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Turkmenistan Contains ‘Gate to Hell’ Fire After Decades of Inferno
Times of Central Asia
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June 7, 2025
The fiery spectacle of the Darvaza Gas Crater, feared and revered as the ‘Gate to Hell,’ has dimmed significantly after over fifty years of continuous burning. Turkmenistan’s government announced that the massive blaze, located in the heart of the...
Israel ready for peace if Hamas lays down arms, returns hostages, deputy FM tells Kathimerini
Kathimerini
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A displaced Palestinian woman, Zeinab Abed, walks alongside a group of children while returning to her tent without receiving food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, June 3, 2025. [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters] With the Israeli Armed Forces expanding...
Israel retrieves body of Thai hostage from Gaza, airstrikes kill 45
SABC News
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June 7, 2025
The Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday, as Israeli airstrikes killed 45 people, according to local medics....
Nearly 50 Palestinians killed as Israel continues attacks on Gaza on 2nd day of Eid
Tehran Times
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June 7, 2025
Nearly 50 Palestinians were killed and around 100 more injured on the second day of Eid al-Adha in Israeli forces' airstrikes and gunfire in several areas of the Gaza Strip that began early Saturday morning, according to Anadolu Agency. Medical...
8 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in shooting near aid distribution center, Gaza officials say
WJBD Radio - Illinois
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June 7, 2025
Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) — Israeli troops shot and killed at least eight Palestinians near a humanitarian aid distribution center in the Rafah, Gaza, early Saturday, according to hospital officials and Gaza’s Hamas-run Ministry...
Fuel to run out in 3 days at Gaza hospitals, officials say
The New Arab
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June 7, 2025
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has warned on Saturday that fuel supplies in hospitals will last only three more days, as health facilities across the territory face growing threats of collapse under Israel's continued...
Feeding Hope in Gaza: The Humanitarian Effort Changing the Middle East — and Why the Media Won’t Tell You About It”
[your]NEWS
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June 7, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna Amid the chaos, bloodshed, and endless finger-pointing in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, something remarkable happened this past week — and chances are, you didn’t hear a word about it. Over 1.4 million meals were delivered to...
At least 13 Iranian nationals die during Hajj amid rising heat
The New Arab
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June 7, 2025
Over the years, an increasing number of pilgrims have died due to heat-related reasons during Hajj [Getty/file photo] At least 13 Iranian nationals died while performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid rising temperatures in the holy...
Explosion In Southern Gaza Kills Four Israeli Soldiers, Injures Five
StratNews Global
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June 7, 2025
Home west asia Gaza Explosion In Southern Gaza Kills Four Israeli Soldiers, Injures Five Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the incident and described it as a “sad and difficult day.” At least four Israeli soldiers were killed...
Gaza rescuers say Israel fire kills 36 on Eid day
ARY News
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June 7, 2025
GAZA: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution centre. The Israeli military told AFP that troops had fired “warning shots” at...
Israel issues evacuation warning for residents in N. Gaza Strip
Xinhua News Agency
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JERUSALEM, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday issued an evacuation warning for residents in two areas of the northern Gaza Strip ahead of strikes. The warning applies to the Abd al-Rahman neighborhood in the northwest...
Family Raises Alarm Over Health of Jailed Activist Abdel-Fattah
News Central TV
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June 7, 2025
Jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has lost nearly a third of his body weight during a hunger strike that has now lasted 98 days, his sister Sanaa Seif revealed on Friday after visiting him briefly at a prison near Cairo....
Israel kills at least 28 people on the second day of Eid al Adha
TRT World
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At least 23 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes early on Saturday morning in the southern parts of Gaza. This happens as the World Health Organisation warns that two more hospitals STILL operating in Gaza are on the brink of collapsing....
PM Shehbaz, Egyptian President El Sisi exchange Eid greetings
Associated Press of Pakistan
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June 7, 2025
- Advertisement - LAHORE, Jun 07 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt on Saturday to exchange warm Eid-ul-Azha greetings and discuss matters of mutual interest....
Syria receives investment boost six months after Assad's fall
News.Az
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In the six months since former President Bashar Al Assad’s regime fell, Syria has drawn increasing international investment and aid commitments as it works to rebuild its devastated economy. This rapid influx of investment marks a stark contrast...
Israeli lies about massacres at U.S.-run aid sites in Gaza crumble under scrutiny
Radio Habana Cuba
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June 7, 2025
By Robert Inlakesh / PRESS TV Israeli occupation forces have repeatedly shot Palestinian civilians near the new privatized US aid sites in Gaza, yet it wasn’t until last Sunday’s massacre that they began concocting false narratives in an attempt...
Iran condemns US veto of UN Gaza ceasefire resolution
Daily Trust
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June 6, 2025
Iran on Thursday denounced the United States for vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire and full humanitarian access in Gaza. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement that...
Israel backs an anti-Hamas armed group known for looting aid in Gaza. Here’s what we know
Associated Press
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June 7, 2025
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the U.N. and aid organizations say the military is allowing them to loot food and other supplies from their...
UAE Floating Hospital brings Eid joy to Gaza patients
The National News
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The UAE floating hospital in the Egyptian city of Al Arish held an event for children and patients from Gaza to mark Eid Al Adha, offering a moment of relief and celebration amid the trauma of war. Organised by medical staff, volunteers and...
Boy pulled alive from rubble following Israeli strike on Gaza City, but children among dead
White Lake Beacon - Michigan
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At least six people including children were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Saturday, according to Shifa and Al Ahli hospital officials. One child was rescued alive and carried to paramedics by his father. The dead bodies of a boy and...