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