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Joy as son trapped in South Africa building collapse rescued
Rescue-and-search operations continue for a third day after a building under construction collapsed.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
UN food agency fears an escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border can cripple aid efforts in Lebanon
If the monthslong conflict playing out on the Lebanese-Israeli border continues to escalate, the United Nations food agency won't be ready for the spike in nutritional needs across crisis-hit Lebanon, its deputy executive director said Wednesday. Clashes between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces began on Oct. 8, a day after Israel started bombarding the Gaza Strip following Hamas’ deadly rampage in southern Israel, and the tensions between the two sides continue to intens
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Bomb in northeastern Afghanistan kills 3 officers who were part of convoy handling poppy eradication
A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers on Wednesday, officials said. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry, said the bomb which was “attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province," while a convoy of security forces was passing through, adding that five other officers were wounded. Qani said the officers were on their way to destroy poppy crops in the area.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine’s power plants
BBC Verify has been tracking Russia's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
4 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy
The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generational shift in its workforce. Prada CEO Andrea Guerra, who was brought in last year as part of the generational change in family-run Prada’s management, said at an unveiling of the expanded plant Tuesday that the company is investi
4 min read - Worlddpa international
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need secure shelters, IOM head says
Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh are in dire need of safer and more secure shelters, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday in Dhaka. "People are living in shelters where they can’t properly lock their doors," said Amy Pope, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). "This is very fundamental issue." Pope, who arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a five-day trip to Bangladesh, visited the sprawling refugee camps in the south-eastern district of Cox’s
2 min read - Worlddpa international
No legal basis to ban Islamist protest in Hamburg, police say
Another demonstration by the Islamist organization Muslim Interaktiv in Hamburg will be allowed to proceed, less than two weeks after an earlier demonstration caused a national uproar in Germany. Hamburg's police chief Falk Schnabel said on Wednesday that the group's planned demonstration called for Saturday will be subject to strict conditions by authorities. Muslim Interaktiv is classified as an extremist group by the German authorities. Schnabel said that police intensively examined options f
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in twin raids in volatile northwest near Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces killed six militants in twin raids Wednesday targeting their hideouts in the country's volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan, the military said. Five militants were killed in the first raid in Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. It did not provide further details about the slain insurgents, and only said the men were behind various previous attacks on the security forces.
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Around 200 Palestinians leaving Rafah each hour, UNRWA says
An average of 200 people are leaving the southern Palestinian city of Rafah every hour following Israel's evacuation order, according to estimates by the UN relief agency for Palestinians. "The displacement is ongoing and people are leaving towards Khan Younis and the Middle Areas," communications director of the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Juliette Touma, told dpa on Wednesday. "It’s not possible to give a total number of people displaced at the mome
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Kosovo backs Ukraine even though Kyiv has not recognized its independence, foreign minister says
Kosovo's foreign minister said Wednesday that her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine for conflict not to spread further in Europe. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, who is both foreign minister and deputy prime minister, said her small Balkan nation, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, is constantly reminded of the aggressive intentions of both Serbia and its ally Russia.
3 min read - ScienceFuturism
Chinese Moon Lander Appears to Be Carrying Secret Lunar Rover
China is set to launch the first-ever sample return mission to the far side of the Moon. Apart from sampling the lunar surface, the mission dubbed Chang'e-6 will also be carrying an even more interesting piece of equipment with it: a previously undisclosed lunar rover, SpaceNews reports.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Zelensky compares fight against Russia to fight against Nazis
On the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has compared his country's current defence against a Russian invasion to Ukrainian efforts to defeat Nazi Germany. "Eighty years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism forever," he said in a video message recorded during his Wednesday visit to the town of Yahidne in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv, the scene of an alleged Russian war crime in 2022. "But today Ukrainians are onc
1 min read - USdpa international
German court acquits man accused in 2019 Green Vault jewel heist
A man accused of aiding in the spectacular theft of royal jewels from the historic Green Vault in the eastern German city of Dresden was acquitted on Wednesday following a trial. The burglary on November 25, 2019 is considered one of the most spectacular art thefts in Germany. The perpetrators stole 21 pieces of diamond and brilliant-cut diamond jewellery from the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe), which houses Europe's largest treasure collection. The thieves also caused more than €1 million ($1.1 m
2 min read - USBackfire News
Video: This Is What A Gas Station Explosion Looks Like
Everyone has seen gas station explosions in Hollywood movies or TV shows. But let’s face it, those scenes are pure fantasy aided either by CGI or pyrotechnics. If you’re wondering what the real thing looks like, a video out of somewhere in the Middle East shows just such an event unfold. Bear raids a car crash, drags body into the woods. While the whole gas station doesn’t go up in a huge fireball, there are pillars of fire which are plenty scary. They’re contained to one section of the station,
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to 'reckless and dangerous activities' by Moscow
Britain will expel Russia’s defense attaché over spying allegations as part of several measures the government announced Wednesday to target Moscow’s intelligence gathering operations in the U.K. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the measures were aimed at what he called the “reckless and dangerous activities of the Russian government across Europe." The latest round of measures will boot the attaché, Maxim Elovik, a Russian colonel who the government termed an “undeclared military intelligen
2 min read - WorldBBC
Battles in east Rafah as Israel reopens key Kerem Shalom aid crossing
Israel says lorries are at Kerem Shalom crossing, but a UN agency says they have not entered Gaza.
