Tropical storm triggers landslides in Philippines, 11 dead
Agency : Floods and landslides killed 11 people after a fierce tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippines for a second day, officials said...
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Israel recovers hostage bodies from Gaza as West Bank violence rages
AFP : Israel announced on Sunday its troops had found six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel, as Israeli police said a “shooting attack” in...
17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash
BBC : Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying 22 people – most...
Venezuela sends hundreds to maximum security jails after election
AFP : More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human...
China and the Philippines trade blame in latest South China Sea clash
AFP :China and the Philippines accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China...
Yemen floods kill 97, damage scores of home
CNN : Severe floods have killed at least 97 people in Yemen over the past month and deepened food shortages for millions of others already...
66,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
AFP : Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona said Saturday according to its estimates more than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in...
Half the world lacks access to safe drinking water
Deutsche Welle : Well over half the world’s population — 4.4 billion people — cannot access safely managed drinking water, a new study has shown.4.4...
Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X
Al Jazeera : Telecommunications regulators in Brazil have begun the process of blocking X after the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of the social media...
Myanmar military weaponising sexual violence against women, children
Agency : The United Nations verified 3,688 cases of conflict-related sexual violence around the world last year, a significant increase of 50% from 2022. This...
New Zealand’s Maori King dies
Al Jazeera : New Zealand’s Maori Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has died at the age of 69.Aides for the king of the country’s...
House collapse in monsoon rains kills 12 in Pakistan
AFP : Twelve people died on Friday when a landslide triggered by heavy rains destroyed their house in Pakistan, rescue officials said, with more than...