According to media reports, over 220 civilians – including 56 children – were killed in attacks reportedly carried out by the military in two villages on a single day in late February. Furthermore, at least two international media outlets – the BBC and Voice of America – have been “temporarily suspended” in the past few…
The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally, with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, another top infectious killer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report. “This report paints a troubling picture,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Despite progress globally in preventing hepatitis infections,…
Expressing deep concern, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts highlighted the alarming toll on journalists and media workers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza. “We are alarmed at the extraordinarily high numbers of journalists and media workers who have been killed, attacked, injured and detained in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza, in…
“It would seem as though the global leadership has made enemies with life,” he said in his address to the Assembly’s annual general debate, stressing that the past year of climate catastrophes and conflict had been a “terrifying indicator” that humanity is running headlong towards “extinction.” President Petro proposed two UN-backed peace conferences to resolve…
In the United Kingdom, a nurse named Lucy was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 7 newborn babies, Photo: File Birmingham: An investigation has been launched against another nurse after Lucy Letby was sentenced to life in prison for killing newborns in the UK’s intensive care unit by lethal injection. According to British media, this…
File photo Russia’s presidential palace has dismissed reports and rumors that President Vladimir Putin ordered the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the private militia group, as completely false. According to foreign media, a spokesman for the Russian presidential palace rejected rumors that the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was planned. Speaking to reporters,…
Fernando Villavicencio, 59, was shot dead after leaving a campaign rally at a school in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday evening, according to news reports. Nine other people were injured, including a candidate for the legislature and two police officers. The attack occurred just two weeks before the election on 20 August and amid an…
Photo: Social Media A police officer in India committed suicide after killing his wife and nephew. According to Indian media reports, the incident took place in the city of Pune in the state of Maharashtra. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bharat Gaikwad shot his wife and nephew at his home in the afternoon, police officials…
In a statement, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator David Gressly said he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the appalling attack”, which occurred on Friday when unknown gunmen fired on the aid workers in the town of Turbah, located in Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen. Never a target Mr. Gressley said the entire UN family…
Video has emerged of the moments before a volcano erupted on a New Zealand island in 2019, killing 22 tourists. In the video, tourists can be seen filming near the edge of the White Island volcano. Seeing the ash rising from the volcano, the tourists draw each other’s attention to it and start running for…
