KABUL (Reuters) -Hundreds were feared dead and injured in a earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes in a hunt for survivors. Early reports showed 30 dead in a
KABUL (Reuters) -Around 500 people have been killed and 1000 more injured in an earthquake that struck easternAfghanistan on Monday, the country's state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) reported. Taliban-led health authorities in Kabul, however, said they were
By Laurie Chen and Mei Mei Chu TIANJIN (Reuters) -China will work with all parties in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to take the regional security forum to a new level, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday, unveiling his ambition for a new global security order
In the scorched courtyard of Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered stone. Since the museum was looted in the early days of Sudan's war between the army
The arid Dawkah valley is home to one of Oman's most prized resources: not oil or gas but frankincense trees, their fragrant sap harvested for millennia by residents who call it "white gold". Located in Oman's southern Dhofar region, bordering Yemen, the valley is the world's
(Reuters) -The United States has suspended visa approvals for nearly everyone who holds a Palestinian passport, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The restrictions go beyond those President Donald Trump's administration had previously announced on visitors from Gaza. They
The United Nations said Yemen's Huthis detained at least 11 workers on Sunday in raids on UN premises, which came after rebel authorities had made numerous arrests following Israel's killing of their prime minister. There has been no comment from Huthi authorities on the
The United Nations said Yemen's Huthis detained at least 11 workers on Sunday in raids on UN premises, after rebel authorities made numerous arrests following Israel's killing of their prime minister. The Huthi authorities have not yet commented on the reported raids, but the
Health officials report a surge in flu or COVID-like infections among children, the chronically ill, and displaced residents. 'Even a simple fever in a state of hunger can be fatal,' warns Dr. Feldon, as hospitals struggle with damaged infrastructure, scarce medicine, and
The entire population of Gaza would be relocated and the United States would take control of the Palestinian territory under a plan being considered by the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The enclave reduced to rubble in Israel's war prompted by the
Israel said Sunday its forces had killed the spokesman of Hamas's armed wing in a strike on Gaza a day earlier, the latest fatality in the group's senior ranks in the nearly two-year war. "Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Israeli Defence Minister
(Reuters) -A post-war plan for Gaza is circulating within President Donald Trump's administration that would see the U.S. administer the war-torn enclave for at least a decade, the temporary relocation of Gaza'spopulation and its rebuilding as a tourist resort and manufacturing
The Global Sumud Flotilla will be joined by 20 boats from 44 countries on its way to the Gaza Strip, as celebrities and activists on board demand Israel open a humanitarian sea corridor allowing them to supply food, water and medicine to the besieged enclave
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is considering annexation in the occupied West Bank as a possible response to France and other countries recognising a Palestinian state, according to three Israeli officials and the idea will be discussed further on Sunday, another
By Charlie Devereux and Christophe Van Der Perre BARCELONA (Reuters) -Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined a flotilla of boats loaded with aid for Gaza as they set sail from Barcelona on Sunday, aiming to break Israel's naval blockade and deliver food and other humanitarian
By Riham Alkousaa ALTENA, Germany (Reuters) -A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of more than a million migrants, the small town of Altena saw an opportunity to reverse years of population and economic decline. The industrial town in Western Germany made
One of the most encouraging recent developments has been the growing number of progressive, solidarity-minded Jews mobilizing for equality and justice for Palestinians. But we Israelis opposing the occupation need more help
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces pounded the suburbs of Gaza City overnight from the air and ground, destroying homes and driving more families out of the area as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet was set on Sunday