Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, said Palestinian health officials, as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to leave. Dr. Rami Mhanna, the managing director of Shifa Hospital, where some of the bodies were brought, said the dead included six people from the same family after a…
Israeli forces kill at least 43 people across Gaza since dawn as death toll from man-made famine rises to 441. Israel is pounding Gaza City with some of the heaviest strikes in two years of war in its bid to force residents to make a perilous and costly journey towards the overcrowded south. Avichay Adraee,…
The Israeli army has subjected Gaza City to its most punishing attacks in two years of war, sending thousands of residents fleeing under bombs and bullets amid fears they might never return, with the United Nations chief calling the offensive “horrendous”. “Gaza is burning,” Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz said on X, as columns…
Palestinians watch as the Al-Ghafri tower collapses amid heavy smoke during an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, on Sept. 15, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nearly two years into its retaliatory military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel said it has launched a long-studied ground assault on Gaza City….
Watch: Huge explosions as Israeli strikes hit residential buildings in Gaza City Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said US-Israeli relations have “never been stronger”, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits to discuss the war in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas members in Qatar. He told reporters the relationship was as strong…
Amman — “The escalating military offensive in Gaza City is having devastating consequences for over 450,000 children, already traumatized and exhausted by nearly two years of unrelenting war. They are teetering on the edge of survival as both famine and deadly violence spread. “UNICEF is warning of an impending catastrophe as the military operation expands….
City Power has halted electricity meter conversions until November. The City of Johannesburg (COJ) has paused its programme to swap existing electricity meters with smart meters following customer complaints over “discrepancies in some accounts” and other issues. City Power announced the pause more than a week after the suspension began, saying it will remain in…
Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025 Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza City, piling their few remaining possessions onto pick-up trucks and donkey carts as Israel’s deadly bombings and forced displacement campaign intensifies in the area. Families fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents amid miserable conditions in an…
For decades, the dominant theories and models in urban studies have been built from the experience of a small set of mostly western cities. Other urban contexts, particularly those in Africa, Latin America and Asia, have too often been treated as peripheral, as if they simply copy or lag behind “northern” norms. Urban geographer Jennifer…
Ancient statues, Roman coins and other artifacts from a sunken city were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt Thursday. The relics date back over 2,000 years. Egyptian authorities said the site, located in the waters of Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria, may be an extension of the ancient city of Canopus,…
