UN urges Turkey to investigate possible war crimes in north Syria

The United Nations has urged Turkey to investigate possible war crimes and other rights violations it says were carried out by armed groups in the area of northern Syria it controls.

Ireland to take four(4!) unaccompanied minors from Moria camp

Ireland is to take four(4!) unaccompanied minors left homeless following the fire which destroyed large parts of the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

EU chief, set to unveil asylum policy, says migration is a fact of life

 The European Union's chief executive, set to unveil contentious new asylum policies for the bloc next week, described immigration on Wednesday as a normal fact of life and said the continent should learn to manage it.

UN warns of Yemen famine; no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait

The UN's humanitarian chief warned on Tuesday "the spectre of famine" has returned to war-torn Yemen and for the first time singled out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait for giving nothing to this year's $3.4bn appeal for desperately needed aid.

Palestinians call for protests over ‘shameful’ Arab-Israeli agreements

Palestinian leaders on Sunday called for demonstrations against the "shameful" deals the UAE and Bahrain are set to sign with Israel.

US commemorates 19th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

Rivals for the White House have displayed a moment of unity as the US marks the 19th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.