At least 40 Russian aircraft have reportedly been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian territory, media reports said on Monday. The drone attack was confirmed by Ukraine’s Security Service on Sunday. In response, Moscow launched a barrage of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, just hours before a new round of peace talks More
Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist opposition candidate, secured victory in Poland’s presidential election second round with 50.89% of the votes, Reuters reports. The country’s electoral commission announced early Monday on its website. Nawrocki’s main rival, Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw and an ally of the government led by Donald Tusk, garnered 49.11% of the More
Six people were injured in an attack during a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, according to media reports. The incident occurred on Sunday as members of a volunteer group, Run For Their Lives, gathered to raise awareness about Israeli captives being held in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, reportedly More
Flash floods and landslides killed at least 34 people in northeastern India in the past three days, a media report said on Monday. Indian TV reported: “At least 34 people have died in floods and landslides in the northeastern states – Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and others – over the last three days”. More
At least seven people have been killed and 33 others injured after a passenger train derailed following a bridge collapse in Russia, according to media reports. TASS news agency quoted Moscow Railway officials as saying the collapse occurred due to interference with transport operations in the Vygonichsky District of the Bryansk Region on Saturday night. More
At least 10 people have died following the collapse of a stone quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province, according to media reports. The incident took place early Friday at the Gunung Kuda mining site in Cirebon, Al Jazeera reported. Footage from the site shows excavators clearing debris while emergency personnel transport victims in body bags More
The United Nations has declared Gaza “the hungriest place on Earth”, with its entire population at risk of famine. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told reporters in Geneva Gaza was the only defined territory in the world where the entire population faced famine. “The aid operation More
At least 115 individuals have been killed and thousands of residential houses destroyed as a result of rainfall and flash floods in northern Nigeria, a media report said on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported several hours of torrential rains battered Mokwa city late on Wednesday, with rescuers still searching for possible victims. Niger State Emergency Management More
A US plan for Gaza on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians. The document, seen by Reuters, says the plan is guaranteed by US President Donald More
Four individuals were killed and 28 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said on Thursday. Aaj News reported the bus was traveling from Sadiqabad to Quetta when it overturned, leaving four people dead including two children and 28 others injured. The injured, including children and women, were More
