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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the suspension will last for three months amid a surge of arrivals from countries including Sudan, Egypt and Bangladesh.

Greece will suspend the processing of asylum applications from individuals arriving from North Africa for three months.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the decision in parliament on Wednesday amid an uptick of arrivals – an estimated 2,000 migrants and refugees have landed on Crete since the weekend, leading to anger…

Oklahoma City Thunder and centre Chet Holmgren agree to contract extension worth up to a quarter of a billion dollars.

Chet Holmgren and the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a five-year rookie-maximum contract extension worth up to $250m, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

The contract is fully guaranteed and comes on the heels of Oklahoma City’s landmark contract with NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who agreed to a four-year, $285.4m super maximum contract extension through 2031 to…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The UNFPA called for life-saving aid to be allowed into the besieged enclave, as the situation “is preventable.”

Up to 50,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip are facing severe hunger, with devastating consequences for newborns, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) warned on Tuesday.

These women “haven’t eaten…

Wife of detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia pleads for his release, recounting his refusal to abandon patients and the loss of their son in Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.

In a harrowing testimony that underscores the immense toll of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, Lina Abu Safiya, the wife of detained pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, recounted the events leading up to her husband’s…

Despite two meetings in two days, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have yet to agree on terms for a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh says the delay centres on Israeli plans for forcibly transferring Palestinians.

This article was published in The Guardian. 

By the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. 

Over the past 600 days, the world has watched Benjamin Netanyahu lead a campaign of devastation in Gaza, the escalation of regional conflict, and a reckless abandonment of international law at large.

Governments such as mine cannot afford to remain passive. In September 2024, when we voted for the United Nations general assembly resolution on Israel’s policies and practices in the…