In the heart of Khan Younis, surrounded by the relative quiet of the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire, Shireen Talaba removes cinder blocks from around a grave. She stands back as men start to dig, her anxiety palpable. Eventually, she takes a shovel and begins to dig herself. Over the …
Read More »Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday. The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened …
Read More »Mexico’s president says all 6 people on medical transport jet, including child, were killed
Six people on board a medical transport jet that crashed in Philadelphia were killed, according to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The dead included a child who was receiving treatment at a Philadelphia hospital and her mother. At least six people on the ground were injured in the crash on Friday. …
Read More »U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont near Canada-U.S. border, say authorities
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in Vermont on Monday while performing their duties near the Canada-U.S. border, according to U.S. federal and state authorities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identified the agent as David C. Maland, who was assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector, which …
Read More »British teen pleads guilty to stabbing attack that killed 3, sparked riots, misinformation
A teen pleaded guilty Monday to charges of killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer. Axel Rudakubana, 18, entered the surprise plea at the start of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He pleaded guilty …
Read More »Mother of woman killed in L.A.-area fire sues electrical utility over death
The mother of a woman who was killed the Los Angeles-area Eaton Fire on Friday sued Southern California Edison (SCE) in what may be the first death-related case brought against the electric utility in connection with the disaster. Multiple fires that began to burn and quickly spread across Los Angeles …
Read More »The wave of gang violence in Haiti killed thousands last year, UN says
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The number of killings increased by more than 20 per cent compared with all of 2023, according to the UN Human Rights Office. In addition, …
Read More »3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank as raids intensify
Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinian militants in stepped-up operations across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday following the killing of three Israelis near a Jewish settlement, the Israeli military said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said an 18-year-old was killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike in Tamun, a town …
Read More »Children among at least 12 killed in Montenegro shooting, officials say
A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police, officials said Thursday. At least four others were wounded in the shooting rampage in the western town of Cetinje on Wednesday that followed a bar brawl, officials said. The …
Read More »10 people killed, more than 30 injured after vehicle rams crowd in New Orleans
Ten people were killed and 35 injured after the driver of a pickup truck struck a crowd on New Orleans historic Bourbon Street early Wednesday, the city’s police superintendent said. The suspect was killed after a firefight with police, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The ramming took place as a …
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