5 min read - WorldBBC
Anger in Nigeria over levy on money transfers
Some argue that the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transfers will push people back to using cash.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Pakistan declares emergency to enroll 26 million out-of-school kids
Pakistan on Wednesday declared an emergency to enroll 26 million children of school-going age who are not registered to seek formal education, the highest number in the world. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced in the capital Islamabad his government was imposing the formal emergency declaration to tackle the daunting task of wooing back children to school. The declaration allows for the mobilization of funds and resources, and puts the problem high on the government agenda. A combination o
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Lithuania still open to sending soldiers to train troops in Ukraine
Lithuania remains open to the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine as part of training missions for Ukrainian soldiers, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Wednesday. In a story published in the Financial Times the Lithuanian leader confirmed her previously expressed openness to this idea. She said her country, which is a member of both NATO and the European Union, is prepared to send soldiers on training missions to Ukraine. There is parliamentary authorization to do so, but Kiev has not
1 min read - WorldReuters
Palestinians scramble for safety ahead of expected Rafah operation
CAIROGAZA, May 8 (Reuters) - As battles raged on the outskirts of Rafah on Wednesday with Israeli forces closing in, Palestinians were on the move again, abandoning neighbourhoods of the southern Gaza city and leaving them as ghost towns. Israel has threatened a major assault on Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there, but more than a million people are sheltering in the city, prompting warnings from the United Nations of a humanitarian catastrophe.
4 min read - WorldBBC
Julius Malema - South Africa's radical agenda-setter leading the EFF into 2024 elections
The divisive leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters threatens to hoover votes up from the ruling party.
7 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Poland detains and questions Russian man who illegally crossed from Belarus
Poland’s security officials said Wednesday that a 41-year-old man from Russia had been detained and was being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia’s ally Belarus. The Border Guard confirmed that a 41-year-old “deserter” from Russia has been detained. Deputy Interior Minister Czeslaw Mroczek said that officials were trying to establish whether the man was a deserter from Russian army “trying to flee the horrors of the war” or whether he was assigned to carry out secret tasks in th
1 min read - Worlddpa international
EU court case annuls German bailout of airline Condor
An EU court on Wednesday overturned the European Commission's approval of millions of euros in bailout money for the German airline Condor. "The commission should not have approved the restructuring aid at issue without initiating a formal investigation procedure," a press release from the European Union's General Court said. Germany got a green light from the commission in 2021 to give Condor €321 million ($345 million) for restructuring after parent company Thomas Cook went bankrupt. EU state
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. In a stunning move just ahead of weekly prime minister's questions, Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor of the House of Commons to join the ranks of Keir Starmer's Labour Party, which appears headed for power after 14 years. “We need to move on from the broken promises of Rishi Su
3 min read - USFox News
University of Chicago dismantles anti-Israel encampment as students claim they were ‘ambushed’ while sleeping
Police were captured on video tearing down an anti-Israel encampment set up on the University of Chicago campus early Tuesday, following growing safety concerns.
3 min read - WorldINSIDER
An alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy gives an alarming look into how deeply Russia can penetrate his inner circle
Ukraine claims Russian agents got alarmingly close to Ukraine's president.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said the day will be observed by national tree planting activities to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, have been overwhelmed by floods.
1 min read - BusinessAFP
BMW says EU probe into China EV subsidies against free trade
The chief executive of German luxury carmaker BMW on Wednesday warned the European Union's investigation into Chinese electric car subsidies runs counter to free trade.Oliver Zipse -- CEO of BMW, which has major investments in China, the world's biggest car market -- said that the Munich-based group "always strives for free trade".
2 min read - USBBC
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest move to regulate their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western Sicilian office said the flights interfered with the Italian coast guard’s exclusive role in coordinating search and rescue efforts and put migrant lives at risk. Non-governmental rescue groups that continue using the Lampedusa, Sicily airp
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead
Rescue teams used underground cameras and sniffer dogs Wednesday to search for nearly 40 construction workers still missing in rubble two days after the collapse of an apartment building under construction in coastal South Africa. The unfinished five-story apartment complex collapsed Monday in George, a city on South Africa's south coast around 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Cape Town. It sparked a desperate rescue effort that has drawn disaster response teams from other towns and cities.
