‘We’ll die before enlisting’: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis storm army base The Cradle Ultra Orthodox protesters break into Israeli army base Reuters Only 48 of the 900 Haredim sent draft orders showed up at induction center — IDF The Times of Israel IDF haredi draft call-up falters as protests and legal challenges disrupt recruitment efforts The Jerusalem Post Israel’s Haredi Extremists … Read more
At least 323 Egyptian pilgrims died during the Hajj pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries’ responses told AFP on Tuesday. “All of them died because of heat” except for one who sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush, one of the diplomats … Read more
The blaze broke out in the basement of shops in the city of Xinyu, with several people injured and others still trapped. At least 39 people have been killed in a fire in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi, according to government officials. The blaze broke out on Wednesday in the basement of shops in the … Read more
At least one passenger on a boat carrying 185 refugees has died, with dozens more in ‘critical condition’, warns UNHCR. Fears are growing for scores of Rohingya refugees believed to be stranded at sea in the Indian Ocean, after a boat they set off in from Bangladesh saw its engine fail. The group of some … Read more