Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 15 as diplomats push for cease-fire : NPR

Rescue workers and people search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit central Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital … Read more

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram | Religion News

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 32 people have been killed and dozens wounded in renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups in northwestern Pakistan, officials say. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock … Read more

South Africa illegal gold miners locked in long underground standoff with police : NPR

An artisanal miner, locally known as a zama-zama, mines for gold at a mining operation in Stormhill, west of Johannesburg, on Aug. 11, 2023. Shiraaz Mohamed/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Shiraaz Mohamed/AFP via Getty Images JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Sleeping next to decomposing corpses and surviving on a foul mixture of toothpaste … Read more

In Laos, alcohol poisoning has killed 6 tourists : NPR

Health officials come out of Nana Backpackers Hostel after checking documents in Vang Vieng, Laos, on Friday. Anupam Nath/AP hide caption toggle caption Anupam Nath/AP VANG VIENG, Laos — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing … Read more

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as fighting rages in southern Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli forces have bombarded southern Lebanon and the suburbs of Beirut, killing at least five medics and crumpling a multistorey building, as ground troops have clashed with Hezbollah fighters in the south. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli warplanes launched strikes on Friday on two buildings just inside Beirut’s southern suburbs. A missile struck … Read more

United Nations nuclear agency condemns Iran : NPR

The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria. Heinz-Peter Bader/AP hide caption toggle caption Heinz-Peter Bader/AP VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Thursday condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it … Read more

What are the ICC countries where Netanyahu and Gallant may face arrest? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

More than 120 countries that are part of the International Criminal Court are obliged to enforce the arrest warrants. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant are now fugitives from justice after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against them over suspected war crimes in Gaza. While Israel … Read more