Huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital’s southern suburb overnight, shaking the ground and sending plumes of smoke into the skyline. Residents in Beirut said the bombardment was so intense that car alarms went off and buildings shook as Israeli fighter jets pounded the densely populated outskirts, including the international airport’sContinue Reading
Switzerland and Italy redrew their shared border in the Alps last week, forced by melting glaciers that, along with vast snowfields, define large sections of the territorial boundary between the Central European neighbors. In May 2023, an agreement to change the border was drawn up between Switzerland and Italy. ThatContinue Reading
The Dominican Republic says it plans to expel as many as 10,000 Haitian migrants per week, despite a longstanding call from the United Nations to end forced returns to Haiti amid a surge in gang violence there. Homero Figueroa, a Dominican presidential spokesperson, said on Wednesday that the “operation aimsContinue Reading
Mining town located on strategic high ground links eastern and southern fronts, acts as supply hub for both sides. Russia’s army has reportedly taken full control of the strategic hilltop town of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine. Unconfirmed reports by pro-Russian military bloggers on Wednesday said the Ukrainian town, which occupiesContinue Reading
Israel has bombed the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in Lebanon as it has escalated its attacks within its northern neighbor, ostensibly to target Hezbollah and armed Palestinian factions after almost a year of cross-border exchanges. In the narrow alleys of the densely populated Palestinian camp near the coastalContinue Reading
Hilsa is Bangladesh’s national fish. Locally known as ilish, it is cherished as the queen among fish and forms part of the culinary identity of both Bangladesh and the bordering Indian state of West Bengal. Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used the fish – which is found in theContinue Reading
Beirut, Lebanon – On Friday evening, Mariam* was in her apartment with her teenage daughter and mother when her building began rumbling and shaking. Agonizing screams and the buzzing of Israeli warplanes soon followed. Israel had just launched a major air attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallahas well asContinue Reading
Government deploys more than 3,000 security personnel to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats. At least 32 people have been killed and 12 others reported missing, according to officials, as incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides during the last 24 hours. More than 3,000 security personnelContinue Reading
Iran-aligned group says it will continue its attacks on Israel until its ‘aggression on Lebanon and Gaza stops’. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they have attacked the Israeli cities of Tel Aviva and Ashkelon as well as three US navy warships with missiles and drones. The Iran-aligned group pledged on FridayContinue Reading
The National Hurricane Center director has said an ‘unsurvivable scenario’ will play out in areas of Florida’s coast. Officials in the US state of Florida are pleading with residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders or face life-threatening conditions, as the enormous Hurricane Helene advanced across the Gulf of Mexico towardsContinue Reading
