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More unaccompanied children are taking dangerous crossings to Europe, UN says

More than ⁠two-thirds of refugee and migrant children who reached Europe via Mediterranean and Balkan routes last ​year were unaccompanied, and many ​experienced exploitation, a report by UN agencies showed on...

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Iran's Supreme Leader calls for unity among Muslim countries

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Iran's president admits sanctions impacting economy

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian

Algeria declares national mourning

A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026.

For Trump, the Iran War is stuck between combat and genuine peace

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Russia hits Ukraine's food storage in stepped-up attacks

Ukrainian rescue personnel work to extinguish a fire in a damaged shopping mall following an air attack in Zaporizhzhia amid the Russian war in Ukraine. - AFP

Iran war mediators focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz

A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 28, 2026.

Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza

Volunteers carry out conservation work as part of an initiative to protect the historical features of the damaged Abu Salim mosque that was recently hit by an Israeli strike on Thursday. - AFP

Gaza peace board warns Hamas over kites

Two girls walk past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 25, 2026. A ceasefire in October 2025 has reduced but not halted the violence in Gaza. Israeli operations have killed 1,288 people since the ceasefire came into effect, according to Gaza's health ministry, which also operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Türkiye says SDF dissolution will help with Syrian unity

Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) attends a meeting with Mazloum Abdi (2nd-L), the leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), at the People's Palace in Damascus. — AFP

'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war

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Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks

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US visa appointments paused worldwide

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Trump faces limits on Iran sanctions

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UN slams Israel 'outrageous' threats to expel Gazans

Palestinians leave their homes for cover following Israeli strikes at the Al Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. — AFP

Syria shakes off past with removal from US terror list, says president

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa
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