Tuesday, 19 Mar, 2024

International

23 killed in Papua New Guinea floods, landslides

Flooding, landslides and torrential rains have killed at least 23 people in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region, where homes have been damaged and roads washed away. Acting Director for the National Disaster Centre, Lusete Man said a mother and child were among the dead as bad

N Korea’s Kim oversees ‘super-large’ rocket launcher drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen live-fire drills involving “newly-equipped super-large” multiple rocket launchers, a day after South Korea and Japan reported the country’s launch of several short-range ballistic missiles, its first such test in about two

Trump unable to get $464m bond in New York fraud case

Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud case. The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond in order to continue his appeal. Mr Trump said that securing a

Children among 14 killed in Israeli attacks

Israeli air attacks on two houses and an apartment in Rafah have killed at least 14 people and injured several more, Wafa news agency reports. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for immediate action to prevent famine in northern Gaza, a disaster that he described as

Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza: UNICEF

Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in Gaza since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Thousands more have been injured or we

Israel launches night raid on Gaza al-Shifa hospital

Israeli forces have launched an overnight raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, with reports of tanks and heavy gunfire at the facility. An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said the IDF was carrying out a "high precision operation in limited areas" of the hospital. The

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul

North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to open a democracy summit in neighbouring South Korea, officials have said. “North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East

Putin wins Russian presidential election again by a landslide

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cemented his grip on power in a landslide election victory that has been widely criticised as lacking democratic legitimacy. In a post-election news conference, Putin cast the outcome as a vindication of his decision to defy the West and invade

Indian Navy rescues hijacked MV Ruen from 35 Somali pirates

Indian naval forces including special commandos have seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members, a spokesperson for the navy said. In a post on the social media platform X on Saturday, the navy said that all 35 pirates on board the

Children among 12 killed in Israel's Deir al-Balah attack

Israeli attacks on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza killed at least 12 people and wounded many more, including children, according to videos and witnesses. Thirteen aid trucks arrived safely in Jabalia and Gaza City, marking the first convoys to travel from the south to the north of the

UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti's main port, stocked with "essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival," was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital. Haiti is struggling to resolve a long-running

Gaza aid reaches shore in first sea delivery

The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has unloaded supplies onto the shore. The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for Gaza, which the UN says is on the brink of famine. Videos posted online show a crane

Israeli forces kill 20 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza health ministry says

Gaza’s health ministry has said Israeli fire killed 20 people waiting to receive desperately needed aid in the besieged Palestinian territory, but the Israeli military said the reports were “erroneous”. Gaza officials said the attack occurred as a crowd gathered to

At least 60 migrants died in Mediterranean Sea on way to Italy

At least 60 migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Italy, Italian media said Thursday.  Survivors, who were rescued by the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship after several days adrift in the Central Mediterranean, maintained that at least 60 people died during the

Macron warns against ‘limits’ on backing Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned allies against imposing limits on support for Ukraine, saying European security was at stake in Kyiv’s battle against the Russian invasion. With Ukraine suffering military setbacks since the failure of a counteroffensive last

Mamata Banerjee suffers major injury in accident

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered major injuries to her forehead, the party informed through a post on X. The All India Trinamool Congress shared photos of Banerjee on a hospital bed with a deep cut in the middle of her forehead and blood on her face. Sources said the

EU agrees $5.5 billion package to fund arms for Ukraine

EU member states on Wednesday agreed to add five billion euros ($5.5 billion) to a central fund to pay for weapons sent to Ukraine. The move provides a welcome boost for Kyiv as support from its other major backer, the United States, wavers and its outgunned forces struggle to hold

Israeli forces kill 6 aid seekers, wound dozens

Israeli forces again open fire on Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City, killing six and wounding at least 83 others, according to media reports. The attack came hours after Israel bombed a United Nations food distribution centre in southern Rafah city, killing at least five

Denmark to start conscripting women for military service

Denmark has announced plans to extend military conscription to women for the first time and increase the standard service time. It also wants to boost its defence budget by nearly $6bn (£4.6bn) in the next five years to meet Nato targets. "We do not rearm because we want

US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide

The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell its controlling stake or the app would be blocked in the US. While the bill passed