The Lebanese Red Cross reported that medics have uncovered bodies of 20 victims at the site of the blast. Seven people, injured as result of the explosion, have been taken to hospitals. Twenty-two rescue squads have been dispatched to the scene of the explosion, which took place on Sunday morning …
Read More »At least 29 dead in devastating Haiti earthquake – authorities
Haitian civil protection official Jerry Chandler announced the death toll in a press conference on Saturday, hours after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the island nation’s southern peninsula. READ MORE: Buildings damaged & collapsed after Haiti hit with ‘major’ 7.2 quake 17 of these deaths were recorded in the region …
Read More »Bring them all home, Mr. President. The US has failed in Afghanistan, the least we can do is get Americans out safely
The collapse of the Afghan government during the summer of 2021 will go down in history as an event with little precedent; its closest modern antecedent is the fall of the Shah in Iran in 1978-79. The ability of the United States to pour resources into a cause which, in …
Read More »French anti-health pass protesters double in number in a month, at least 250,000 expected to hit streets this weekend – media
The number of French nationals openly disagreeing with the recent introduction of a so-called ‘health pass’ in the country has doubled since mid-July, with the movement showing no signs of running out of steam, police intelligence services have reportedly warned the government. In a note sent on Thursday, France’s central …
Read More »At least 5 injured after ‘rare & violent’ tornadoes tear through eastern Pennsylvania (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)
The pair of twisters touched down in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County on Thursday, virtually destroying a car dealership and a mobile home park, local media reported. Five people were injured during the storm, Bensalem Police Public Safety Director Fred Harran said, though none were seriously harmed. Dramatic photos and videos of …
Read More »At least 16 injured & 5 missing after HUGE explosion rocks major German chemicals park as govt warns residents of ‘extreme danger’
The City of Leverkusen said in a statement that 16 people had been injured and that four of them had serious injuries. Five people remained missing, it said, reiterating the contents of an earlier press release by Currenta, the park’s operator. The huge explosion rocked the city of Leverkusen in …
Read More »Fake vaccination: At least 800 people jabbed with WATER after buying ‘Covid vaccine’ from scammers in Uganda
The scammers were busted in late June, with documents seized from the group showing that at least 812 people received the fake Covid-19 shot. The group operated in the country’s capital, Kampala, and included at least two nurses and a man posing as a medical doctor. While the nurses were …
Read More »Roadside bombing at Baghdad market kills at least 25 people – reports
“A terror attack using a locally-made IED (improvised explosive device) in Woheilat Market in Sadr City, in east Baghdad, left several victims dead and others injured,” Iraq’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The blast happened the day before the Eid al-Adha holiday, when the market was especially …
Read More »At least 8 killed in police convoy bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia – media
Somalian media quoted the country’s police as saying that a vehicle rigged with explosives hit a convoy carrying Banaadir’s regional police chief, Colonel Farhan Qarole, who survived the attack. An eyewitness told Reuters that he has seen eight bodies, including the body of a woman, while another early report said …
Read More »At least 4 killed as ‘one of the most destructive’ fires in decades rages in Cyprus (VIDEO)
The fire started around midday on Saturday amid a heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40C (104F). Strong winds spread the fires on Sunday, affecting an area of over 50 square kilometers (19 square miles), Reuters reported. At least 10 communities have been affected, and villages are being evacuated. Four bodies have …
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