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Turkey and Israel have agreed to restore ambassadorial relations.

ANKARA – Turkey, and Israel have begun work on restoring mutual diplomatic representation to the level of ambassador, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as the two countries seek to end more than a decade of strained relations. In 2018, the two countries expelled their ambassadors and frequently...

Ukraine and Moldova have been accepted as candidates for membership in the European Union.

Ukraine and Moldova have been accepted as candidates for membership in the EU, paving the way for a multi-year process. Ukraine's ambition to join the European Union has cleared the first major hurdle, with the bloc's leaders unanimously approving it as a candidate for membership. However, it may be a...

The United States Senate has passed the first gun control legislation in decades.

The US Senate has passed gun control legislation, the most significant in nearly 30 years. It imposes stricter controls on young buyers and encourages states to remove firearms from people deemed a threat. In a rare bipartisan vote on gun control legislation, 15 Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to pass...

Ilhan Omar introduces a resolution to name India a “country of special concern”.

It was revealed on Thursday that US Representative Ilhan Omar has submitted a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning breaches of human rights and religious freedom in India and urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to identify India as a "country of special concern." The resolution, sponsored by Rashida...

India provides protection for Russian oil tankers via a Dubai business.

NEW DELHI: India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a subsidiary of the leading Russian shipping group Sovcomflot, according to official data, enabling oil exports to India and other countries after Western certifiers withdrew their services in response to global sanctions against Russia. Certification by the...

Richard Cottingham is accused with the 1968 murder of a lady at a New York shopping center.

Cottingham also led investigators to assume he was guilty of the death by supplying facts about the case, such as claiming he was near the crime site at the time of the murder. On New York's Long Island, the so-called "Torso Killer" has been linked to the death of a...

Aung San Suu Kyi has been placed in solitary detention.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted pro-democracy leader of Myanmar, has been transferred from house arrest to solitary imprisonment in a Nay Pyi Taw prison. The 77-year-old Nobel winner was detained in February 2021, after the military overthrew her elected administration. She has been held at an unidentified location in the...

Prosecutors said Ghislaine Maxwell should serve at least 30 years in prison for her’monstrous’ actions.

US prosecutors have stated in advance of a sentencing hearing that Ghislaine Maxwell should serve a minimum of 30 years in jail for her role in the sexual abuse of underage females. From 1994 through 2004, the 60-year-old was convicted of soliciting adolescent females for US millionaire Jeffrey Epstein to...

Doctors and nurses who treated Diego Maradona will be charged with murder.

Doctors, nurses, and a psychologist who cared for Argentine football great Diego Maradona will be charged with murder, according to a judgment issued following an examination into his cardiac arrest-related death. The document seen by Reuters adds that the presiding judge questioned "the behaviors - active or by omission -...

The coach of American swimmer Anita Alvarez saves her as she passes out in the water during the World Championships.

Wednesday in Budapest, Anita Alvarez's teammates became worried as they saw her dive to the bottom of the pool during the women's solo free event. A professional synchronized swimmer from the United States fainted mid-routine at the World Championships and had to be rescued by her coach after plummeting to...

Afghanistan earthquake: Rescuers dig by hand for survivors despite Taliban assistance plea uncertainty.

After a 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked a rural, hilly region and destroyed stone and mud-brick dwellings, at least 1,000 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. A quake survivor in eastern Afghanistan has recounted the loss of 26 members of his family as rescuers resort to hand-dug excavations...

Germany advances toward gas rationing.

Due to a reduction in Russian gas exports, Germany has moved closer to instituting gas rationing. The country has activated the "alert" phase of an emergency gas plan to combat shortages, according to the German economy ministry. It is the most recent development in a dispute between the European Union and...

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UK allocates £140m for aid to Yemen’s most desperate

According to Andrew Mitchell, the government will increase bilateral assistance to the war-torn nation by sixty percent. According to the deputy foreign secretary, the United Kingdom will spend £140 million the following year to aid Yemenis in need of food during one of the most "acute humanitarian crises in the world." Following nearly a decade of civil conflict, Andrew Mitchell highlighted the plight of the Yemeni people, who, according to him, were living "on the margins of subsistence."

Drivers abusing parent and child parking spaces is shocking

In a startling new survey, many drivers acknowledged violating one of the most significant parking lot regulations. More than a quarter (28 percent) of drivers utilize' parent and child' spaces when they do not have a child in the vehicle. This further elucidates why approximately 55% of parents need space when they visit crowded parking lots, such as retail centers and supermarkets.

After alleged jail release, Chinese citizen journalist worries

There is increasing apprehension regarding the welfare of a highly regarded citizen journalist in China who has been unable to establish communication with the international community since her scheduled release from prison. In May 2020, citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, a lawyer who turned 40, was apprehended following her expedition to Wuhan to document the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her social media posts and videos brought to light the severe lockdowns being enforced and the government's suppression of information regarding the disease's transmission.

New $2bn US aid for Ukraine as Russian soldiers advance

During a visit to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken proclaimed an additional $2 billion in military aid for the conflict. Russia has claimed to have seized three more settlements and is advancing deeper into Ukrainian territory, both of which are critical developments in the conflict. Blinken stated on Wednesday, alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, at a joint news conference in Kyiv that the additional $61 billion in US aid authorized by Congress last month would be invested in Ukraine's industrial base.