JERUSALEM -- Israel on Tuesday assumed responsibility for the killing of seven workers of international food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) during an overnight airstrike in the Gaza Strip and expressed "sincere sorrow."

"I send my condolences to the countries and families of the WCK aid organization workers who were killed in Gaza," Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on social media platform X. (Israel-World Central Kitchen-Attack)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday exchanged views on the deadly Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate building in Syria.

In a phone call, the two sides condemned the missile strike on Monday by Israeli warplanes against the consular section of the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus, and also discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. (Syria-Iranian Mission-Israeli Attack)

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PORT SUDAN, Sudan -- Sudan's government announced on Tuesday the suspension of Al Arabiya News channel, Al Hadath TV, and Sky News Arabia's operations within the country, citing a lack of "professional standards and transparency" in their media coverage.

Acting Information Minister Graham Abdel-Qadir issued a directive to halt these broadcasters' activities immediately. He emphasized that the decision was made to safeguard "the interests and values of Sudanese citizens." (Sudan-Arab News Channels-Suspension)

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ISTANBUL-- The death toll in a fire on Tuesday in Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, has risen to 29, according to the Istanbul governor's office.

The office said the fire broke out during renovation works in a nightclub in the basement of a 16-story building in the Gayrettepe neighborhood of the Besiktas district on the European side of the city. (Istanbul-Night Club-Fire) Enditem

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