Some families in Spain were planning funerals on Tuesday, days after their relatives’ bodies were found in the aftermath of floods that killed at least 217 people. Others were still waiting for news, caught between grief and hope that a missing relative could still be alive somewhere in the muck. A full week after the … Read more
An Israeli air strike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip has killed at least four people and sent flames sweeping through a packed tent camp for people displaced by the war, leaving dozens with severe burns, according to Palestinian medics. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir el-Balah was already struggling … Read more
Report on abuse cases faults retired pope New report faults retired Pope Benedict for handling of sexual abuse cases in German diocese 01:41 A British clergyman died after a night of sex and drugs with a Belgian priest who has since been arrested on drug-related charges, Belgian authorities said on Saturday. The 69-year-old, who has … Read more
The group said the blast targeted the Taliban’s prosecution service to ‘avenge Muslims’ held in its prisons. The ISIS (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul that killed at least six people. In a Telegram post on Tuesday, ISIL said one of its members detonated an explosive vest in the … Read more
Mass polio vaccination to begin in Gaza after the deadly disease reemerges The Washington Post 3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza’s young against polio The Associated Press First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout Al Jazeera English Polio vaccinations arrive in Gaza, but the sanitation crisis remains NBC … Read more
The Israeli military is pressing on with its deadly offensive in the occupied West Bank despite widespread international condemnation from countries and rights groups. At least 18 people have been killed since the start of the operations across the territory, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Thursday. The Israeli military said its forces killed … Read more
CNN — Israeli police are investigating an explosion that killed one person and injured another in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening. The unidentified person who died is believed to have been carrying the explosive material, District Commander Peretz Amar said. The injured person was taken to a hospital after being hit by shrapnel in the … Read more
We speak to Bangladeshi youth at the forefront of a movement they say aims to restore trust and hope in the country’s future. Students and youth across Bangladesh have been protesting against a government job quota system perceived as unfairly favouring the children of “freedom fighters” from Bangladesh’s war for independence. The protests escalated after unprecedented … Read more
U.K. Police Officers Injured in Far-Right Riot After Deadly Stabbing The New York Times Violent scenes as far-right protesters crash vigil for three girls killed in Southport knife attack CNN Rioters Attack Police During Vigil in U.K. for Southport Stabbing Victims The Wall Street Journal Good Samaritan describes coming face-to-face with Taylor Swift party stabber New York Post Girls’ … Read more
Bangladesh Information Minister Mohammad Arafat talks to Al Jazeera about deadly anti-quota protests and unrest. Bangladesh has recently seen some of its worst violence in decades – violence sparked by student protests against a government-job quota system that demonstrators say favoured supporters of the ruling Awami League party. The Country’s Supreme Court has now scrapped … Read more