26 h. ago She was watching TV with her kids – three horrifying seconds later everything changed

Paige Amber, 32, was with her partner Joe, 40, and her children when her sense of safety was suddenly 'ripped away forever' after an incident forced the family to flee their home in a hurry

Politics

4 d. ago ‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village

Ras ‘Ein al ‘Auja is a small community of about 135 families – and the only one remaining in this part of the Jordan valleyFive decades in the south Jordan valley were ending in a day, and Mahmoud Eshaq struggled to hold back his tears. The 55-year-old had not cried since he was a boy, but as he dismantled the family home and prepared to flee the village where his whole life had played out, he was overwhelmed by grief.While Eshaq’s children loaded mattresses, a fridge, sacks of flour and suitcases of clothes into a truck, masked soldiers escorted a teenage Israeli shepherd down the main village road, where he posed for photos on his donkey, flashing a V sign. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Two earthquakes strike Italian city as terrified locals flee homes

Two consecutive earthquakes have hit part of Italy with reports of buildings shaking and people running from their homes in panic this morning with strongest tremor in the province of Forlì-Cesena

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5 d. ago Italy earthquake sees 4.5 tremors strike as locals flood streets and 'houses shake'

An earthquake struck the Italian city of Forli on Tuesday, January 13, with terrified locals abandoning their homes - this is a breaking news story

Events

6 d. ago ‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations“Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,” says Monaira*. She was forced to flee her home in Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched so-called clearance operations across Rohingya villages.During the violence, her brother was taken by military soldiers, shot dead, and his home set on fire. “Children were thrown into the fire in front of my eyes,” says Monaira, who was raped by military personnel. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standing

Families from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the dusty corridor between Ramallah and Jericho packed up and prepared to flee their homes Sunday, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby had grown unbearable

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2 w. ago Venezuelan president reportedly captured as US launches strikes under Trump

Explosions and loud noises were reported by terrified locals in Venezuela's capital city of Caracas

Politics

2 w. ago Dentist and wife shot dead by suspect who left bodies with their two young kids at their $700K home

Monique Tepe, 39, and dentist Spencer Tepe, 37, were found slain inside their Ohio home, with authorities saying the deaths do not appear to be the result of a murder-suicide.

Events

2 w. ago Just 1 in 10 Brits know about world’s worst crises forcing families to flee from homes

MORE than 117 million people are currently displaced worldwide – yet fewer than one in 10 UK adults are aware of some of the world’s most neglected crises driving families from their homes. Across Somalia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Mozambique, families are fleeing from conflict, climate disasters and deepening poverty – often more than...

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