At least 193 people have been killed and dozens more are missing following two separate boat accidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to media reports on Saturday. The accidents occurred on Wednesday and Thursday, about 150 kilometres (93 miles) apart in Équateur Province, Al Jazeera reported. On Thursday evening, a boat More
Qatar’s prime minister will meet top US officials on Friday to discuss an Israeli attack on his country and the status of talks for a ceasefire in Gaza. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House in Washington, the State Department said late More
At least 35 people have been killed and more than 130 others injured after Israeli aircraft bombed Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, and Al-Jawf province. Associated Press reported: “Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes in Yemen on Wednesday, killing dozens just days after Houthi rebels carried out a drone attack that struck an Israeli airport”. More
US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a key ally of former President Donald Trump, was shot dead on Wednesday while speaking at a Utah university, according to media reports. Authorities said no suspect was in custody as of Wednesday night—nearly eight hours after the midday shooting at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, during an More
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today (Wednesday) in response to Israel’s strikes targeting Hamas officials in Qatar, media reports said. The meeting, scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in New York has been requested by Algeria and Pakistan, among others, sources said Tuesday. On Tuesday, Israel carried out an airstrike in Doha targeting More
Nepali Prime Minister Sharma Oli has resigned following widespread violent protests that left at least 19 people dead. According to reports, after the Nepalese government blocked access to major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube last week, thousands of youth and students took to the streets in Kathmandu, the capital, and some major More
Ten people were killed and 61 injured on Monday morning when a cargo train crashed into a double-decker passenger bus in central Mexico, media reports said on Tuesday. The accident occurred in the industrial zone of the Atlacomulco municipality, which is roughly a two-hour drive northwest of Mexico City. The bus was headed from a More
Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, the capital of the United States, according to media reports. Reuters reported that demonstrators at the “We Are All D.C.” march — including undocumented immigrants and supporters of Palestinian statehood — chanted anti-Trump slogans More
The Russian president has warned that sending foreign forces to Ukraine under any guise amid the ongoing war would be a “legitimate target” for Moscow. According to Associated Press, Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any foreign troops sent to Ukraine while their war is still ongoing would be considered a “legitimate target” for Moscow. More
At least 60 people have reportedly died after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in Nigeria, reports said on Thursday. According to Al Jazeera, the incident occurred when the vessel collided with a submerged tree trunk near the Gosawa area of Borgo district. The boat was traveling from Tongan Sula in Malala District to More
