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Nearly 8,000 died or vanished on migrant routes in 2025, UN...
The figure was down on 2024 when almost 9,200 deaths were recorded, but the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said numbers nonetheless reflected the "global scale" of the crisis faced by migrants.
Harry and Meghan meet Syrian refugees, Palestinian children in Jordan
Prince Harry said in a statement released by the WHO: "We remain deeply committed to advancing awareness, reducing stigma and expanding access to mental health support for all those affected by conflict and crisis".
Israel committed two-thirds of record press killings in 2025 – CPJ
More than 60 percent of the 86 members of the press killed by Israeli fire in 2025 were Palestinians reporting from Gaza, it added.
Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation
In total, about 350 people temporarily sought safety amid rising waters Tuesday, Gede said, adding that most of the people returned to their homes as waters receded.
Mexico leader offers ‘full guarantees’ for safety of World Cup games...
Football's world governing body FIFA declined to comment on the violence.
Fire at Cape Town airport disrupts international flights
The fire occurred just days after the announcement of a major phased infrastructure upgrade project at the airport.
China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens
The spat between Asia's top two economies was sparked by comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November that Japan could intervene militarily in any attack on self-ruled Taiwan.
Army helicopter crashes in central Iran, killing four
The pilot, co-pilot and two fruit vendors on the ground were killed, the official IRNA news agency said, attributing the crash to "a technical malfunction".
Trump threatens countries that would ‘play games’ with tariffs
"Any Country that wants to 'play games' with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those that have 'Ripped Off' the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to," Trump wrote on social media.
More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike
More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them.
