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
At least six Pakistan army soldiers have been killed and 14 others in a militants attack in southern Waziristan, says a media report. The predawn clashes occurred in separate parts of the South Waziristan district, VOA reported. The wounded include at least four soldiers who were described as “seriously injured.” Local security officials confirmed the More
Leaders and members of the Young Doctors Association (YDA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have protested, urging the Pakistani government to provide jobs for approximately 6,000 unemployed doctors. According to a report from Mashal Radio, hundreds of protestors blocked Khyber Road in Peshawar for several hours. They gathered in front of the provincial assembly building, demanding job More
The European Union (EU) has announced a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) for Ukraine to defend the country against Russian attacks and help it get through the winter, a media report said on Saturday. Reuters reported: “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a loan of up to 35 billion euros More
Russia has extended a 2014 embargo on agricultural product imports from Western countries, a media report said on Thursday. Under a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, the ban has been extended for two years at once from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The state-run TASS news agency said it was the first More
