At least 43 people have died as Hurricane Helene swept through the southeastern United States, the BBC reports. Officials are conducting daring rescue operations using boats, helicopters, and large vehicles to assist those stranded in floodwaters. The marooned individuals include around 50 workers and patients, who took refuge on the roof of a flooded hospital More
US President Joe Biden has ordered another package of military aid to Ukraine, says the White House. A White House statement, cited by TASS news agency, said Biden had signed a memorandum signed regarding the $375 million Ukraine military assistance package. The MoU authorises Secretary of State Antony Blinken to direct the drawdown of up More
At least 12 countries, including the European Union, have called for a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon, following an escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, reports the BBC. The bloc proposed an immediate 21-day pause in fighting “to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement” and a ceasefire in Gaza. In More
The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly half a million people in the world die from suffocation every year. WHO Afghanistan wrote its X handle: “Every year, nearly half a million people lose their lives as a result of suffocation in the world, Tobacco smoking is a key risk factor”. According to doctors, shortness of More
Sudan’s Public Health Ministry says 388 people have died of cholera in the war-torn country over the past three months. Sudan Tribune quoted government officials as saying the number of cholera cases had reached 12,896 across the country. The epidemic has spread mostly in the eastern parts of the country where the war-displaced people (IDPs) More
More than 490 people, including over 90 women and children, have been killed as a result of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday. It said 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, were killed and 1,645 others injured in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. “The Israeli military More
One policeman has been killed and three others have been wounded as a result of an explosion targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday. Radio Mashal quoted Swat district police officer Zahidullah Khan as saying: “The convoy was passing through the tourist spot More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah and that UN peacekeepers are working to calm the situation and prevent miscalculation. BBC reported Antonio Gutierrez said he is not optimistic about the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Antonio Guterres said, “We will not allow anyone to More
Amid increased tension and air strikes by Israel on south Lebanon, the US and Jordan have advised their nationals to leave the country. So far the death toll caused by recent Israeli air strikes has risen to 37 on Lebanon side, reports said. The Israeli air forces conducted air strikes on the south of Lebanon More
At least 52 workers have been killed and 20 others wounded as a result of an explosion inside a coalmine in Khorasan province of neighbouring Iran. Tasnim News agency reported that the explosion occurred late on Saturday in a coal mine in Tabas region of Iran. The report added that 20 people injured in the More