3 min read - WorldINSIDER
Ukraine is getting a prototype artillery shell that can strike 3 times as far as regular rounds: report
Germany is gearing up to send Ukraine prototype artillery shells that can travel 62 miles, Handelsblatt reported, triple the range of 155mm shells.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Kenya officials deny claims floods washed away dangerous reptiles from Nairobi’s snake park
Torrential rains in Kenya and neighbouring countries have caused devasting flooding in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands more. Posts shared hundreds of times claimed venomous snakes and crocodiles sheltered at a park in Kenya’s capital Nairobi had been washed away, warning the public to “be vigilant”. However, this is false: the National Museums of Kenya, which harbours the reptiles, dismissed the claims and said the reptiles were “securely housed”. AFP Fact Check
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Israel says key Gaza crossing reopened after rocket attacks
The Kerem Shalom border crossing for the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip reopened on Wednesday after being closed for several days, according to the Israeli military. It had been closed to humanitarian shipments on Sunday following a rocket attack by the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. Despite another rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, lorries from Egypt with humanitarian aid, including food, water, equipment for shelters, medicines and medical supplies donated by the inter
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Taliban reject claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan
The Taliban on Wednesday rejected claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan, calling it “irresponsible and far from the reality.” Pakistan’s military said Tuesday a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizen. Maj. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, a spokesman for Pakistan’s army, has said that four men behind the March 26 attack in Bisham, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Another German politician is attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead of EU elections in June
A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday, in the latest attack on elected officials that raises concern over rising political violence in Germany. Franziska Giffey, the city's top economic official, a former mayor and an ex-federal minister, was attacked at an event in a Berlin library on Tuesday by a man who approached her from behind and hit her with a bag containing a hard device, police said. Giffey was taken to
4 min read - WorldBBC
John Steenhuisen: The DA leader vowing to 'rescue' South Africa in the 2024 election
The political veteran believes he is a credible alternative to the ruling ANC party.
7 min read - WorldBBC
George building collapse: Trapped South African man texting family
One father told the BBC his son has been texting him from under the rubble - but rescuers have not found him yet.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Rafah offensive starts and King 'a bit busy' for Harry
Israel's offensive in Rafah and Prince Harry's UK trip are leading Wednesday's front pages.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault in dangerous aircraft encounter
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday rejected China's argument that Australia was responsible for a dangerous weekend encounter between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea. Both China and Australia lodged official protests and blamed each other for a Chinese warplane’s extraordinary use of flares against an Australian navy helicopter on Saturday.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Italy's president says Russia's invasion of Ukraine can't be solved by rewarding Moscow's aggression
Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored. Sergio Mattarella said Italy, which now heads the G7 meetings, and many international partners have come to Ukraine’s defense to support the principle that solidarity must be given to nations attacked by acts that violate international law and the U.N. Charter.
2 min read - BusinessAFP
Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market
Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand.One major reason why foreign automakers are seeking partnerships with local tech firms is to benefit from their innovation, which Chinese automaking executives have attributed to the cutthroat competition in the industry.
4 min read - USAssociated Press
Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
It was the third night that the girl and around 140 other ethnic Rohingya refugees had been trapped on the fishing boat off Indonesia’s coast. Like most of the passengers, she had survived attacks by Myanmar’s military that forced her and her family to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
5 min read - USCNN
Police investigating shooting of security guard outside Drake’s Toronto home
A security guard working at Drake’s home in Toronto, Canada has been shot, authorities said Tuesday.
1 min read - USWFRV Green Bay
UW-Oshkosh students demonstrate their support for Palestine amidst conflict with Israel
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – Several UW-Oshkosh students showed their support for Palestine in the ongoing conflict with Israel. More than 50 students marched around the Polk Library Tuesday afternoon, not only supporting Palestinians but urging the school to join their efforts. The Oshkosh Student Socialist Association organized the protest. One of the students in the […]
1 min read - USWKRG
Vietnam Memorial Wall comes to Robertsdale bringing healing, gratitude
A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial has made its way to Robertsdale receiving the fanfare Vietnam veterans never received.
2 min read - USWJZY
Protests continue at UNC Charlotte after arrest, pro-Palestine encampment dismantled
Campus police marched into a quad and tore down an encampment Tuesday morning, May 7, amid a protest over the conflict in Gaza. At least one person was arrested.
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
About half of the North Korean missiles Russia fired at Ukraine flew off course and exploded in the air, official says
The failure rate of the North Korean ballistic missiles Russia is firing at Ukraine appears to be quite high, Ukraine's top prosecutor told Reuters.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Red Cross: Safe transport of Rafah's disabled, elderly still unclear
While the Israeli army is advancing into the southern Gaza Stip city of Rafah, it is still unclear how the most vulnerable people in the densely populated area can be brought to safety, the Red Cross says. "Questions such as how to safely transport the disabled, the elderly, and the sick, and where such a large population can move and reside safely with basic needs met, remain unanswered," the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday. Many in Rafah have already been displa
1 min read - Worlddpa international
IAEA chief calls on Iran to cooperate on nuclear facility inspections
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has called on Iran to take swift and concrete steps to improve the monitoring of its nuclear programme. "I want results and I want them soon," Grossi said at Vienna airport on Tuesday evening after returning from two days of talks with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and nuclear chief Mohammed Eslami in Iran. However, no concrete steps were agreed during Grossi's visit. The IAEA and Iran reached an agreement in pr
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