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Residents travel by boat along the flooded Euphrates River near Deir Ezzor Syria where a ferry accident killed two children

Two Children Killed as Ferry Strikes Bridge on Euphrates River in Eastern Syria

Two children were killed and more than 15 people rescued after a ferry carrying over 35 passengers struck a bridge on the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria. Syrian Civil Defense

July 12, 2026

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Gaza ruins as reconstruction talks stall amid governance deadlock between Israel and Palestinian factions

Nine Months Into the Ceasefire, Gaza Has No Government and No Reconstruction Plan

Nine months after the ceasefire, Gaza has no civilian government, no police force, and no reconstruction program. Israel has barred the NCAG — Gaza's planned post-war administration — from entering the territory,

July 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinian breeders show Arabian horses at a beauty pageant in Rawabi, West Bank

Palestinians Keep Arabian Horse Tradition Alive Against Shrinking West Bank Land

Palestinian breeders have grown from 20 registered Arabians in the 1970s to 25,000, raising horses beneath houses as Israeli settlements consume West Bank land. A pageant in the planned city of Rawabi

July 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Bangladeshis affected by political violence in Dhaka amid unrest under BNP government

Bangladesh Rights Group Records 66 Political Killings Under New Government

A Dhaka rights group documented 66 politically linked killings in six months under PM Tarique Rahman, including 61 custody deaths. The toll comes as petrol bombs hit an opposition rally and a

July 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

UAE Issues Missile Alert as Iran Targets Gulf Capitals, Hormuz Declared Closed

Iran fired missiles at the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday in the most expansive Gulf barrage since the conflict began, forcing Emirati residents into public shelter as AFP journalists watched

July 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at a welcoming ceremony in Doha

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar’s Transformative Former Emir, Dies at 74

Qatar's Amiri Diwan announced Sunday the death of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the age of 74. The architect of Al Jazeera and Qatar's transformation into a global

July 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A Damascus street market scene as Syria prepares for economic revival after the US began removing its 47-year state sponsor of terrorism designation

Syria Removed From US State Sponsors of Terrorism List After 47 Years

Syria moved closer to economic renewal as President Trump initiated removal of its 47-year US state sponsor of terrorism designation, the last major barrier to international banking. Ground-level Damascus reacted with cautious

July 12, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani at the United Nations Security Council session on Iran's nuclear program, July 2026

Pakistan Backs Iran at UN as UNSC Convenes on Nuclear Program After JCPOA Expiry

Pakistan and Somalia abstained as the UN Security Council met Friday on Iran's nuclear program at the request of Bahrain and European powers. Iran's ambassador publicly thanked Islamabad from the council floor,

July 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Satellite image of Typhoon Bavi approaching China Zhejiang coast July 2026

Typhoon Bavi Strikes China’s Zhejiang, 1.7 Million Evacuated as Asia Counts the Dead

Typhoon Bavi made double landfall on China's Zhejiang coast Saturday night, displacing 1.72 million people as the storm killed 18 in the Philippines. The ninth typhoon of 2026 cut across Taiwan and

July 12, 2026

Climate·News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Istanbul on July 10 2026 for diplomatic talks on Lebanon's future

Erdogan Hosts Lebanese PM Salam in Istanbul as Turkey Seeks Post-Iran Lebanon Role

Erdogan met Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam in Istanbul on Friday, positioning Turkey to counter Israeli and Iranian influence in post-war Lebanon. Analysts see an emerging Turkey-Saudi-Egypt-Qatar-Oman coalition forming to preserve Lebanese stability

July 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Two Children Killed as Ferry Strikes Bridge on Euphrates River in Eastern Syria

Nine Months Into the Ceasefire, Gaza Has No Government and No Reconstruction Plan

Palestinians Keep Arabian Horse Tradition Alive Against Shrinking West Bank Land

Bangladesh Rights Group Records 66 Political Killings Under New Government

UAE Issues Missile Alert as Iran Targets Gulf Capitals, Hormuz Declared Closed

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar’s Transformative Former Emir, Dies at 74

Syria Removed From US State Sponsors of Terrorism List After 47 Years

Pakistan Backs Iran at UN as UNSC Convenes on Nuclear Program After JCPOA Expiry

Typhoon Bavi Strikes China’s Zhejiang, 1.7 Million Evacuated as Asia Counts the Dead

Erdogan Hosts Lebanese PM Salam in Istanbul as Turkey Seeks Post-Iran Lebanon Role

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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