25-06-2024 LONDON/ GAZA CITY: Nearly 21,000 children are missing in Gaza, British aid group Save the Children has claimed. In a report published on Monday, the group said the thousands of missing Palestinian children are believed to be trapped beneath rubble, buried in unmarked graves, harmed beyond recognition by explosives, …
Read More »Deadly crush at rally as Rwanda election campaign starts
25-06-2024 KIGALI: One person has died and dozens were injured during a crush at an election rally for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, officials say. Campaigning for July’s general election began on Saturday, with Kagame holding two rallies in northern Rwanda over the weekend. The crush happened on Sunday in Rubavu …
Read More »Protests flare up in Caledonia as France detains activists
25-06-2024 NOUMEA: Protests in New Caledonia have flared up after seven pro-independence activists were detained and taken to France for their alleged role orchestrating riots against a controversial voting reform bill. A town hall, police station and several other buildings were set alight across New Caledonia, France’s high commission to …
Read More »Criminal charges recommended against Boeing
25-06-2024 ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA: US prosecutors have recommended that the Department of Justice (DoJ) brings criminal charges against Boeing. It follows a claim by the DoJ that the plane maker had violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft which killed 346 people. Boeing declined …
Read More »Exploding batteries spark deadly South Korea factory fire
25-06-2024 SEOUL/ PYONGYANG: A massive factory fire that began after several lithium batteries exploded has killed at least 22 people in South Korea. The blaze broke out on Monday morning at the Aricell plant in Hwaseong city, about 45km (28 miles) south of the capital Seoul. Local television footage showed …
Read More »Intense fighting in Rafah near end: Netanyahu
25-06-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the “intense phase” of fighting in Rafah in southern Gaza is nearly over but that this does not mean that the war is coming to an end. He said the war would continue until Hamas was completely driven from …
Read More »Deadly attacks on churches & synagogue in Russia
24-06-2024 MOSCOW: Attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left 19 police officers and several civilians dead. Six gunmen were also killed. At least sixteen people were taken to hospitals with injuries. Three days of mourning have been declared in Dagestan, …
Read More »Israel & Hezbollah move closer to all-out war
24-06-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: Full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah would be “a catastrophe”, the UN Secretary-General says but to David Kamari, who lives under near-daily fire on the Israeli side of the border, it would be a solution. Last month, a Hezbollah rocket fired from Lebanon landed in his front …
Read More »Major power failure halts Manchester Airport flights
24-06-2024 MANCHESTER. LONDON: All flights out of the two main terminals at Manchester Airport have been cancelled after a “significant power cut” caused widespread disruption. Passengers travelling via Terminals 1 and 2 have been told to stay away after the outage hit in the early hours, affecting baggage and security …
Read More »Tens of thousands rally against Israeli gov’t
24-06-2024 TEL AVIV: Thousands of people demonstrated on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. The organizers of the protest said it was the largest since October 7. Hundreds of demonstrators started a protest march towards the Metzudat Ze’ev building on King George Street, where they burned a display …
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