Boat capsize at Libya coast, 150 migrants feared dead



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At least 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the country's coast guard and the U.N. refugee agency said.

A top U.N. official described the shipwreck as "the worst Mediterranean tragedy" so far this year.

The International Rescue Committee said the tragedy was a stark reminder of the humanitarian crisis emerging out of Libya and of the urgent need for search and rescue missions to be resumed in the Mediterranean.

Ayoub Gassim, a spokesman for Libya's coast guard, told media that two boats carrying around 300 migrants capsized around 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli.

Around 137 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, he said, and the coast guard has recovered just one body so far.

Charlie Yaxley, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency, said 147 had been saved.

"We estimate that 150 migrants including women and children are potentially missing and died at sea," he said.

Yaxley added that so far this year, one person has died on the route from Libya to Europe for every six people that reached Europe shores.

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Bus fell from flyover in India killing 5 people



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A passenger bus fell off a flyover after losing control in the Indian state of Odisha. Five people were killed and about 40 were injured. Among the dead are four men and one woman.

On Monday (April 15), the Indian media Hindustan Times reported this information.

According to the report, the accident took place near Barbati in Jajpur district on the way from Puri to Kolkata at around 9 pm on Monday (April 15). The bus fell down when the driver lost control while climbing a flyover on National Highway-16.

In the initial investigation, the police found out that there were about 50 passengers in the bus. On receiving the information, a team of police and fire brigade reached the Barbati Bridge and started the rescue operation. The injured were sent to the local Dharamshala Hospital in 10 ambulances. The seriously injured have been sent to SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack.



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Iran has summoned the Ambassadors of the three countries



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Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned UK, German and French ambassadors. The director general of the country's Western Europe department summoned them.

Sunday (April 14) in a report of the Iranian news agency IRNA.

According to reports, the Director General of Iran's Western Europe Department informed British Ambassador Simon Shercliffe, German Ambassador Hans-Udo Muzel and French Ambassador Nicolas Roche on Sunday about the attack on Israel's military base in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations.

The Director-General strongly condemned the attack on the Iranian consulate compound in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and criticized the three countries' "duplicitous behavior".

He also said that Iran is always ready against any force to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity and national interests.

The ambassadors of the UK, Germany and France said that they will soon deliver this message to the capital of their country.

It should be noted that on April 1, 13 people were killed in an Israeli attack on the premises of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria. In response to this, Iran attacked Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles on Saturday.

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Drone-missiles are being prepared for attack on Israel any time



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Several US officials claimed that Iran has prepared more than 100 cruise ships to attack Israel last week.

On Saturday (April 13), CNN, another US news outlet, reported that US officials have noticed an increase in military activity in Iran. Iranian troops are moving drones and cruise missiles from one place to another. They fear that through these activities, Tehran is preparing a direct attack on Israel from Iran. US officials see indications that Iran may be preparing to attack Israel with missiles and drone strikes.

Earlier, the officials said that Iran has prepared a large number of missiles for a possible attack. These drones can be used to attack Israel. In their opinion, these weapons may be prepared to prevent the US and Israel from daring to launch an attack on Iran.

Note that Israel attacked the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1. 13 people were killed in that attack. Several military officers lost their lives in the attack on the consulate. Among them was a senior Quds Force commander. He looked after the operations of the forces in Syria and Lebanon. Iran announced retaliation. 

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Iran seizes Israel's ship, tensions are high



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Naval commanders of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have seized an Israeli container ship from the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest and most important sea routes.

Indian media NDTV reported this information on Saturday (April 13) about several media.

According to NDTV report, in a video published by Iran's state news agency "Irnar" on Saturday, it can be seen that the naval commanders of the country's Revolutionary Guard conducted an operation on the ship. The ship named MSC ARIES was seized by Revolutionary Guard troops.

Earlier, the UK military said an unidentified group had taken control of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz near the UAE port of Fujairah.

Meanwhile, Israel's military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement that after this incident, the situation between Israel and Iran will reach a more dire state.

According to Iranian media, the ship belongs to Zodiac Maritime Shipping Company. The company is owned by Israeli tycoon Yaal Ofer. The media also reported that the vessel was a Portuguese flag carrier.

The vessel is now being towed to Iranian waters after being seized in the Strait of Hormuz.

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