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Where will Melissa hit the hardest? Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica, with some areas likely to be more affected than others. Its central parishes (provinces) will be most at risk for rainfall, with that risk extending into the west as well, according to Evan Thompson, principal …
Read More »Russian aerial attack on Kyiv kills 2, injures 13, Ukrainian officials say
Two people were killed and 13 others injured in Kyiv after Russian missiles and drones hit sites in Ukraine overnight, including infrastructure and energy sites, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The attack in Kyiv set off multiple fires and damaged residential infrastructure, including a kindergarten, according to city officials. “These strikes …
Read More »Children among at least 6 killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, officials say
Russia launched a wide drone and missile attack across Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people including two children, Ukrainian officials said, with diplomatic efforts to end the war on pause after the White House said the previous day there were no imminent plans for presidents Donald Trump and …
Read More »British police may have shot 2 of the Manchester synagogue attack victims, one fatally, officials say
British police said on Friday they may have accidentally shot two victims, including one who died, in their attempts to bring under control an attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. “It is currently believed that the suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, was not …
Read More »2 detainees killed, another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility shooting: officials
A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing two detainees and wounding another before taking his own life, authorities said. The exact motivation of the attack was not immediately known. The FBI said …
Read More »Polish officials insist Russian drones weren’t in airspace by mistake, as suggested by Trump
Poland rejected on Friday a suggestion by Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the U.S. president from one of Washington’s closest European allies. “We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it …
Read More »Flash floods in Kashmir kill at least 32, say Indian officials, with more still missing
At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday. Mohammed Irshad said rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 people to safety. He said initial …
Read More »White House officials defend firing of labour statistics official as critics warn of trust erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data. U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CBS that Trump had “real concerns” about the …
Read More »Angry students confront Bangladesh officials as plane crash death toll rises to 31
Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation’s capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt of training flights. The death toll from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including 25 students, …
Read More »Israeli troops fatally shoot 32 Palestinians trying to reach aid sites: Gaza officials
Israeli troops opened fire on Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The shootings occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which launched …
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