At least nine people have been reported killed and more than 100 wounded, including women and children, following an attack by ‘bandits’ in Nigeria’s Zamfara state. Residents and local officials in northwest Nigeria said many were also abducted during the attack, amid rising violence by armed groups described as “bandits,” according to Al Jazeera. The More
The US ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, has announced a ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel, a media report said on Saturday. Barrack said in a post on X early Saturday that the ceasefire was “supported” by Washington and “embraced” by Turkey, Jordan, and Syria’s neighboring countries, Al Jazeera reported. In his announcement, Barrack called More
At least 27 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to media reports. Among the dead were eight men assigned to protect aid convoys, reportedly killed during the latest round of airstrikes, even as ceasefire negotiations continued in Doha, Reuters reported. While a US official expressed optimism about the progress of the More
At least 60 people have been killed and 11 others are missing after a massive fire broke out at a commercial market in the eastern Iraqi city of Al-Kut, according to media reports on Thursday. Reuters reported: “A massive fire in a hypermarket in Al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 60 people More
Nine people were killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in the Massachusetts state of United State, a media report said on Tuesday. Reuters reported: “A fire that broke out at an assisted living facility for the elderly near Boston on Sunday night killed at least nine people and injured 30 others”. More
At least 110 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera. The attacks occurred on Saturday, with 34 of the victims reportedly killed while waiting for food aid at a distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in southern Rafah. Witnesses More
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped and killed nine bus passengers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province last night and their bodies were transported to their hometowns in Punjab province on Friday morning, local officials told media. According to Dawn.com, at least nine passengers travelling on two Punjab-bound coaches were abducted and killed by unidentified armed men in the Sur-Dakai More
The US has imposed sanctions on United Nations expert Francesca Albanese, citing her documentation of Israeli abuses in Gaza during the ongoing conflict, Al Jazeera reports. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Wednesday, accusing Albanese of leading what he described as a “campaign of political and economic warfare against the United More
The United States has resumed shipments of certain weapons to Ukraine, including 155 mm artillery shells and GMLRS (guided multiple launch rocket system) missiles, a media report said on Thursday. Two US officials told Reuters on Wednesday that the deliveries had restarted, days after the Trump administration paused the supply of some critical military aid to Kyiv. More
At least 31 people have been killed and over 500 arrested in anti-government protests across Kenya, according to media reports. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) confirmed that 107 civilians were injured and 532 people were detained in connection with the protests. The demonstrations, which occurred on the 35th anniversary of a pro-democracy More
