Middle East

WARSAW — Poland announced it would tighten its visa regulations following a probe by state auditors who found that under the previous government, the country’s consulates in Asia and Africa took thousands of euros in exchange for work visas. The new rules will also apply to students looking to obtain …

ROME — A former employee of a major Italian bank has been accused of repeatedly gaining unauthorized access to the bank accounts of about 3,500 individuals, retrieving the data some 6,000 times, authorities said on Thursday. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her sister Arianna’s accounts are among those allegedly hacked, …

BRUSSELS — The European Commission urged Turkey on Friday to “thoroughly investigate allegations of wrongdoing” inside the migration centers that the country operates to deport Syrian and Afghan refugees with the bloc’s financial help. The plea comes after an explosive investigation led by Lighthouse Reports found systematic mistreatment across the …

LONDON — Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine had attempted to climb Everest in June 1924 with his partner George Mallory when the pair vanished. While his partner’s remains were eventually retrieved, Irvine’s body was never discovered. But last month a team of climbers filming a National Geographic documentary stumbled on the …

OSLO — Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Known as hibakusha, the group is made up of survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It has been recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for efforts to rid the …

Amnesty International has accused Israel of “misleading” and sometimes inadequate calls for residents to evacuate parts of the country, expressing concern the warnings intend to massively uproot southerners.Since September 23, Israel has launched an intense air campaign that has killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon and displaced over 1mn …

The Israeli occupation forces have continued its attacks on residential areas and displacement tents in the Gaza Strip, claiming the lives of more than 65 Palestinians in 24 hours.Medical sources reported that 28 Palestinians were martyred and 92 others were injured in the massacre committed by the occupation army when …

BRISBANE — An Australian woman is fighting for life in hospital after her arm was bitten off by her own dog in north Queensland. Emergency services were called to a house in the coastal city of Townsville around 07:00 local time (22:00 BST) on Friday, where a 34-year-old woman had …

ISLAMABAD — Gunmen have killed at least 20 people at a coal mine in Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, according to local police. The attackers stormed the workers’ accommodation at the Junaid Coal Company mines in the province’s Duki district in the early hours of Friday morning, rounded the men …

FORT MYERS, Florida — Crystal Coleman sits outside the remnants of her home in St Lucie County, Florida, and wonders where she and her daughter will spend the night. One of at least a dozen tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton tore through this low-income community in south Florida, killing at …