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TURKEY – The Turkish National Defense Ministry on Monday said that 12 Turkish Soldiers in northern Iraq died after being exposed to methane gas during an operation. The soldiers were carrying out a sweep operation in a cave at an altitude of 852 meters (2,795 feet) used by militants of the outlawed PKK terror group … Read more
YEMEN – Houthi strikes on Israeli targets on Monday was reported after Israel launched attacks on Al Hudaydah city earlier in the day. In a televised statement, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said hypersonic ballistic missiles were launched at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Ashdod Port, and a power plant in the southern city … Read more
INDIA – The death toll from monsoon rainfall in India‘s Himachal Pradesh state have risen to 78 as of Monday. A statement issued by the state’s Emergency Operations Center said that in the monsoon rain season till July 6, 50 people have died due to multiple factors, including flash floods, cloudbursts, and drowning. The statement … Read more
TAIWAN – Typhoon Danas in Taiwan have killed at least 2 people and left over 330 injured as of Monday according to local reports. The typhoon made landfall in Budai Township of Chiayi County in southern Taiwan late Sunday before weakening to a tropical storm early Monday, according to Focus Taiwan News. It brought heavy … Read more
ISRAEL – Israel launches strikes in Lebanon and Yemen targeting Al Hudaydah city in Yemen on Monday and various locations in northern, southern and eastern Lebanon late Sunday. In Lebanon, the strikes targeted the town of Kfar Melki in Akkar district in northern Lebanon and the town of Flawiye, west of Baalbek, Lebanon’s state-run National … Read more
VIETNAM – A five-storey building fire in Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh on the Độc Lập apartment complex late Sunday have left 8 people dead according to local reports. The fire broke out Sunday night in a ground-floor unit of the five-story building, prompting a chaotic evacuation as residents fled the building in panic. … Read more
NIGERIA – A Boko Haram attack in northeastern Nigeria region on the Malam Fatori community on Sunday killed at least 9 and injured 4 others according to the local authorities. Sugun Mai Mele, the commissioner for local governments, said the incident occurred around 270 kilometers (167 miles) from the state capital, Maiduguri. He also led … Read more
USA – The current Texas flooding death toll has risen to 82 as of Sunday, which includes 68 deaths in Kerr County, 6 in Travis County, 3 in Burnet County, 1 in Tom Green County, and 2 each in Kendall and Williamson counties. 28 among the dead are children. Airborne rescue teams in Texas have been … Read more
ISRAEL – A report has revealed that Israel is rushing to displace Palestinians from northern Gaza before a possible ceasefire has been agreed upon, and cramming them in areas which cover less than 15% of the Gaza Strip. Israel is “trying to take advantage of the few remaining days before any anticipated truce to expand … Read more
AFGHANISTAN – The Afghanistan floods death toll is now at 2, as heavy floods struck eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday according to local reports. The dead are children, with hundreds of houses left destroyed. According to the Nangarhar Provincial Disaster Management Department, aside from the two casualties, floods decimated 280 homes and obliterated thousands of … Read more
RUSSIA – Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday said that the Russian forces had captured 2 new settlements in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions in their ongoing offensive operation. The ministry’s statement stated that Russian forces captured the village of Piddubne, located about 22 kilometers (13.6 miles) north of the strategic town of Velyka Novosilka, in … Read more
PALESTINE – The Gaza war death toll today is at least 57,418, with over 136,000 injured since its start in October 2023. A Palestinian health ministry statement said that 80 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 304 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 136,261 in the Israeli … Read more
PALESTINE – At least 68 Palestinians killed across Gaza Strip today, Sunday, and others injured as Israeli forces continued air attacks according to medical sources. In Gaza City, 25 people were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed two homes sheltering displaced families in the Sheikh Radwan and Al-Nasr neighborhoods, a medical source said. Eyewitnesses said the … Read more
PAKISTAN – Local officials on Sunday said that the death toll have risen to 27 after a building collapse in Pakistan’s Karachi as rescue operations ended. Dozens of people were trapped under the rubble after the five-story building collapsed in Lyari town, a run-down neighborhood that straddles the Arabian Sea, on Friday. Rescuers retrieved another … Read more
ZAMBIA – A railroad crossing accident today in Zambia have left at least 8 people dead and 5 others injured when a train rammed into a Toyota Noah minibus at the Kasenga rail crossing located in Muchinga province. Seven people died on the spot, and one of the six injured died later in a hospital, … Read more
LEBANON – Israeli attacks on Southern Lebanon on Saturday left 1 civilian dead and 6 others injured despite the ceasefire according to local authorities. An Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the Bint Jbeil district of Nabatieh Governorate, killing one person and injuring two others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said in a statement carried by the … Read more
PALESTINE – New Israeli strikes across Gaza Strip today (Saturday) have so far killed at least 68 Palestinians as per local medical reports. Seven people were killed and many injured in an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Zaytun neighborhood of Gaza City, a medical source said. The Israeli army targeted the home of … Read more
ISRAEL – Details are underway as Hamas responds to ceasefire proposal positively. Mediators on Friday delivered the Hamas’ response to proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza to Israel according to local reports. “We have completed our internal consultations with Palestinian factions and forces regarding the mediators’ latest proposal to halt the aggression against our people … Read more
MOZAMBIQUE – 31 Mozambique police officers face charges for post-election violence in orchestrating brutal attacks on civilians after the last year’s disputed election. The election monitoring organization, Platform Decide, said police shot and killed at least 400 demonstrators, and injured 600 others, after presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane called for mass demonstrations to protest the results … Read more
USA – The death toll from Texas flash floods have risen to 51; leading is Kerr County which has recorded 43 deaths, 4 from Travis County, 2 from Burnet County, with 1 death each reported in Kendall and Tom Green Counties as of Saturday. In Kerr County, 27 children are still missing after floodwaters tore … Read more