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Freedom Flotilla organizers report Israeli forces boarded the Madleen, cutting communications and detaining its crew.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition reported on Monday morning that the Israeli military intercepted and boarded its Gaza-bound vessel, the Madleen, resulting in a complete loss of contact with the ship. According to Israeli Army Radio, naval commandos took control of the vessel.

The coalition accused…

LATEST UPDATES: The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced that the Israeli army boarded its ship Madleen, which was headed to Gaza, and contact was lost. Israeli army radio reported that Israeli naval commandos took control of the ship.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused Israeli forces of abducting volunteers aboard the Madleen ship.

Israeli occupation army radio quoted a military source stating that the Madleen ship is currently being taken to Ashdod port after it was seized. The source…

For the past three decades, Vipan Kumar has been importing Himalayan pink salt from Pakistan to sell in India.

The 50-year-old trader who is based in Amritsar in Punjab, the spiritual hub of Sikhs in India, told Al Jazeera that the recent blanket ban on trade between the two countries following the massacre of 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, at Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir in April has brought that trade to a screeching halt after New Delhi banned imports of all Pakistani…

Video from Al Jazeera Mubasher showed the crew of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Madleen in life jackets with their hands raised as the ship was about to be raided by Israeli forces. Communications with the vessel were cut shortly after.

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 The Israeli navy seized the Gaza-bound ship “Madelin” early Monday as it approached what Israel claims to be its territorial waters, arresting its crew and 12 international activists on board. The vessel was part of the Freedom Flotilla mission, which aimed to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the activists aboard the “Madelin” were “abducted by Israeli forces” and contact with the vessel was…

Ruben Neves scores winning penalty kick as Portugal defeat Spain 5-3 in a shootout to win the Nations League title.

Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears as Portugal picked up their second Nations League title by beating holders Spain 5-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 draw in the final.

Ronaldo’s 138th international goal took the final on Sunday to a shootout, with Alvaro Morata’s miss proving costly for Spain as Ruben Neves struck the winning spot kick to spark wild scenes of…

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports one dead and two others wounded in the Israeli attack on a vehicle.

The Israeli army has again bombed Syria, claiming it killed a Hamas member during an air strike in the south of the country, in the latest in its series of attacks on Syria in the wake of former President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last December.

In a statement on Telegram on Sunday morning, the Israeli army said it had struck the alleged Hamas member in the Mazraat Beit Jin…