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UN: Over 160 migrants drown in shipwrecks off Libya

CAIRO (AP) — More than 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off Libya over past week, a United Nations migration official said Tuesday. The fatalities were the latest disasters in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. Safa Msehli, a...

Kazakhstan hosts talks with Syrian regime, opposition

Kazakhstan on Tuesday hosted a meeting between representatives from Russia, Turkey, Iran and members of the Syrian regime and the opposition. The meeting at capital Nur-Sultan marks the 17th round of the Astana Peace process that aims to find a solution for the crisis in Syria. Bilateral...

State TV: Recalled Iranian diplomat to Yemen dies of COVID

Iran's top diplomat to Yemen died Tuesday after reportedly contracting the coronavirus, Iranian state TV said, just days after he was abruptly recalled from his mission in the war-torn nation. State-run media in Iran said Ambassador Hassan Irloo had become infected with the coronavirus in...

New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery

 She had already walked for 60 hours through the wet, dark forests of Poland, trying to make her way to Germany, when the 29-year-old Syrian Kurd twisted her knee. It wasn’t the first setback in Bushra’s journey. Earlier, her road companion and best friend had fainted in a panic...