The vessel was taking Ethiopians to Yemen, a popular transit country for migrants to reach wealthy Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia. The UN says Yemen is witnessing an influx of African migrants, despite a civil war. A vessel carrying African migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing dozens, the UN’s International Organization for Migration…
David Gritten BBC News, Jerusalem James Chater BBC News, Sydney Reuters More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since late May, according to the UN More than 50 Palestinians were killed and 400 others injured while waiting for food near a crossing in northern Gaza on Wednesday, a hospital says, as US…
A Russian airstrike on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine has killed 17 people and wounded 42 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The overnight attack in Zaporizhzhia also damaged surrounding homes, regional leader Ivan Fedorov said. Russian forces launched eight strikes using high-explosive aerial glide bombs, he added. The Ukrainian president’s chief…
NewsFeed At least 6 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province. Reports suggest it happened at an ammunition depot and officials said rescue efforts were hindered by “recurring explosions.” Published On 24 Jul 202524 Jul 2025
At least 27 people have been hospitalised in West Baltimore following suspected drug overdoses. Citing officials from the region’s fire department, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reports that seven people had been admitted in a critical condition – but there have been no fatalities reported. The incident took place near an intersection in the…
At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, rescuers said. The boat was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members when it sank at 23:20 local time (15:35 GMT) on Wednesday while on its way to Bali from Banyuwangi on the eastern coast…
BREAKINGBREAKING, National Search and Rescue Agency says rescuers searching for 43 people after vessel sank off resort island. Rescuers are searching for 43 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East…
Dozens of people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a yacht carrying 352 passengers crashed into a pier on the Hudson River in New York City, authorities said. Some reports suggested the yacht was hosting a party when the crash took place at Henry Hudson Parkway and 125th Street in Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m….
Two batches of 35 rhinos moved by truck and airliner as part of major rewilding effort involving South Africa and Rwanda. Seventy southern white rhinos have completed a journey of more than 3,400 kilometres (at least 2,112 miles) by truck and Boeing 747 from South Africa to Rwanda in what has been described as the…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. The lawsuit comes as a biotechnology company seeks the court’s approval to buy the struggling firm. Biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and…
