Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak | Floods News

Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak | Floods News

Kurgan and Tyumen regions of Russia, and parts of Kazakhstan, are threatened by some of the worst flooding in history. Authorities in Russia are warning people to evacuate affected areas as Russia’s Kurgan and Tyumen regions and swaths of northern Kazakhstan are flooded. Tens of thousands have already abandoned their…

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting | Climate Crisis News

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting | Climate Crisis News

More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas especially hard. Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects. The government announced the death toll late…

US eyes accelerated funding for Israel as it warns against Iran retaliation | News

US eyes accelerated funding for Israel as it warns against Iran retaliation | News

Despite warning on all-out war with Iran, US renews efforts to push stalled funding package for Israel. The US is renewing efforts to push through stalled funding package for Israel, despite stressing it will not help with any counteroffensive measures against Iran. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Thousands try to return home to north Gaza after ‘open checkpoint’ rumours | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands try to return home to north Gaza after ‘open checkpoint’ rumours | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have flooded the coastal road northwards after hearing that several people managed to cross a closed checkpoint towards Gaza City, despite Israel denying it was open. Those making the journey on Sunday hoped to cross a military checkpoint on al-Rashid Street, south of Gaza City,…

UN urges restraint as Iran and Israel trade barbs at Security Council | Conflict News

UN urges restraint as Iran and Israel trade barbs at Security Council | Conflict News

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges adversaries ‘to step back from the brink’ of a wider conflict. The United Nations has called on Iran and Israel to show restraint, with the threat of a full-scale direct conflict between the pair looming over the Middle East. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the adversaries at…

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds | Politics News

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds | Politics News

Bruce Lehrmann loses defamation claim against broadcaster and journalist over 2021 interview with his accuser. A former government staffer in Australia raped a colleague in the country’s Parliament, a judge has found, rejecting his defamation claim against a broadcaster that aired his accuser’s allegations. Justice Michael Lee ruled that Bruce…

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say | Gender Equity News

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say | Gender Equity News

New South Wales Police commissioner says videos of the attack ‘speak for themselves’. Australian police have said they believe a man who fatally six stabbed people at a busy Sydney shopping centre specifically targeted women. Five women and one man were killed on Saturday when a 40-year-old man went on…

US military says it destroyed dozens of drones fired from Iran, Yemen | Israel War on Gaza News

US military says it destroyed dozens of drones fired from Iran, Yemen | Israel War on Gaza News

US Central Command says it hit more than 80 one-way attack drones aimed at Israel. The United States has destroyed dozens of drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, its military has said. US forces hit more than 80 one-way attack drones, including…

What does Israel want to do after Iran’s drone and missile attacks? | Israel War on Gaza News

What does Israel want to do after Iran’s drone and missile attacks? | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel is reportedly unable to agree on a response to an overnight barrage of more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles, launched in response to Israel’s own strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. According to the Israeli army, 99 percent of the projectiles were intercepted by…

‘Arsonist and firefighter’: Can the US restrain Israel after Iran attack? | Joe Biden News

‘Arsonist and firefighter’: Can the US restrain Israel after Iran attack? | Joe Biden News

Washington, DC – The response from US President Joe Biden’s administration to Iran’s historic missile and drone attack on Israel has been twofold: Washington has re-upped its pledge to always stand by its “ironclad” ally Israel, while also appealing to the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to…