🗣️ 'The Morag Axis is now entirely under Israeli military control, stretching from Sufa (in Rafah) to the sea'

The Israeli army has completed paving half of the Morag Axis, a route separating the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza http://v.aa.com.tr/3545556

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif 'strongly' condemned the brutal killing of over 50,000 innocent Palestinians during a joint news conference with Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital Ankara http://v.aa.com.tr/3545686

🇩🇪 Germany’s likely coalition partners, the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats (SPD), see falling support ahead of the SPD’s vote on the coalition deal

📉 Backing for Christian Democrats drops to 25%, down 3.5 points since election http://v.aa.com.tr/3545402

🇻🇦 The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on 26 April

➡️ The Pope's body will be taken to St. Peter's Basilica and then to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for burial, the Vatican confirms

🚨Humanitarian situation in Gaza

'Right now is probably the worst humanitarian situation we have seen throughout the war in Gaza,' Jens Laerke, spokesperson for OCHA, tells at UN briefing in Geneva in response to Anadolu's question http://v.aa.com.tr/3545064

🗣️ 'I need food'

🔴 This was the heartbreaking response of a young girl when asked what she needed most in the Gaza Strip

🔴 The humanitarian crisis in the region has reached its most critical point since the start of the war, as Israel has blocked aid deliveries for 51 consecutive days, according to the UN humanitarian office

🇻🇦 With the passing of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church faces a defining moment, as the College of Cardinals prepares to gather in Vatican City to elect a new pope

Here is how the papal selection process, known as a conclave, works

The Israeli army estimates that it will need an additional 10 billion shekels ($2.6 billion) to expand its war on the Gaza Strip http://v.aa.com.tr/3545580

US President Trump said that he has no intention of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though he renewed pressure on him to lower interest rates http://v.aa.com.tr/3545775

📌 UK MPs slam pro-Israel lawyer over 'out-of-touch' Palestinian future vision

➡️ Natasha Hausdorff, director of UK Lawyers for Israel, claims Tel Aviv shows 'more respect for humanitarian law than any army in history,' sparks outrage from MPs http://v.aa.com.tr/3545734

The market for humanoid robots is expected to grow nearly fivefold over the next decade amid increasing global competition and the widespread adoption of AI technologies, according to an industry representative http://v.aa.com.tr/3545467

At least 47 more civilians were killed in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan http://v.aa.com.tr/3545477

🇺🇸 US lawmakers visit Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil, who remain in custody at detention centers

➡️ The delegation calls their imprisonment a 'national disgrace' and demands their immediate release http://v.aa.com.tr/3545798

The Israeli army killed eight more Palestinians in early morning strikes on the Gaza Strip, local media reports http://v.aa.com.tr/3545826

Over 200 Yale students staged a protest on Beinecke Plaza ahead of the visit by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir http://v.aa.com.tr/3545831

#BREAKING 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Türkiye, epicenter Istanbul's Silivri district: Disaster agency AFAD

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Sea of Marmara, off Istanbul's Buyukcekmece district: Turkish disaster agency AFAD

A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye, with the epicenter in Istanbul’s Silivri district, according to the country's disaster agency AFAD

No immediate reports of casualties or damage
http://v.aa.com.tr/3546210

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claims that US Republicans back his call for bombing food and aid stores in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip http://v.aa.com.tr/3546011

A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye, with the epicenter being Istanbul's Silivri district, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said

'No reports of destruction have been received,' says the governor's office http://v.aa.com.tr/3546210

Putin says Russia delivered over 1.5 million drones to its military in 2023 but admits it’s still not enough

He vows to ramp up production and modernize warfare with AI, satellites, and laser tech, warning: “We must stay one step ahead” http://v.aa.com.tr/3546427