Iraq’s legislative body on Tuesday called on the government to “open the borders” for relief campaigns to aid the victims of the deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria. “With utmost sorrow and grief, we received the news about the earthquakes in the sisterly Arab Republic of Syria …
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Yellen warns about ‘catastrophe’ if Congress fails to raise debt limit
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has once again warned about a financial “catastrophe” if Congress fails to agree on raising the debt ceiling. Yellen said on Monday that “every responsible member of Congress” must agree to raise the debt ceiling — the amount of money Washington can borrow to pay its bills …
Read More »Syrian Red Crescent calls on West to lift sanctions to support rescue efforts
A Syrian official has called on the United States and the European Union to lift the siege and economic sanctions imposed on Syria that are severely hampering relief work in quake-stricken areas of the country. According to Press TV, Khaled Hboubati, Head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), made …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine conflict pushing world into ‘wider war,’ UN chief warns
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that further escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could mean the world is heading toward a “wider war.” The UN chief sounded the alert in a gloomy speech delivered to the General Assembly on Monday, almost a year after Russia’s special …
Read More »Erdogan declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 7,800
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 7,800 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighboring Syria. According to Press TV, a day after the quakes hit, …
Read More »Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,800 with rescue operations in full swing
Rescue and relief operations are in full swing in Turkey and Syria with the death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquake crossing the 4,800 mark in the two countries and raising the ominous specter of a humanitarian catastrophe in the region. Authorities in Turkey on Tuesday morning confirmed the deaths of at least 3,381 people and …
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