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The tiny Greek island of Gavdos has seen at least 1,180 migrants arrive since the beginning of 2024. Authorities on the island, which has a population of 70 people, say they are overwhelmed. Is a “Greek Lampedusa” in the making? The tiny island of Gavdos, located south of Crete, is currently overwhelmed by an influx of migrants. The island recently became a new point of entry into Europe for migrants setting off from the port city of Tobruk on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast, some 200 kilometers away.According to data provided by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 1,186 Egyptians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have…

Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 14:25Modified: 31/03/2024 – 14:39 01:36 Domestic pressure on the Israeli government is rising as protesters blocked Tel Aviv’s ring road Saturday following two demonstrations in Israel’s biggest city that called for the release of hostages held in Gaza and criticised the government’s handling of the war. In Jerusalem, hundreds picketed the home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanding he resign. Israeli media reported smaller anti-government protests across the country. Read more on related topics: Source link

Florida’s Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortion after just six weeks of pregnancy, even as it allowed an abortion rights amendment to be on the ballot in November. Issued on: 02/04/2024 – 00:47 2 min The pair of decisions threw into sharp relief the bitter fight over reproductive rights, an issue that Democrats are championing in an election year.Abortion is currently allowed in the southern state at up to 15 weeks of pregnancy but a Republican-backed law slashes that to six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant.The conservative-dominated state supreme court…

Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published…

In the closing moments of the electoral campaign, Senegal’s president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is due to be sworn in as the country’s new leader on Tuesday, stepped onto the stage holding the hands of both his wives Marie and Absa.  Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 15:57 3 min It was an unprecedented sight in the national politics of the West African country and a clear choice by the first-round winner who promises radical change.Polygamy is a traditional and religious practice firmly anchored in the culture of Senegal where the overwhelming majority is Muslim.Marie Khone, who until now had never been…

Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 10:25Modified: 01/04/2024 – 13:51 02:37 The Israeli military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early Monday after a two-week raid, leaving behind several bodies and a vast swath of destruction, according to Palestinian residents. The Israelis are hailing this as one of the “most successful” operations of the war, said ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller. “The Israeli army put out a kind of ruse that they were going to go into central Gaza, and in the end they launched a surprise raid on the hospital”, she added.  Read more on related topics: Source link

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka was Monday appointed as the African nation’s first woman prime minister, state television announced. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 21:16 1 min An economist, she takes over as prime minister from Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, following President Felix Tshisekedi’s sweeping re-election on December 20.Tshisekedi officially triumphed with 73.47 percent and the vote passed largely peacefully in a country long torn by violence and instability.The opposition branded the ballot a sham.Voting was officially extended by a day due to logistical snarls and polls were open for days after in remote areas.Parties supporting Tshisekedi…

Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 19:34 After more than two decades of uninterrupted rule, is the tide turning in Turkey?President Recep Tayep Erdogan threw all the weight of his AKP party to unseat Istanbul’s charismatic mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Instead, the possible presidential contender extended his gains in Sunday’s local elections. Despite media and courts stacked against the opposition, the ruling party lost the country’s five biggest cities.Erdogan conceded on the night, hinting that heads might roll inside his party. We’ll ask what’s changed in the eleven months since he handily won re-election, about the divide between urban and rural areas, and…

Russia’s FSB security service said Monday that four people arrested over a foiled “terror” plot had provided money and arms for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall last month. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 19:32 2 min More than 140 people were killed when gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall venue on March 22 before setting the building on fire in the most deadly attack in Russia for two decades.The FSB said in a statement Monday that it had arrested four people a day earlier in the southern Dagestan region who “were directly involved in the financing and supply…

Newly re-elected Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has emerged as the main challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s reign. But in some ways, he is following in the footsteps of the Turkish leader who ran the city in the 1990s. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 15:40 3 min Aside from having led the country’s biggest city, both have family roots in the eastern Black Sea region and both their political careers have been impeded by Turkey’s courts. In their youth, both were keen footballers too.After clinching a resounding victory and retaining his post in Sunday’s mayoral elections, Imamoglu, 53, is now a…