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Mashhad · MashhadTehran. Iran — Fear and worry weighed on Iran Sunday as the Islamic Republic waited for news on the fate of President Ebrahim Raisi after his helicopter went missing in a foggy mountain area.
Thousands of Muslim faithful prayed for his safe return in mosques nationwide — including amid the minarets of 63-year-old Raisi's hometown, the shrine city of Mashhad.
Tearful Iranians fearing the worst were also praying for Raisi and Foreign Minister Hoss…See the Story
Prayers and concern in Iran as President Raisi's helicopter still missing
Coverage: 2 sources
Pedro Sánchez · MadridSpeaking at a Madrid meeting of global far-right leaders, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said plans to recognise Palestinian state would be ‘rewarding’ Hamas attack.See the Story
Israeli minister blasts Spain’s plans to recognise Palestinian state
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
Famine · GazaThe stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an "apocalyptic" outcome, the UN's humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Sunday as he warned of famine in the besieged territory."If fuel runs out, aid doesn't get to the people where they need it, that famine, which we have talked about for so long, and which is looming, will not be looming anymore. It will be present," Griffiths said.See the Story
UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of Gaza shortages
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
Egypt · EgyptFilmmakers Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir spent so much time following an all-girl theatre troupe in a remote Egyptian village that at one point someone tried to sell them a house."He thought we were always there so we might as well live there," Riyadh told AFP after the premiere of their documentary at the Cannes Film Festival."The Brink of Dreams" follows a group of teenage girls in rural southern Egypt over four years, between rehearsals, as t…See the Story
Cannes film follows Egypt feminists on brink of adulthood
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Ebrahim Raisi · IranOne of the helicopters in a convoy carrying Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi had a rough landing, the country's interior minister, Ahmed Vahidi, confirmed to state TV, adding that rescue teams are being hampered by difficult weather conditions.See the Story
Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', unclear if Raisi on board, says state TV
67% Left coverage: 9 sources
Jake Sullivan · GazaThe Israeli military has intensified its strikes across the Gaza Strip, coinciding with a visit from White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&nbsSee the Story
Israel Intensifies Gaza Strikes, Killing At Least 28 Palestinians, As US Envoy Meets With Netanyahu To Prevent Full-Scale Assault
43% Center coverage: 14 sources
Syria · SyriaBEIRUT: In a no-man’s land on Syria’s border with Iraq and Jordan, thousands are stranded in an isolated camp, unable to return home after fleeing the regime and militants years ago.
When police defector Khaled arrived at Rukban, he had hoped to be back home within weeks — but eight years on, he is still stuck in the remote desert camp, sealed off from the rest of the country.
Damascus rarely lets aid in and neighboring countries have closed t…See the Story
10 years on, thousands forgotten in Syria desert camp
Coverage: 2 sources