UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing a happy end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had gripped the country for days ... 12 ... Some rushed toward me and hugged me.”. The massive rescue mission had many on edge ... .
Over two million people have been displaced, the vast majority since 2019, and 4.7 million out of a 22 million population require assistance, an increase of more than 1 million ... This includes the recruitment of tens of thousands of civilians into a volunteer anti-jihadist fighting force that was first set up in 2020 ... – A local resident from Djibo ... .
Freetown residents woke up to gunfire and explosions on Sunday and experienced several hours of armed confrontation between security forces and armed assailants who attempted to break into a military armoury ... The central prison and several police stations were stormed and hundreds of detainees escaped ... HANDSOME REWARD ... "The chair of authority... .
Ankara, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 28th Nov, 2023) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi makes his first official visit to Turkey on Tuesday, hoping to paper over past differences and forge a forceful joint response to Israel's actions in Gaza... He has branded Israel a "terrorist state" and called Hamas "a liberation group" ... ....
In Ukraine, the severe weather left at least five people dead and almost 1,500 towns and villages in the dark after storms dumped up to 25 centimetres (10 inches) of snow in some places ... with winds gusting up to 86 kph (53 mph) and waves up to eight metres (26 feet) high.
THE truce in Gaza has been extended by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands and laid waste to the Palestinian enclave ... It said these included three female prisoners and 30 minors ... .
More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if the health and sanitation systems are not repaired, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said ... list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Starvation and disease’ stalk Gaza as fuel shortages block aid. Agencies ... Clean-up was under way at al-Shifa, which is Gaza’s largest hospital ... .
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said ...Sign up. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy ... The U.S ... Most Popular ... ....
Climate ChangeConference in Dubai later this week. "I have just returned from Antarctica—the sleeping giant. A giant being awoken by climate chaos ... “We live in an interconnected world ... With no let-up in fossil fuel extraction “we’re heading towards a calamitous three-degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of the century”, he warned ... APP/ift ....
"Not only is their world changing – with water sources drying up and terrifying weather events becoming stronger and more frequent – so too is their well-being as climate change affects their mental and physical health" ... functions are affected by the environment they grow up in.
NEW DELHI — At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said.The weather damaged houses and killed livestock across western Gujarat state.Storms....
A group of UN experts called for full and independent investigations into crimes committed in Israel and Palestine in a joint statement on Monday ... Israel launched a massive military offensive in the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 ... The official Israeli death toll stands at 1,200. .