The US Coast Guard has deployed its elite forces to Florida, Alaska and Hawaii after Donald Trump signed executive orders seeking to crackdown on illegal immigration on his second day in office. Hours after Trump declared illegal immigration a national emergency and outlined his intent to send the army to Mexico’s US border, the Coast … Read more
Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza over the last three days as the military continues to hit residential buildings, people gathering in the streets, marketplaces, and shelters. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said although Israel claims it is targeting Hamas fighters, most of the victims are innocent people. … Read more
The Israeli military forced patients and staff members to leave one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza on Friday, leaving health officials in the territory concerned for the people who had been getting treatment there amid continued fighting. The hospital, Kamal Adwan, has been caught in the middle of Israel’s offensive against Hamas … Read more
The Health Ministry says a young man was killed and two people injured in an assault in the town of Aqqaba. Israeli soldiers have killed at least one person during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Aqqaba, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The body of the Palestinian man, identified as 25-year-old … Read more
Moscow’s troops have retaken some 10 settlements, claims major general; no comment from Ukraine. A senior military commander says Russian forces have launched a major counteroffensive in Kursk, claiming gains in some territory seized by Ukrainian forces last month. Major General Apti Alaudinov, speaking to Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, said the campaign has … Read more
Canada’s Jasper National Park and the town of Jasper were ordered to evacuate Monday night as a wildfire headed toward the community. The emergency alert said a wildfire was south of town and urged residents to evacuate by 3 a.m. local time (5 a.m. Eastern time) Tuesday. “Everyone in Jasper and Jasper National Park must … Read more
Rabih Daher/AFP/Getty Images Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 19, 2024. CNN — The US is moving forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire, according to two US officials, including forces able to carry out an evacuation of … Read more
Israeli forces eliminated two wanted persons who were in a car in the West Bank Palestinian city of Kalkaliya, Israeli state broadcaster KAN reported on Friday afternoon. One of the individuals reportedly belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization. Wafa, a state-run media outlet of the Palestinian Authority, reported that Israeli forces had … Read more
A wildfire burning northwest of the US city of Los Angeles has forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people from a popular outdoor recreation area and burned more than 12,000 acres (about 4,850 hectares), authorities said. About 400 firefighters, accompanied by 70 firetrucks and two bulldozers, are battling the blaze, authorities said. Dubbed the Post … Read more
Israeli forces are advancing on the southern city of Rafah, aiming to destroy what Israeli officials have called the last significant Hamas stronghold in Gaza, at the same time that Israel and the militant group are again clashing in areas in the north. The Gaza Health Ministry said Monday that the health system in the … Read more