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July 17, 2025 5:01 PM

Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 69 dead: Report

A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others missing, Reuters reported citing city's health authorities and two police sources on Thursday. Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the ove...

July 15, 2025 12:54 PM

Indonesia rescues 11 who swam for hours to survive boat capsize

Indonesian rescuers found alive on Tuesday 11 people missing at sea who had survived a boat capsize in bad weather by swimming for at least six hours to the nearest island, officials said. Two boats and dozens of rescuers hunted for those missing af...

July 15, 2025 12:13 PM

Egypt says Israel-EU agreement has not increased aid to Gaza

Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday that the flow of aid into Gaza has not increased despite an agreement last week between Israel and the European Union that should have had that result. "Nothing has changed (on the ground)," Egyptian Foreign M...

 

Last updated on: 27th Aug 2025