By Rabia Ali
ISTANBUL (AA) - Here is a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Tuesday with, including worldwide condemnations of Israel’s Rafah attack, a border shooting incident between Israel and Egypt, and landslides in Papua New Guinea that buried thousands of people.
TOP STORIES
- Global outrage over Israel’s deadly Rafah airstrike
Several countries on Monday denounced and condemned Israel's recent airstrike on tents housing displaced people in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. At least 35 people were killed.
The White House called on Israel to protect civilians after the deadly Rafah airstrike Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz called Israel’s latest attack on Rafah “a war crime.”
Ireland’s prime minister described the Israeli strikes as “horrific,” and “despicable.” Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said, "We are horrified by strikes that killed Palestinian civilians in Rafah.”
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “outrage.”
- Rafah attack exposed Israel's true colors, Turkish President Erdogan says
The Turkish president blasted Israel on Monday over its weekend attack against Rafah, which was previously designated as a "safe area."
"Sunday's attack on Rafah, which came after the International Court of Justice's order, has exposed the treacherous and bloody nature of the terror state," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told to lawyers in Istanbul in a televised address, referring to Israel and the ICJ's order to stop the bloodshed.
Erdogan also emphasized that Türkiye will do "everything in its power to ensure those (Israeli) barbarians are brought to justice for crimes they committed."
- Egypt says soldier killed in Rafah border shooting, investigating incident
The Egyptian army said Monday that a soldier was killed in a shooting near the border with the Gaza Strip, saying it is investigating the incident.
“The Egyptian Armed Forces are conducting an investigation by the competent authorities regarding the shooting incident in the border area in Rafah, which led to the martyrdom of one of the personnel in charge of security,” a military spokesman said in a statement.
No injuries were reported among Israeli soldiers.
- More than 2,000 people buried under landslides in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has estimated that around 2,000 people were buried after landslides hit a remote village last Friday.
In a letter to the UN, the country's disaster agency “estimates that more than 2,000 people could be buried under the rubble,” ABC News reported on Monday.
More than 150 houses have been buried in Yambali village alone, according to Serhan Aktoprak, an official of the UN migration agency mission in Papua New Guinea.
The affected areas are in the highlands of Enga province, north of the country in the southwest Pacific.
NEWS IN BRIEF
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned Israel's deadly airstrike on a camp of displaced people in Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called the death of dozens of Palestinian civilians in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip as a “tragic mishap.”
- The EU's foreign policy chief said on Monday that all UN members, including Israel, must comply with International Court of Justice decisions.
- More than a dozen international NGOs on Monday called on the UN to “enforce” the International Court of Justice’s orders for Israel to end military action in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
- The UN relief chief on Monday condemned the Israeli airstrike on a camp of displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying "such impunity cannot continue."
- North Korea on Monday said its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed as a rocket carrying it exploded in mid-air, state-run media said.
- Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan said Monday that a proposal to remove the Taliban from Moscow’s list of banned organizations has been submitted to President Vladimir Putin for a final decision.
- Austria recorded the highest number of incidents of Islamophobia last year since it began keeping records in 2015, according to a report released Monday.
SPORTS
- Rafael Nadal loses in straight sets to Alexander Zverev in 1st round of French Open
Rafael Nadal said goodbye to the French Open 2024 after losing the first-round match in straight sets against Alexander Zverev on Monday.
Zverev, world number four, eliminated Nadal with the sets of 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) and 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier in three hours and five minutes.
- Swiatek advances in French Open
World number one Iga Swiatek secured a straight-sets win over Leolia Jeanjean in her opening match on Monday.
Swiatek, 22, defeated French qualifier Jeanjean 6-1, 6-2 in 61 minutes to advance to the second round in Paris' Clay court.
With this win, the Polish star became the first player to win 15 consecutive games at the French Open since Justine Henin, who bagged 24 wins in a row from 2005 to 2010.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Turkish economy expanded by 5.9% in Q1
The Turkish economy is expected to expand by 5.9% in the first quarter on a yearly basis, an Anadolu survey found on Monday.
Fourteen economists estimate that the economy hovered between 4.2% and 7% gain during the January-March period.
Economists expected 3.38% growth in 2024, ranging between 2.9% and 4%, and 3.56% growth in 2025.
- Canadian businesses still face rising inflation, costs of inputs: Report
Canadian businesses continue to expect a number of obstacles during the April-June period of this year, primarily rising inflation and increasing costs of inputs, the country's statistical authority said Monday in a report.
"The pressures of labour-related obstacles on businesses have risen in the second quarter from the first quarter, while cost-related obstacles have continued to ease in recent quarters," Statistics Canada said in the report.