Israel ramps up airstrikes, calls for evacuations from south Lebanon as it hits Beirut suburb
Nearly 2,000 people have been killed, including 127 children, and 9,384 injured since the start of the Israeli attacks on Lebanon over the last year, the country’s health minister Firass Abiad said on Thursday.
I’m because you are: How quest to restore my eyesight reminded me there are still some humane souls in depraved Uganda
Prof Waswa Balunywa allocated a driver, Mohammad Ali Kibirige, to me to ensure I was safe from Covid-19 through interaction with the public “in public transport”. The driver did not only take me to and from the hospital but also took me to my rural home in Luuka whenever I was through with the ophthalmologist.
Hurricane Helene: Grandparents found hugging each other after they were killed by falling tree in South Carolina
John Savage said his grandparents were found hugging one another in the bed, adding that the family thinks it was God’s plan to take them together, rather than one suffer without the other.
Kenyan private sector conditions weaken in September after showing recovery in August
Business expectations for the coming year remained subdued, with only 4 per cent of survey respondents expecting an upturn.
UN ‘sex mission’ in eastern Congo leaving behind a MONUSCO ‘clan’ of children without fathers
Dalmas Nzingene, a youth leader from Mbau who lost several relatives in ADF attacks, said peacekeepers don’t follow the recommendations given to them by local communities. Nzingene said he participated in regular community meetings with peacekeepers but felt they were more interested in excusing their failures than taking on advice and seeking to improve.
Unwanted Monusco: In Congo’s Beni region, departing UN peacekeepers branded ‘mission to watch civilians killed’
Known by its acronym MONUSCO, the peacekeeping mission in DRC is supposed to complete a withdrawal from the country in the coming months, yanking out thousands of troops after a 25-year deployment that is the longest and costliest in UN history.
Prosecutors accuse Trump of having ‘resorted to crimes’ in new evidence in election fraud case
The filing was submitted, initially under seal, following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents for official acts they take in office, a decision that narrowed the scope of the prosecution and eliminated the possibility of a trial before next month’s election.
Report: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump
In Elon Musk’s case, the four people familiar with his donations said, the contributions to Building America’s Future remained closely guarded. Three of the people were briefed on the donations by executives at or linked to the organization and the fourth was consulted on the matter by a Musk aide.
Source reveals Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei warned Hezbollah boss Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him
Iran’s fears for the safety of Khamenei and the loss of trust, within both Hezbollah and Iran’s establishment and between them, emerged in the conversations with 10 sources for this story, who described a situation that could complicate the effective functioning of Iran’s Axis of Resistance alliance of anti-Israel irregular armed groups.
Raging mpox denies sex workers in Congo of income as government insists it’s their duty to protect themselves
Kamituga Mayor Alexandre Bundya M’pila says the government is creating awareness campaigns but lacks money to reach everyone. He also said sex workers should look for other jobs, without providing examples of what might be available.
