Powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing more than 800 and destroying villages, officials say

Powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing more than 800 and destroying villages, officials say

Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan killed more than 800 people and left at least 2,500 wounded as it destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the country’s Taliban government said Monday. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told journalists in Kabul that the vast majority of the casualties were in Kunar province, but that 12…

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Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Media network condemns ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces. Below is Al Jazeera Media Network’s statement on the killing of Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal. Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea, along…

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Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 17 and wounding dozens

Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 17 and wounding dozens

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…

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Israel condemned by 25 nations over “inhumane killing” of Gaza civilians and “drip feeding of aid” as war expands

Israel condemned by 25 nations over “inhumane killing” of Gaza civilians and “drip feeding of aid” as war expands

Twenty-five nations, including Britain, Canada and Japan, issued a joint statement on Monday with “a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now.” The statement by the U.S. allies and partners across the globe and published online by the U.K. government condemns Israel’s tightly-controlled aid distribution method, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.S.-backed…

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Apparent Israeli raid hits Catholic Church in Gaza, reportedly killing at least 2 people and wounding priest

Apparent Israeli raid hits Catholic Church in Gaza, reportedly killing at least 2 people and wounding priest

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, said Thursday that several people were injured in “a raid” on the church, including the Parish Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The patriarchate later said two people were killed in the incident. “With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can…

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Palestinian American Saif Mussallet’s killing in Israeli-occupied West Bank draws U.S. call for investigation

Palestinian American Saif Mussallet’s killing in Israeli-occupied West Bank draws U.S. call for investigation

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that he had “asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet,” a Palestinian American national who was visiting family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when “he was beaten to death.” “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” Huckabee said in a social media…

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