Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions | Israel War on Gaza News

Wiping away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime. The destruction of homes built without Israeli-issued permits, which campaigners say are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain due…

Photos: Lava destroys homes in Iceland’s Grindavik | Volcanoes News

Photos: Lava destroys homes in Iceland’s Grindavik | Volcanoes News

Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik. President Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson said in a televised address late on Sunday that “a daunting period of upheaval has begun…

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign | Drugs News

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign | Drugs News

With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a “state of war” as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the capital, Quito, where residents were gripped by fear over…

Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power | Elections News

Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power | Elections News

Polls have closed and counting is under way in Bangladesh’s general election, marked by a low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition and its allies. Sunday’s “one-sided” vote, as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) put it, is set to keep Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in power for…

Thousands protest in Israel demanding captive release, government to resign | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands protest in Israel demanding captive release, government to resign | Israel War on Gaza News

Mass protests have taken place around Israel, with demonstrators calling for the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza, the removal of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government and an end to the war in Gaza. Several thousand supporters, friends and families of the Israeli captives taken by Hamas on October 7…

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News

Bangladesh is holding general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, despite overseeing an economy that required an international bailout last year. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of ailing former Prime…

Photos: Aftermath of devastating earthquake in Japan | Earthquakes News

Photos: Aftermath of devastating earthquake in Japan | Earthquakes News

Japanese rescuers battled the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday as they searched for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed dozens and caused widespread destruction. The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high,…

Photos: Powerful earthquake hits Japan, residents flee some coastal areas | Earthquakes News

Photos: Powerful earthquake hits Japan, residents flee some coastal areas | Earthquakes News

A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, destroying buildings, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting travel to the region. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of around 1m (3 feet)…