The fire broke out at a family entertainment venue in Gujarat’s Rajkot district. At least 24 people, including many children, have died in a fire that broke out at a family entertainment venue in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a government official said. With rescue efforts continuing at the scene on Saturday evening in … Read more
Police file culpable homicide charges, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against factory owners. An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India has killed at least eight people, and left some 60 others injured, according to officials and media reports. Rescuers combed through piles of debris and wreckage on Friday searching for … Read more
A Palestinian family of activists in the occupied West Bank resist settler expansion as violence intensifies. Hafez Hureini, a decades-long activist in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, has thwarted Israeli annexation attempts since the 1980s through non-violent resistance. Now in his mid-50s, Hafez is passing the reigns over to his sons Sami and … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, At least 29 killed in the blaze that broke out during renovation work, according to the Istanbul governor. At least 29 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in central Istanbul during daytime repair work, according to the office of the city’s governor. Firefighters responded to the fire with … Read more
At least 45 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a blaze at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, officials said on Friday. The fire started late on Thursday at a restaurant on the first floor of the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall in central Dhaka. Fire Service and … Read more
Aaron Bushnell yelled ‘Free Palestine!’ then lit himself on fire near the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. A member of the United States air force who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington in an apparent protest against Israel’s war in Gaza has died, the Pentagon says. The 25-year-old airman, Aaron … Read more
People & Power investigates the causes of Ecuador’s deepening violence. Ecuador is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of unrest. The dramatic takeover of a public TV station by masked gunmen and prison riots in January 2024 shocked a country already struggling with historically high crime and murder rates. The violence during the last election campaign, … Read more
Video shows Rafah hospital compound coming under fire NBC News Israeli snipers kill three at Nasser Hospital: Gaza Health Ministry Al Jazeera English Troops find dozens of Hamas operatives hiding in Khan Younis civilian shelter The Times of Israel Palestinian Aid Worker Describes 18-Day Siege Inside Gaza Hospital The Intercept IDF Captures 20 Terrorists In Gaza Hospital, While Ensuring … Read more
At least two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The explosion ignited a “huge ball of fire that spread widely”, government spokesperson Isaac Maigua Mwaura said on Friday. “Consequently, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial … 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