Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier. "He was forced to go, to bring food for the family," his mother, Mah Jan, told AFP at her mud home
Violence surrounding the demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy has killed at least 19 people, Iran Human Rights reported Sunday, as Trump warned that the United States would respond with force if Tehran starts 'killing people like they have in the past'
ZURICH, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The last 16 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire at the Swiss mountain resort of Crans-Montana have been identified, police said on Sunday. This means all 40 victims of the blaze, which broke out at the Constellation bar early on January 1,
The vast majority of Arab states have not commented on the U.S. strikes in Venezuela, but Hamas and Hezbollah condemned them. On social media, Palestinians rallied around captured President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime supporter of the Palestinian cause
Britain and France on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the Islamic State group in Syria to prevent the Islamist extremists resurging. France said it was part of Operation Inherent Resolve, a US-led international offensive against IS in Iraq, Syria and also
Trump's recent threats to Iran alongside Netanyahu in Mar-a-lago have taken on a new dimension with the seizure of Maduro – a signal to both Tehran and Trump's anti-interventionist base of how far his administration is willing to go with adversarial regimes
New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week. At least 12 people, including members of the security forces,
By Ahmed Elimam and Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed government on Sunday accused UAE-backed southern separatists of cutting off the port city of Aden and warned it would "take all necessary measures" after recapturing territory from them in the east
Attacks by Sudan's army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region over the past week have killed 114 people, medical sources told AFP Sunday. Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
As women across the Strip focus on daily survival, they are increasingly returning to their old beauty rituals to rediscover a fragile sense of normalcy
Speaking at a cabinet meeting, the prime minister said that Israel 'identifies with the struggle of the Iranians, with their aspirations for freedom, liberty and justice,' adding that he discussed the protests with U.S. President Donald Trump during his Florida visit last week
Human rights organizations reported that violent clashes overnight raised the death toll to 15 as Iranian authorities have reportedly restricted internet access. On Saturday, Iran's leader distinguished between protesters and rioters while also blaming 'foreign forces' for
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Flights across Greece were grounded on Sunday after a collapse of radio frequencies crippled air traffic communication, stranding thousands of travellers and bringing airport operations to a halt. There was little clarity on what caused the disruption, which
By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country prompting violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Deaths
ZURICH, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday. Police in Valais said they had identified 16 more of those who died in the blaze in
As Iran grapples with internal turmoil and economic woes, and any external attempts at regime change risk further instability, Trump's harsh stance on Tehran and Venezuela highlights his selective approach to global authoritarianism, with his administration appearing to target
CAIRO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Sunday, local health authorities said. Medics reported that the dead included a 15‑year‑old boy, a fisherman killed