By Anadolu Agency Three European countries on Wednesday decided to recognize Palestine as a state. The formal recognition of Palestine as a state by Norway, Ireland and Spain will enter into force on May 28, 2024. “In the midst of a war, with tens of thousands killed and injured, we must keep alive the only

By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic Survey shows that reported cases of crime hit 104,842, a 19 percent rise from last year. The spike was characterised by

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem May 20, 2024. Photographer Ronen Zvulun By Reuters The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in

By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern province. Read: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified Wreckage of helicopter carrying Iran’s president located as rescue efforts continue Turkey’s Akinci

Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a dam on the border along with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan on May 19, 2024. By Anadolu Agency Iran’s East Azerbaijan

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of

By Anadolu Agency Amnesty International has called on French authorities to respect the rights of the indigenous Kanak people amid unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. “The state of emergency declared by the French government and the deployment of the French army, coupled with a ban on the social media app TikTok,

People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. Photographer Khalil Dawood By Xinhua News Agency As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq

Credit Photo Reuters/Rwandan President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Read: The oldest African dictators Rwandan President Paul Kagame who has served as president since 2000, was nominated as the candidate. Read: The oldest African dictators Kagame, who has served as

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting with the ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia The