The toll in a trance at a religious gathering In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the death toll has risen to 121, making it one of the deadliest disasters in more than a decade. The incident took place on Tuesday during a satsang (a Hindu religious festival) in Hathras district. According to police, […]

Public services have collapsed and more than 1.9 million people are now displaced, she told ambassadors at the Security Councilunderlining the urgent need for a complete, immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, the release of all hostages and unhindered aid throughout the enclave. “The war has not only created a humanitarian crisis, but also unleashed a maelstrom

The situation is particularly worrying in the troubled North Kivu province, where 2.8 million people have been displaced. In the past week, more than 150,000 people have been displaced by ongoing fighting in the town of Lubero and the strategically important town of Kanyabayonga has been captured by the M23 rebels. Situation ‘deteriorating rapidly’ The

In a warning of another night of heavy bombardment in the enclave, the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees said: UNRWAsaid that Gazans fleeing the southern city were forced to don a series of seat beltswaterfront shelters becauseOn the coast, the refugee camps are already full. Just a few weeks ago, Khan Younis was abandoned after

by Thalif Deen (United Nations) Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, July 3 (IPS) – The US gun lobby justifies rampant gun ownership in the US on a misguided premise: guns don’t kill people, bullets kill people. The accusations of genocide and war crimes in Gaza are primarily aimed at Israel, which

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities say massive overcrowding, insufficient exits and other factors have contributed to a deadly stampede at religious festival in northern India, killing at least 121 people. Another five people died On Wednesday morning, local official Manish Chaudhry reported that 28 people were still being treated in hospital. The stampede took place

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By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government has finally phased out the use of floppy disks in all its systems, 20 years after their heyday, marking a long-awaited milestone in its campaign to modernize its bureaucracy. By mid-last month, the Digital Agency had withdrawn all 1,034 regulations governing the use of these technologies,

One of the world’s most famous photo festivals, in the French town of Arles, returned this week with a timely ode to diversity at a time when France is increasingly leaning towards the far right. The Rencontres festival, which runs until September 29, takes place in 27 venues in the old cobbled streets of this

PAARL, South Africa (AP) — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, curiously poked her nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Contentedly, she took her first tentative steps into her new permanent home at a sanctuary in South Africa. Freya’s move to Drakenstein Lion Park is