20 Pakistan Coal Miners Shot Dead in Attack
Up to 40 attackers fired at miners for half an hour starting around 12:30 am (1930 GMT Thursday) “before escaping into the night”, said Asim Shafi, police chief in Duki district, where the attack occurred.
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Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 22
An Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people in central Beirut on Thursday as Israeli ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN’s peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two Blue Helmets.
Israel army says top Islamic Jihad commander killed in West Bank
Israel’s army said Friday it had killed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad’s top commander for the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
79 million girls, women assaulted in sub-Saharan Africa: UNICEF
Globally, UNICEF estimates that sexual violence has affected some 370 million girls and women, with around one in five in sub-Saharan experiencing sexual assault or rape before they turn 18.
Time Running out in Florida to flee Hurricane Milton
Florida residents fled — or defied warnings and hunkered down — in the final hours Wednesday before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, pummels the Gulf Coast and tears across the state.
Calls for safety of Beirut airport under threat of Israel strikes
As Israeli strikes devastate Lebanon, calls to safeguard the country’s only airport — a lifeline for aid and travel located precariously…
Mozambique Votes in Tense Election Likely to Keep Ruling Party in Power
The election takes place amid political tension in the southern African nation plagued by high levels of poverty and inequality, while jihadist violence in the north is holding back major gas projects.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills 17
The bodies of those killed and the wounded were taken to Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat camp and to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the city of Deir el-Balah.
Israel Army Says Begins Operations Against Hezbollah in Southwest Lebanon
On its Telegram channel, the military said its 146th Division began “limited, localised, targeted operational activities” against Hezbollah targets and infrastructure in southwestern Lebanon.
Ex-Dutch Football Star Johan Neeskens Dies
Johan Neeskens, part of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created “total football” in the 1970s and a key team-mate of Johan Cruyff, has died aged 73, the Dutch football federation said Monday.
