Libya floods: At least 30,000 displaced, with fatalities expected to rise significantly
At least 30,000 people have been displaced in the town hardest hit by floods in Libya. Meanwhile, a minister has said 5,300 bodies in the country’s east have been recovered – with the number of fatalities expected to rise significantly. Officials are appealing for international help, and have warned Libya doesn’t have the necessary experience […]
India train crash: Investigation into deadly rail disaster begins as services resume
Rail services have resumed over a stretch of the railway network in eastern India where a train crash killed 275 people – as an investigation into the disaster began. Around 1,200 people were also injured in Friday’s rail crash – India’s worst for more than two decades, which has been blamed on a signaling failure. […]
Nearly 80 schoolgirls poisoned in Afghanistan
Nearly 80 girls have been poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in Afghanistan, an official has said. It is thought to be the first time such an assault has happened since the Taliban seized power in August 2021 and began a crackdown on the freedoms of Afghan women and girls. […]
