Representative image (AI-generated) DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble. Separate strikes on Tuesday killed two people in Lebanon. Israel’s 18-month offensive against Hamas has destroyed vast areas of […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he would “analyse” his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s proposal, under which the warring neighbours would halt airstrikes targeting the other’s civilian infrastructure.“We will analyse everything and take the corresponding decisions,” Putin told state TV reporters in Moscow, according to news agency AFP. […]
SANAA: Yemen’s Huthis said early Monday that US air strikes on Sanaa killed at least 12 people and wounded 30, with a military spokesperson later claiming attacks on US aircraft carriers and Israel.The Huthi-run Saba news agency cited the ministry as saying the dead and injured had come from overnight strikes “by the American enemy” […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared it will “mirror” Russia’s actions, following the announcement of an Easter ceasefire by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Zelenskyy wrote on X, “If Russia is now suddenly ready to truly engage in a format of full and unconditional silence, Ukraine will act accordingly — mirroring Russia’s […]
The United States military announced on Thursday it conducted strikes to “destroy” Yemen‘s key Ras Isa Port. The objective of the action, it said, was to “degrade” the port, an “economic source of power” of the Houthis.The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out the strikes.In a statement on its X handle, CENTCOM said, ” […]
A gigantic, roiling cloud of black smoke swirled up from a parking lot of burning cars, as residents milled about on a sidewalk in distress, and police and fire vehicles careened past. Then the scene became more chaotic. “Shelter! shelter!” a policeman yelled. A thin, buzzing noise, like a chain saw running in the distance, […]
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei but causing no immediate damage or injuries, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit at a depth of nearly 70 kilometres in Yilan County, east of Taipei. An official at the Yilan Fire Bureau told AFP, “I felt […]
China has struck back at President Trump on Friday. In a rapid fire series of policy announcements from Beijing, including 34% across-the-board tariffs, three Chinese govt agencies showed that China has no intention of backing down in the trade war that Trump began this week with his own steep tariffs on imports from around the […]
A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea after a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Britain Island on Saturday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, hit at 6:04am local time, around 194 kilometres southeast of Kimbe. The US […]
A pungent smell of rotting garbage fills the air. Bulging sacks of trash pile high, some spilling their festering contents. And, with vermin plaguing parts of the city, at least one resident has claimed to have been bitten by a rat. With its heritage as a manufacturing powerhouse and its proud civic history, Birmingham likes […]
