Heavy rains flood tents in Gaza, bringing further misery to Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Heavy rains flood tents in Gaza, bringing further misery to Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Heavy rain has flooded tents for displaced Palestinians across Gaza, bringing more misery to 2.3 million people who have been facing nonstop Israeli bombardment since last October. “We ran in the middle of the night, the rainwater flooded the tent, the food is gone, the kids screamed and I am…

Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment

Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment

At a bear sanctuary in the heart of Romania’s Carpathians, several cubs believed to have been orphaned have just arrived. There are fears that more will need shelter now that the country has authorised the hunting of this protected species, effectively overturning a ban in place since 2016. Florin Ticusan and…

Fifth storm in less than a month bears down on the Philippines | Floods News

Fifth storm in less than a month bears down on the Philippines | Floods News

The Philippines issued new weather warnings as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated before Typhoon Toraji. Now a weakened tropical storm, Toraji blew out to sea overnight after causing relatively limited damage and no reported deaths. But Tropical Storm…

‘Children constantly coughing’: Pakistan’s record smog forces people home | Environment News

‘Children constantly coughing’: Pakistan’s record smog forces people home | Environment News

On the streets of Pakistan’s second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. Lahore, a city of 14 million people stuffed with factories, regularly ranks among the world’s…

Kamala Harris concedes election but vows to fight on | US Election 2024 News

Kamala Harris concedes election but vows to fight on | US Election 2024 News

US Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a televised concession speech to the nation after a whirlwind campaign that failed to stop Republican Donald Trump’s return to the White House. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fuelled this campaign,” she told supporters on Wednesday at…

Images capture exact moment Israeli missile hit building in Beirut | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Images capture exact moment Israeli missile hit building in Beirut | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Taking cover behind a large tree, a photographer from The Associated Press news agency pointed his camera towards an apartment building in Beirut that the Israeli military warned was in its sights. When a missile plunged from the sky moments later, the photojournalist and his lens were perfectly positioned to…

Fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150 people in Nigeria | In Pictures News

Fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150 people in Nigeria | In Pictures News

More than 150 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria. The crash took place on an expressway in Jigawa State. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said. Deadly tanker…

Cuban president leads pro-Palestinian march in Havana | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Cuban president leads pro-Palestinian march in Havana | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Thousands of Cubans, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other leaders of the communist-run island, marched in Havana to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The demonstrators, including some 250 Palestinian medical students living in Cuba, carried a large banner that read “Long live free Palestine”, while the president and…

Millions evacuate prior to Hurricane Milton making landfall in Florida | In Pictures News

Millions evacuate prior to Hurricane Milton making landfall in Florida | In Pictures News

Millions of Florida residents have fled the US state as Hurricane Milton approaches, with officials there warning that those who stayed would “die” and that single-story homes would turn into “a coffin”. “We are a few hours away from an epic catastrophe,” Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor told CNN. The Tampa…