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Over 90% of homes in Gaza destroyed or damaged, says IOM.

With shelter aid blocked at closed crossings, families are trapped in ruins. Over 51,000 Palestinians killed as Israel’s war razes the enclave for the 18th month.

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Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed Wednesday that Republicans support his call to bomb food and aid depots in the war-ravaged Gaza.

“I had the honor and privilege of meeting with senior Republican Party officials at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. They expressed support for my very clear position on how to act in Gaza and that the food and aid depots should be bombed in order to create military and political pressure to bring our hostages home safely,” Ben-Gvir said on X.

The extremist minister attended a dinner Tuesday evening at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which was attended by Republican officials and businessmen.

Israeli media reported that Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer was among the attendees. There has been no immediate comment from the Republican Party regarding Ben-Gvir’s claim.

Ben-Gvir arrived in the US on Monday for his first official visit to Washington, DC since joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in 2022.

He is scheduled to speak at Yale University today and will address a crowd in New York City next week.

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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck at 12:49 pm local time (0949 GMT), with the epicentre located in Istanbul’s Silivri district, according to Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).

Residents across Istanbul reported feeling strong tremors. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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A gift from the Republic's founder Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to children around the world, April 23 is celebrated as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day in Türkiye, commemorating the opening of the Turkish Parliament 105 years ago.

On April 22, 2025, children led a Special Session at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, marking the occasion with a symbolic Children’s Session.

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US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene made a cryptic post marking the day of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, indicating she celebrated the “shift in global leadership” that his passing may induce.

She continued, callously claiming that “Evil is being defeated by the hand of God”

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A new report by the NGO Survival International warns that New Delhi risks committing a “genocide” against an uncontacted tribe if it pursues its plan to develop the “Hong Kong of India” on Great Nicobar Island in the Indian Ocean, where around 300 nomadic hunter-gatherers live.


The megaproject — seen by experts as part of India’s strategy to counter China’s growing influence in the region — includes a port, airport, defense base, power station, industrial park, and is expected to accommodate a city of 650,000 residents within 30 years.

“The Shompen have the right to survive and just want to be left in peace. The government must allow them to do so by scrapping this project, rather than pressing ahead and condemning the Shompen to annihilation,” said Survival International Director Caroline Pearce, adding that her organization has submitted the report to several UN officials.

Survival International describes the Shompen as “one of the world’s most isolated tribes,” stating they have lived on the island “for up to 10,000 years” and that most members have repeatedly rejected “all contact with outsiders.”

In February 2024, thirty-nine genocide scholars urged India to suspend the project, warning that the indigenous group “will face genocide if the plan to turn their island into the ‘Hong Kong of India’ goes ahead.”

In April 2024, a group of Indian anthropologists and scientists echoed the concern, calling on the government to “halt this project before it’s too late.”

In August 2024, the BBC reported that Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the project “will not disturb or displace” tribal communities and that it had received environmental clearances based on the “rigour of environmental scrutiny.”

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Türkiye’s first domestically produced communication satellite, TURKSAT 6A, was launched on April 21, expanding the reach of Turkish satellites from 3.5 to 5 billion people — and placing Türkiye among just 11 countries capable of building their own satellites.

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Boston University Professor Nathan Phillips has launched a hunger strike to protest the detention of Rumeysa Ozturk, calling it part of a broader crackdown on free expression and pro-Palestinian advocacy.

The environmental scientist began his strike on April 15, after university officials repeatedly took down a “Free Rumeysa” sign from his office window at the university's downtown campus.

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In the largest such displacement since 1967, Israel has forcibly driven nearly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank.

As Israel’s raids have largely destroyed urban refugee camps like Tulkarem and Nur Shams, thousands are now stranded with nowhere to return.

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Pope Francis’ passing sets off a series of Vatican traditions, from the breaking of his ring to the conclave that will elect a new pope.

Unlike his predecessors, Francis chose a simple farewell — rejecting embalming and the grandeur of past papal funerals.

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