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Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

It’s a simple but brutal equation: The number of people going hungry or otherwise struggling around the world is rising, while the amount of money the world’s wealthiest nations are contributing toward helping them is dropping. The result: The United Nations says that, at best, it will

Turkey aiming for maritime agreement with Syria, minister says

Turkey aiming for maritime agreement with Syria, minister says

Turkey is aiming to strike a maritime demarcation agreement with Syria after a permanent government is formed in Damascus, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday. Turkey, which backed Syrian rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad this month after a 13-year civil war,

Twelve people killed in explosives factory blast in Turkey

Twelve people killed in explosives factory blast in Turkey

A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring four, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that an investigation had been launched. CNN Turk broadcast photographs showing a fireball and smoke rising from the factory building at th

Iran, Russia discuss construction of int'l transport route

Iran, Russia discuss construction of int'l transport route

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Transport Vitaly Savelyev Tehran on Monday to discuss the implementation of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) project. Pezeshkian said Iran is determined to complete the construction of t

Houthis claim striking US aircraft carrier, downing warplane

Houthis claim striking US aircraft carrier, downing warplane

Yemen's Houthi group said it attacked a US aircraft carrier with eight cruise missiles and 17 drones and downed a US fighter jet on Sunday. The group successfully struck the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman and its escorts, thwarting the joint US-British attack on Yemen, Houthi military spokesp

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