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Four people die as helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital during take-off
2 days, 17 hours ago

Four people die as helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital during take-off

New Indian Express  

ANKARA: Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, the provincial governor said, blaming the accident on thick fog. "The helicopter fell to the ground after having struck the fourth storey of a hospital during take-off," killing two pilots, a doctor and an employee on board the vehicle, Mugla provincial governor Idris Akbiyik …

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Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
4 days, 6 hours ago

Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children

Raw Story  

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday. The injured children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said. He urged the "Oyo State government to take every necessary …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

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China Daily  

INDIA 13 dead as naval vessel hits boat At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said. NIGERIA 30 children killed in carnival stampede At least 30 children were killed and dozens of others injured …

German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists
5 days, 3 hours ago

German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians. In what is expected to be one of its last sessions before it is dissolved ahead of an early election in February, parliament’s lower house, or Bundestag, backed the plan by 600 votes to …

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Nigeria: Stampede during holiday funfair at Islamic High School reportedly kills 30 children
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5 days, 17 hours ago

Nigeria: Stampede during holiday funfair at Islamic High School reportedly kills 30 children

India TV News  

Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families. An investigation has been opened into the causes of the stampede, Makinde said, adding “Anyone directly or remotely involved in this disaster will be …

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German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists
5 days, 17 hours ago

German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists

LA Times  

German lawmakers have approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians. “We see when we look abroad that, when autocrats come to power, they almost always first turn against the effectiveness and independence of justice,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told lawmakers. Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, based in the …

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Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says
6 days, 1 hour ago

Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. Security forces attended the scene and arrested the event organizers, state governor Seyi Makinde said in a statement. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families. Local media identified …

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Suri tribe bride adorns goat horns, lip plates: Pakistani vlogger captures unique rituals
1 week ago

Suri tribe bride adorns goat horns, lip plates: Pakistani vlogger captures unique rituals

Hindustan Times  

A Pakistani travel vlogger’s Instagram video documenting the unique bridal customs of Ethiopia’s Suri tribe has garnered significant attention, amassing over 9.2 million views. The footage showcases a newly married Suri woman adorned with traditional lip plates and goat horn headpieces, offering viewers an intimate glimpse into the tribe’s distinctive cultural practices. The Suri tribe bride's unconventional adornments include goat …

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Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say
1 week ago

Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say

Al Jazeera  

Health authorities said the disease presents in the form of a respiratory illness. Health authorities on Tuesday said the disease, circulating in the southwestern Kwango province, presents in the form of a respiratory illness. Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the country’s Panzi health zone in November, as fears surmounted about the mysterious …

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Israel seeking to 'expand borders' through Golan plan: Turkey
1 week, 1 day ago

Israel seeking to 'expand borders' through Golan plan: Turkey

The Hindu  

Turkey on Monday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to "expand its borders". "This decision is a new stage in Israel's goal of expanding its borders through occupation," the foreign ministry said in a statement condemning the move. Israel's government on Sunday approved a plan to double …

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Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders
1 week, 1 day ago

Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders

Firstpost  

Israel’s government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the annexed Golan Heights, just days after its troops seized a UN-monitored buffer zone bordering Syria as rebel forces moved on Damascus An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of …

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France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead
1 week, 1 day ago

France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

Associated Press  

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching for water and shelter, after Cyclone Chido leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday when it hit Mayotte, …

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Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights
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1 week, 1 day ago

Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights

Firstpost  

The Israeli government has green-lit a plan to double the population in the occupied Golan Heights. Here’s why An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, December 15, 2024. Israeli forces captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War, …

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What is the French territory of Mayotte, where Cyclone Chido has left hundreds dead?
1 week, 1 day ago

What is the French territory of Mayotte, where Cyclone Chido has left hundreds dead?

Firstpost  

This weekend, the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte was hit by Cyclone Chido, the most powerful storm in nearly a century, potentially resulting in a massive loss of life and major damage to public infrastructure. According to a senior government official, the death toll could be in the hundreds or even thousands This undated photo provided by NGO Medecins …

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‘Several hundred’ killed as Cyclone Chido batters French territory Mayotte, top official says
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1 week, 1 day ago

‘Several hundred’ killed as Cyclone Chido batters French territory Mayotte, top official says

Hindustan Times  

The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island's top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron said his “thoughts” were with the Mayotte people and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau was due to travel to Mayotte on Monday. Retailleau had warned Saturday …

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France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido
1 week, 1 day ago

France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido

NPR  

France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido toggle caption AP/UIISC7/Securite civile CAPE TOWN, South Africa — France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century. Authorities in Mayotte …

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Satellite pics capture what's happening in Syria post Assad
1 week, 1 day ago

Satellite pics capture what's happening in Syria post Assad

India Today  

The collapse of the Assad regime has been followed by pre-emptive military strikes from countries like Israel and the US who fear an Afghanistan-like situation. Over the weekend, Israel conducted airstrikes on military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops beyond a demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights for the first time in 50 years. At least 75 strikes …

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Death toll in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is ‘several hundred,’ top official says
1 week, 2 days ago

Death toll in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is ‘several hundred,’ top official says

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron said his “thoughts” were with the Mayotte people and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau was due to travel to Mayotte on …

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Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 3 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

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Francois Bayrou is France’s new prime minister, but a showdown with lawmakers looms
1 week, 4 days ago

Francois Bayrou is France’s new prime minister, but a showdown with lawmakers looms

CNN  

Paris CNN — France’s embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis that has left his authority dwindling by the day. “I think that there is a path to be found that brings people together instead of dividing them.” Barnier’s minority government collapsed …

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High school basketball: Thursday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games
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1 week, 4 days ago

High school basketball: Thursday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

LA Times  

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL THURSDAY’S RESULTS BOYS Alliance Marine 57, Valley Oaks CES 14 Animo Bunche 44, Annenberg 21 Artesia 63, South Gate 45 Ayala 71, Marquez 54 Banning 69, Rim of the World 46 Bell 66, Maywood Academy 60 Bishop Amat 77, San Dimas 72 Brea Olinda 70, Legacy 35 Buckley 46, Carson 43 Burbank 97, Southwestern Academy 14 California …

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US defense chief observes drills with Japan, Australia, says he’s confident about greater capability
1 week, 6 days ago

US defense chief observes drills with Japan, Australia, says he’s confident about greater capability

Associated Press  

CAMP ASAKA, Japan — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed confidence about enhanced military capabilities among the United States, Australia and Japan as he observed joint exercises Wednesday showcasing their closer cooperation as tensions grow in the region. Austin noted as he observed the trilateral Yama Sakura 87 exercises held at the Japanese army’s Camp Asaka on the outskirts …

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US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern
2 weeks ago

US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern

Associated Press  

TOKYO — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with officials in Japan on Tuesday to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington’s commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and North Korea. Austin also stressed that U.S. trilateral cooperation with Tokyo and Seoul is crucial for regional stability even as South Korea is in political turmoil following …

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2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — An explosive device carried on a motorcycle by two suspected militants in restive southwestern Pakistan ignited prematurely near a police station Monday killing the suspects, police said. Local police officer Ghulam Rasool said the men were near the Mezai police station when the blast took place. He said officers were still investigating to determine whether either of …

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