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60 ‘feared dead’ as shipwrecks off the coast of Libya
NGOs say the phasing out of state-run search and rescue operations has asylum seeker and refugee journeys across the Mediterranean more dangerous [File: Juan Medina/Reuters]

60 ‘feared dead’ as shipwrecks off the coast of Libya

At  least 60 refugees and migrants are feared missing and drowned at sea after two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has sa...

 Jun. 18
Israel kills a top Iranian general as Trump warns people to flee Tehran

Israel kills a top Iranian general as Trump warns people to flee Tehran

AP, UBAI, UAE: Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuate while demanding that Iran surrender without conditions.Trump left the Group of Seven ...

 Jun. 18

Airports close across Mideast as Israel-Iran conflict shutters region’s airspace

Airports close across Mideast as Israel-Iran conflict shutters region’s airspace AP, BEIRUT:  After Israeli strikes landed near the hotel where he was staying in the Iranian province of Qom, Aimal Hussein desperately wanted to return home. But the 55-year-...

Jun. 18

Teump says US knows where Khamenei is hiding, urges Iran's unconditional surrender

Teump says US knows where Khamenei is hiding, urges Iran's unconditional surrender Washington:  President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn&rs...

Jun. 17