Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held an emergency meeting to discuss increased U.S. pressure to ramp up aid into Gaza and warnings that Washington would be “watching the matter.” An Israeli official confirmed the Wednesday meeting to NBC News on Thursday, but did not provide further details about the discussion which was held on … Read more
More than 150 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria. The crash took place on an expressway in Jigawa State. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said. Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, … Read more
At least 58 rescued, as official warns death toll could rise after boat carrying 278 people sinks. At least 78 people have died after a boat capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a provincial governor said. Governor of South Kivu province Jean Jacques Purisi told the Reuters news agency … Read more
The repeated blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Israel has been carrying out air strikes this week, have driven Zeina Nazha and her young daughter to camp on a city beach, seeking safety from the war in Lebanon. She and some others from those suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, are sleeping on blankets either under the open … Read more
Israel launched hundreds of air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 274 people, as the Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed that Hezbollah stores weapons. Thousands of people fled southern Lebanon, jamming the main highway to Beirut. At least 1,024 people were injured in … Read more
Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday. The El Nino-induced drought wiped out crops in southern Africa, impacting 68 million people and causing food shortages across the region. “We can confirm that we are planning to cull about 200 elephants … Read more
“Among those killed was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other team members providing assistance to displaced people,” the refugee agency said in a statement on social media. “No one is safe in Gaza. No one is spared.” On Tuesday, at least 19 people were killed in an overnight Israeli strike in the designated … Read more
Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and affected more than one million others, the authorities have said. The collapse of the Alau dam on the Ngadda river in Borno State on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted residents … Read more
Russian missile strike kills more than 50 people and wounds over 200 in Ukrainian city of Poltava, officials say CBS News Scenes of Carnage After Russian Attack on Ukrainian Military Academy and Hospital The New York Times Russian missiles blast Ukrainian military academy and hospital, killing more than 50, officials say The Associated Press Russian missiles kill 50 … Read more
The missing helicopter had picked up passengers near the Vachkajec ancient volcano in a scenic area of the peninsula known for its wild landscapes. A helicopter with 22 people on board, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, authorities say. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said they lost … Read more