At least 17 people, including a child, have been killed and 11 others injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Ecuador, according to media reports. The attack took place on Sunday night in the small town of El Empalme, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Guayaquil in the coastal province of More
At least 38 people were killed and more than 15 others injured in an attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to media reports. The attack, reportedly carried out by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), took place early Sunday in Komanda, a city in Ituri More
At least nine people were killed and 31 others injured after a passenger bus overturned and fell into a ditch in the Chakwal district of Punjab province on Sunday, according to media reports. Geo News reported that the bus was travelling from Islamabad to Lahore when it veered off the motorway near Dhok Sial and More
A humanitarian aid convoy has departed from Egypt for Gaza amid warnings of escalating famine in the region, reports the Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV. Israel announced the establishment of humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage for United Nations convoys. Dozens of trucks carrying tons of humanitarian aid moved toward the Karam Abu Salem More
Armed assailants attacked the Justice Department building in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday, leaving nine people dead — including three attackers, and injuring 22 others, according to media reports. The attack took place this morning on Azadi Road in Zahedan, the capital of the restive southeastern province, the Tasnim News Agency reported. Citing the Public More
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would discuss with France and Germany what they could do urgently to stop the killing and deliver food to Palestinians. He said he would hold an emergency call with France and Germany over the situation in Gaza, which he described as an “unspeakable and indefensible” humanitarian catastrophe. In More
Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, has arrived in Washington to discuss trade, economic cooperation and other matters, the Pakistani foreign ministry said on Friday. Pakistan and the United States (US) have been engaged in talks after Washington announced a 29 percent “reciprocal tariff” on Pakistani exports in April. Islamabad said the More
A coalition of 109 humanitarian and human rights organisations has issued a stark warning: mass starvation is now spreading across Gaza, while critical aid remains blocked just outside the enclave. In their joint statement, the organisations , including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Refugees International, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children and More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the attack on civilians queuing to receive humanitarian aid in Gaza as “brutal and inhumane,” and called for an immediate ceasefire. Guterres wrote on its X handle: “Over the weekend in Gaza, we saw yet more mass shootings & killings of people seeking @UN aid – an atrocious & inhumane More
At least 27 people have been killed and 88 others injured after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday. The F-7 BGI aircraft crashed shortly after taking off at 1:06 p.m. (0706 GMT) on Monday from the Kurmitola airbase in the capital during More
