12 h. ago Israel intensifies bombing of Gaza, killing 89 Palestinians in 24 hours

At least 15 people queueing for food among the deaths, and five people reported to have died from starvationIsrael has stepped up bombing Gaza, killing at least 89 Palestinians in 24 hours, including at least 15 people queueing for food, despite global outcry over the deaths of six journalists in the territory the previous day.Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City had intensified in the three days after Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved plans to expand the war in the territory. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Six killed and dozens wounded by Israeli army while collecting aid, says Gaza civil defence – Middle East crisis live

Israeli troops reported to have targeted civilians assembling near an aid point in central GazaThe US and UK have “disagreements” on Gaza including over whether to recognise a Palestinian state, JD Vance has suggested as he arrived in England for his summer holiday.The US vice-president was speaking before a bilateral meeting with David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, at his 17th-century grace-and-favour country house, Chevening. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action

Local health officials say at least 38 Palestinians were killed overnight and into Wednesday in the Gaza Strip while seeking aid from United Nations convoys and sites run by an Israeli-backed American contractor

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6 d. ago Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly flash floods kill 4 in northern India

Rescuers are scouring a devastated Himalayan village in northern India's Uttarakhand state to find missing people, a day after flash floods killed at least four and left many others trapped under debris

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7 d. ago Terrifying moment village is washed away by cloudburst flash flood in India, killing multiple people and leaving dozens trapped

At least four people were killed and dozens more are feared trapped in Dharali after a giant wave surged down a mountain and swallowed up buildings.

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8 d. ago Dozens killed as Palestinians in Gaza scramble for aid from air and land

Witnesses and health officials say dozens of Palestinians have been killed or wounded as desperate crowds headed toward food distribution points or airdrops in Gaza

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3 w. ago Gaza health ministry says Israeli fire has killed dozens of Palestinians waiting for aid trucks as Pope Leo brands war 'barbaric' and calls for its end

The Israeli military said its troops had fired warning shots towards a crowd of thousands in northern Gaza on Sunday to remove what it said was 'an immediate threat'.

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3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV condemns ‘barbarity’ of Gaza war as dozens reported killed queuing for aid

At least 73 Palestinians were killed queuing for aid on Sunday, according to hospitals and witnesses

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3 w. ago Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 18 dead and 23 missing

State media in Vietnam have reported that 18 people were killed and nearly two dozen others are missing after a tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm

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3 w. ago Vietnam tourist boat capsizes during thunderstorm leaving 18 dead including children

A tourist boat has capsized in Vietnam during a thunderstorm, killing 18 people and leaving two dozen others missing. The boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members

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3 w. ago Officials try to identify 18 bodies in deadly Iraq shopping mall fire

Officials in Iraq are struggling to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly fire at a shopping mall

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3 w. ago Dozens of children among at least 178 people killed in Pakistan rains and floods

Officials say at least 63 people died in Punjab alone in just 24 hours

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3 w. ago Minehead school bus crash latest: One child killed after coach carrying dozens of pupils overturns in Somerset

Police say at least one child has been killed and two more are seriously injured following the crash

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3 w. ago More than 60 die in fire at newly opened shopping mall in Iraq

Survivor says the blaze, which killed at least 61 people in the eastern city of Kut, started after an air conditioning unit explodedA fire has torn through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, killing at least 61 people, as desperate families searched for missing relatives.Officials said many people suffocated in bathrooms, while one person said his five relatives died in a lift. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iraq mall fire kills dozens as shoppers 'suffocate in toilets' after explosion

The fire in the Corniche Hypermarket Mall in Kut, Iraq, is believed to have killed at least 61 people, with shoppers trapped inside the newly opened building when it exploded

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3 w. ago Huge blaze rips through Iraq shopping mall killing at least 61 with dozens more missing

A huge blaze erupted at a newly-opened shopping centre in Iraq on Wednesday (16 July), leaving at least 61 people dead and several more missing.

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3 w. ago More than 60 dead in Iraq shopping mall inferno 'after air conditioner explodes'

Officials have launched an investigation into the blaze at the newly-opened Hyper Mall in the city of Kut.

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3 w. ago More than 60 people killed in Iraq after fire sweeps through mall

The blaze erupted late on Wednesday in the city of al-Kut – with 14 bodies yet to be identified

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3 w. ago Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes

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