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Khames Alrefi/ Getty Images (RAFAH, GAZA) — World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it has paused its operations in Rafah due to “ongoing attacks” by Israeli forces as aid organizations warned the humanitarian response is on the brink of “collapse.” The announcement comes as Israel’s offensive on Rafah — the southern city on the Gaza-Egypt border […]
Niharika Kulkarni/ Getty Images (NEW DELHI, INDIA) — One of the hottest countries on Earth has recorded its highest temperature ever. India recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius — or about 126 degrees Fahrenheit — on Wednesday afternoon at a weather station in Mungeshpur, a suburb of New Delhi, according to the India Meteorological […]
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, negotiations are apparently stalled […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed its “deep concern” over Israeli air strikes Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a tent camp that housed displaced Palestinians, reportedly causing 50 deaths and injuring 249 others, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. “As […]
Voters queue outside a polling station in Juju Valley, Polokwane, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Paul Botes/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON and PRETORIA, South Africa) — Millions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and provisional elections. At least 27 million people are […]
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Before skywatchers begin their countdown for the brief planetary alignment expected next month, some astronomical debunking has proved there may be less of a sky show after all. In the early morning hours of June 3, six planets, including Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn will momentarily align […]
A mural of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza, along with several family members and paramedics, by artist Emmalene Blake in Dublin, May 15, 2024. (Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images) (LONDON) — “Come take me, will you?” It’s Jan.29, 2024, and the fighting is raging in Gaza City. The […]
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza over the U.S. Army’s temporary Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system has been paused after rough seas caused parts of the pier to detach, a U.S. official told ABC News Tuesday. At a press briefing on Tuesday an Israeli Defense Forces official […]
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis is apologizing after reports that he used an offensive term for gay men in a recent closed-door meeting. “Pope Francis is aware of articles that recently came out about a conversation, behind closed doors, with the bishops of the [Italian Bishops Conference],” the Vatican […]
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (NEW YORK) — A Virginia man was sentenced to time served and fined $9,000 for bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, avoiding a potential 12-year sentence under the islands’ strict gun laws. Tyler Wenrich, from Richmond, traveled to Grand Turk on a cruise ship for a bachelor party […]
