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Fear and uncertainty in Lebanon as Israel invades
For the past few days, there was a feeling in Lebanon that an Israeli ground invasion into the country’s south was almost inevitable as Israel indicated its campaign against Hezbollah would not stop with the killing of Hassan Nasrallah,…
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People ‘jump from roof to roof’ as floods kill 148 in Nepal
Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least148 people and injured more than 100 across the Himalayan nation, police have reported.
They say more than 50 people are still missing on Sunday after two days of intense rainfall,…
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Zookeeper mauled to death by lion in Nigeria
A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it, police say.
The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife…
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Fan dies at football match
A football fan has died after suffering a "medical emergency" at West Brom's away match at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
West Brom released a statement to say the team was "devastated to learn of the tragic passing" of their supporter…
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Boy, eight, dies after being shot at farm in Cumbria
An eight-year-old boy has died after sustaining "serious" injuries to his head and face after being shot at a farm.
Cumbria Police said they are investigating the incident, and said they were called to the farm - in the Warcop area - at…
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India confirms first mpox case in current outbreak
India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports.
Called clade 1b, the new variant is highly-transmissible and has been…
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Peace in Ukraine May Come Sooner Than Expected – President Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the war with Russia could end sooner than some people think.
"I think that we are closer to peace than we think. We just have to be very strong, very strong," he said.
Speaking to US…
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At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine explosion
An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday.
More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province.
It is reported to have been…
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Gunman lurked for hours before Trump’s last-minute game of golf
A gunman hid for nearly 12 hours in bushes before Donald Trump played an unscheduled game of golf at his oceanfront club in Florida – leaving locals stunned at what authorities say appears to be the second attempt to assassinate the former…
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Sierra Leone building collapse kills 8
Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people.
The West African Country’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA)…
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