51 dead in Nepal as villages swept away by rain, landslides

Members of Nepal army help people retrieve their belongings from a flooded street in Kathmandu KATHMANDU: Landslides, a lighting strike and floods triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 44 people in Nepal on Sunday, with five others reported missing, authorities said. Those killed included at least 37 people in the eastern mountain district of […]

Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan launches humanitarian villages project in memory of late brother | World News

The humanitarian project was launched by Dubai Crown Prince to mark the 10th anniversary of his brother Sheikh Rashid’s death/ Image: X, Instagram Marking the tenth anniversary of Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed’s death, Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has launched a far-reaching humanitarian initiative titled Rashid Villages. The project aims to preserve his […]

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow captures 2 villages in Donetsk region; advances towards Ukrainian logistics base

Representative Image (AI-generated) Russia on Saturday announced that its forces had captured two villages in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, increasing military pressure as international efforts to end the conflict continue.Moscow’s defence ministry said on Telegram that its troops had taken control of Sredneye and Kleban-Byk. The capture of Kleban-Byk advances Russian forces closer to the town […]

Russia seizes two villages in central Ukraine; raids kill 6

Russia on Saturday said it had wrested two villages in Ukraine, including one in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, marking a fresh advance into an area largely spared seizures of land since Moscow launched its offensive in 2022.Overnight strikes by both sides meanwhile claimed six lives — four in central Ukraine and two in western Russia, […]

Deadly Boko Haram attack kills 57, leaves 70 missing in Nigeria’s villages

In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria’s Borno, at least 57 people were killed and over 70 reported missing after militants linked to Boko Haram‘s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction attacked two villages on Thursday.Eyewitnesses said that militants stormed the neighbouring villages of Mallam Karamti and Kwatandashi, gathering more than 100 residents […]