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Turkey and Syria earthquake latest: death toll rises to more than 23,700 – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue amid growing criticism of UN response in Syria and calls for full humanitarian access

The Guardian - AU

Cholera outbreak in Malawi kills more than 1,200 with 'very high' risk of spread

More than 1,200 people have died in the deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi's history and several other African nations have reported outbreaks, the World Health Organization said on Thursday calling for strong interventions.

Radio France Internationale

Iran's crackdown on protesters: Can the EU deter Tehran?

Iran has long been one of the world's most prolific executioners. But it seems to have taken the death penalty to a new level recently, with dozens of people executed in the last few weeks, according to the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights. The UN has denounced what it calls…

France 24

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US exempts Syrian earthquake aid from sanctions

The new rules are designed to speed up deliveries.

Al Jazeera

Survivors pulled from rubble 100 hours after quake as toll passes 24,000

Hundreds of thousands more people have been left homeless in often sub-zero winter conditions

The Guardian - UK

Video shows London firefighters reunite mum and daughter after they were trapped in earthquake rubble

The mother gave her young daughter a huge hug after being helped to freedom and safety

Evening Standard

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Assad blames west as agencies struggle to get aid to his desperate people

It didn’t take long for Syria’s Assad regime to seek political and economic benefit from the devastation of an earthquake. As emergency services were reaching victims of the 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6, regime-linked organisations demanded governments “immediately end the siege and unilateral coercive economic sanctions imposed on Syria and…

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Enmities from Syrian civil war obstruct a quake aid convoy

An aid convoy from Syria's Kurdish-led region to earthquake-hit areas of the northwest was turned back on Thursday, failing to reach those in need in the latest example of how relief efforts are being complicated by civil war enmities.

Reuters

Syrian White Helmets chief slams U.N. earthquake response

The head of the Syrian "White Helmets" emergency response group accused the United Nations on Friday of failing to deliver appropriate humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of the country ravaged by a major earthquake and its aftershocks.

Reuters

Pressure mounts on UN to provide urgent support to north-western Syria

Rescue teams say death tolls will continue to rise if UN does not speed up ‘overly cautious’ delivery of aid into rebel-held region

The Guardian - UK

Children found alive as quake toll tops 22,000

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: Rescuers pulled children alive on Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the death toll surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless.

Bangkok Post

Asia and Oceania poised to be sustainability leaders

Countries in Asia and Oceania have the potential to lead the global business community in advancing sustainable and inclusive development, says the founder of the UN Global Compact (UNGC).

Bangkok Post

Rare rescues give hope amid rising quake toll in Turkey, Syria

Volunteers continue for a fifth consecutive day to dig into the debris amid despair and shrinking hopes.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: pressure mounts on UN to provide urgent support in Syria

Syrian rescue teams say earthquake has created conditions not seen at any point during 12 years of war. Plus, Russia ‘on offensive’

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The Independent UK

When did Russia invade Ukraine and how could the war end?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

Evening Standard

Baby pulled alive from rubble of Turkey earthquake as families cling to slim hopes

A mother and her ten-year-old son were also found alive after 101 hours trapped in a destroyed building in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Grundberg Discusses in Muscat Means to Renew Truce in Yemen

UN Envoy Hans Grundberg concluded his talks in Muscat on Thursday, as part of his efforts to renew the Yemeni truce and start a comprehensive political process. Earlier this week, the UN envoy visited Riyadh and met with Saudi officials, before landing in the interim Yemeni capital, Aden, to meet…

ABC News

Baby boy and mother rescued from rubble in Türkiye 90 hours after earthquake

A 10-day-old baby and his mother are pulled alive from underneath rubble in Türkiye's south, 92 hours after an earthquake devastated the region, giving fresh hope to rescuers hunting for survivors.

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The Independent UK

Thousands want to adopt Syria’s ‘miracle baby’ born under earthquake rubble

New born’s great uncle will take her in once she is released from hospital

Daily Record

Perthshire people rally to get aid to Turkish earthquake zone

Deliveries of aid for the many thousands made homeless by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6 has begun leaving Perth where locals are doing what they can to assist the effort.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Governmental, International Strategies to Address Food Insecurity in Yemen

The Yemeni government, in cooperation with international organizations, is seeking to build alliances and strategies to confront the growing threat of food insecurity in the country. The authorities began discussions on the "Livelihoods and Improving Resilience in Rural Areas" program, adopted by the UN Development Program (UNDP), the Food and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Earthquakes killed nearly 12,000 people this week. Three men are partly to blame

There are moments, during horrific natural disasters such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, when you can witness the best that mankind is capable of — the noble behavior that often emerges during a crisis.

The Independent UK

Battle of former diplomats in Cyprus' presidential election

A youthful foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier unconstrained by antiquated ideological and party lines will take on a veteran diplomat with broad voter appeal in a Feb. 12 runoff for the presidency of ethnically divided Cyprus

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Aid Convoy Enters North Syria Since Earthquake

An aid convoy reached northwestern Syria Thursday, the first since the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands, according to an official at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Türkiye and Syria. “The first UN aid convoy entered on Thursday, four days after the earthquake,” said Mazen Alloush, media officer at…

Radio France Internationale

Angela Merkel awarded UN peace prize in Côte d'Ivoire for helping refugees

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to refugees during her time in office.

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