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Bangladesh PM leaves country amid protests, calls for resignation

Bangladesh premier leaves country amid protests, calls for resignation
By: Anadolu Agency Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the country on Monday as protesters calling for her resignation stormed the premier's official residence in the capital Dhaka, local daily Parthom Alo reported.

World reacts to killing of Hamas political chief Haniyeh in Iran

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
By: ALJAZEERA Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran’s capital Tehran. His death has been confirmed in separate statements by the Palestinian group that runs the Gaza Strip and Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Life of defiance: Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political boss, killed

Hamas's top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated on July 31, 2024, in Tehran, Iran [File: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu]
By Al Jazeera Staff Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran at the age of 62 in what the Palestinian group has described as “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence”. Haniyeh, who...

Powerful Turkish defence can stop Israel’s war on Palestinians — Erdogan

AA President Erdogan emphasises Türkiye’s defence industry as a preventive measure. / Photo: AA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Türkiye would prevent Israel's brutal attacks on Palestinians in the event of Ankara being "very strong" in the defence industry. Speaking in his hometown in the northeastern province of...

Türkiye pushes for diplomatic, economic influence in Africa

Local officials welcome Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) at the airport, Niamey, Niger, July 17, 2024. (AA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP Türkiye grows its clout in international affairs while seeking to make new friends on the world stage. A recent high-profile visit to Niger by Turkish ministers and a new deal with Somalia for oil...

Yemen’s Houthis vow continued support for Gaza despite Israeli attacks

Yemen’s Houthis vow continued support for Gaza despite Israeli attacks
By: Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthis said Sunday that Israeli attacks would not deter the group from continuing their military escalation in support of the war-torn Gaza Strip. At least six people were killed...

Houthi attacks fuel resurgence of Somali piracy, says military chief

Houthi attacks fuel resurgence of Somali piracy, says military chief
By: Ships & Ports Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in both number and force, a European naval commander said.

Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognise Palestinian state

AA ARCHIVE Global support grows for recognising Palestine as an independent nation. / Photo: AA Archive
By: TRT WORLD Three more European nations have decided to recognise the Palestinian state, which is facing Israel’s brutal war in Gaza, as an independent state. Ireland, Norway and Spain made their announcement...

ICC seeks arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, Sinwar and Haniyeh over Gaza war

ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan
By: CNN The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel...

Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63

Ebrahim Raisi was elected Iran's president in 2021, having led the country's judiciary and other top offices [File: Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]
By: ALJAZEERA Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor weather. The 63-year-old, a figure representing conservative...