The man mourning 170 loved ones
Zeyar Htun and Tessa Wong BBC Burmese and BBC News BBC / Neha Sharma Soe Nay Oo was an imam in Myanmar but had been working for a human rights group in Thailand after fleeing the 2021 coup As the…
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U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza
As Israeli forces advanced on the southern Gaza city of Rafah before dawn last Sunday, an ambulance crew set out to evacuate civilians wounded by Israeli shelling. But the ambulance and its crew were hit on the way. Several more…
Over 300 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says
The United Nations agency for children says that at least 322 children are reported to have been killed since Israel launched a renewed offensive in Gaza two weeks ago. Unicef said at least 609 other children were reportedly wounded during…
Netanyahu Drops Nominee for Spy Chief After Backlash
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel backed away from his nominee to lead Israel’s domestic intelligence service on Tuesday, after conservative allies attacked the candidate for criticizing President Trump and Israeli media reported that he had protested judicial overhauls pushed…
3-year-old girl discovers 3,800-year-old treasure during family outing in Israel
A toddler unearthed an ancient treasure during a family outing in southern Israel earlier this month, officials said. While visiting the archaeological site Tel Azekah, some 50 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a scarab amulet believed…
Netanyahu appoints new Shin Bet head before High Court ruling – Israel News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stunned the country twice on Monday, first by rolling out the early morning appointment of former naval chief V.-Adm. (ret.) Eli Sharvit as the new head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), then by…
US says international humanitarian law should be followed in Gaza
Tom Bateman State Department correspondent Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Reuters Mourners gathered at a funeral on Monday after the bodies of 15 people, including paramedics and a UN worker, were found in a mass grave, according to the UN…
French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
PARIS — A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics. Le…
Advocates say flawed ‘checklist’ targets Venezuelans for removal under wartime act : NPR
17 members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang and members of the MS-13 gang, who were deported to El Salvador by the US in San Salvador, El Salvador on March 31, 2025. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele confirmed they will…
Bodies of three out of four US soldiers whose vehicle was submerged in Lithuania are recovered
Summary The bodies of three US soldiers whose vehicle was submerged in a Lithuanian bog have been recovered. Search operations continue for the fourth soldier from the 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. The vehicle, an M88 Hercules weighing nearly…