Turkey earthquake: UN appeals for $1B to aid survivors
The United Nations launched a $1 billion appeal Thursday to help 5.2 million survivors of the most devastating earthquake in Turkey’s modern history.
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Syria’s Assad Uses Disaster Diplomacy to Inch Back Onto World Stage
“A tragedy for Syrians is a boon for Assad because nobody else wants to manage this mess,” one analyst said of President Bashar al-Assad, who became a global pariah for his regime’s abuses during a civil war.
Chagos islanders must get full reparations for forced exile, says NGO
Human Rights Watch also demands trial for ‘appalling colonial crime’ of expulsion – and continuing ill treatment – of ChagossiansThe UK should pay full and unconditional reparations to generations affected by its forcible displacement of Chagos Islands…
Syria’s Leader Agrees to 2 Border Crossings for Quake Aid
The decision is the first time that President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to opposition-held territory since the civil war began.
Syrian rebel leader pleads for outside help a week on from earthquakes
Former al-Nusra Front chief keen to show scale of crisis in Idlib province and play down past links to al-QaidaA Syrian rebel leader with a $10m (£8.3m) US government bounty on his head has appealed for urgent international aid to help the north-west p…
One Week After Turkey-Syria Earthquake, Relief Efforts Stymied
More than 31,600 people in Turkey and more than 3,500 in Syria have died in the earthquake, the deadliest in Turkey since 1939.
Turkey finds a few more earthquake survivors as further rescue hopes fade
Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west SyriaA diminishing number of survivors have been pulled from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria as the death toll climbed to over 35,00…
Syria earthquake aid held up as millions suffer in freezing conditions
One week on from deadly earthquakes vital aid is being held up by disputes between government and rebel groups, as well as wider diplomatic quarrelsThe US has called on all parties on the ground in Syria to immediately grant humanitarian assistance to …
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll likely to be ‘more than double’, UN says
At least 24,596 people have been confirmed dead after the 7.8-magnitude quake struck on MondayTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesThe death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria is likely to “more than double”, according to a United…
Survivors pulled from rubble 100 hours after quake as toll passes 23,000
Hundreds of thousands more people have been left homeless in often sub-zero winter conditionsTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesA second convoy of aid trucks has crossed into stricken north-western Syria from Turkey, as rescuers continued…