Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Israel

FILE PHOTO: Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
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Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Israel

FILE PHOTO: Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo

Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government "fascist" and "genocidal."
Nicaragua's government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel's attacks on Palestinian territories.
The nation's congress had, earlier in the day, passed a resolution requesting Nicaragua take action to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Gaza war.
The conflict, the Nicaraguan government said, now also "extends against Lebanon and gravely threatens Syria, Yemen and Iran."



Four Killed in Helicopter Crash at Turkish Hospital

A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo
A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo
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Four Killed in Helicopter Crash at Turkish Hospital

A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo
A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo

Four people were killed in southwest Türkiye on Sunday when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground.
The helicopter was taking off from the Mugla Training and Research Hospital, carrying two pilots, a doctor and another medical worker, the health ministry said in a statement.
Mugla's regional governor, Idris Akbiyik, told reporters the helicopter first hit the fourth floor of the hospital building before crashing into the ground. No one inside the building or on the ground was hurt. The cause of the accident, which took place during heavy fog, was being investigated.
Footage from the site showed debris from the crash scattered around the area outside the hospital building, with several ambulances and emergency teams at the scene.