Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill two
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed two people and wounded seven others on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after Israel threatened to expand its attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah...
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Christian, Muslim Nigerians push back on threatened US strikes
Nigerians across the religious spectrum pushed back Monday on US president Donald Trump鈥檚 threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country...
Iran vows to rebuild nuclear sites 鈥榮tronger than before鈥�
Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes 鈥榮tronger than before鈥�, as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 4
Russian overnight drone and missile strikes killed four people and wounded some 20 others in the Ukraine capital Kyiv and several other regions, authorities said Saturday...
Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in force after Israeli strikes
US president Donald Trump said Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza was still holding after Israel carried out deadly strikes on the territory over alleged truce violations by Hamas...
Khamenei tells Trump to 鈥榢eep dreaming鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by US president Donald Trump that the Islamic republic鈥檚 nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June...
Lebanon slams overnight Israeli strikes killing 1
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned overnight Israeli strikes on civilian sites, which were reported to have killed at least one person and destroyed hundreds of vehicles.
Trump says 鈥榥o boats鈥� left after US strikes near Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Sunday that lethal strikes on small boats near the Venezuelan coast that US officials accuse of carrying drugs have been so successful 鈥榯here are no boats鈥� left in that area of the Caribbean...
Lightning strikes kill 8
Eight people were killed and two others injured by lightning strikes in Cumilla, Bogura, Kurigram and Jhenaidah districts on Sunday.
Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine railways
The head of Ukraine鈥檚 railways said Saturday that Russia was intensifying a campaign of air strikes on the network in an attempt to isolate frontline communities ahead of winter...
Couple among four killed by lightning strikes in 3 districts
Four people were killed in lightning strikes in Noakhali, Rangpur and Kurigram districts between Tuesday night and Wednesday...
Maduro ready to declare state of emergency over US 鈥榓ggression鈥�
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro said Monday he is ready to declare a state of emergency over the threat of US 鈥榓ggression,鈥� following a spate of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats...
Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strikes
US president Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel鈥檚 strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close US ally against another...
Five dead in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country鈥檚 east on Monday killed at least five people, after the Israeli military said it targeted positions belonging to the Hezbollah militant group...
Moscow strikes kill five in Ukraine
A new round of Moscow鈥檚 shelling and drone attacks killed five people in Ukraine Sunday, authorities said, while Kyiv hit an oil refinery in Russia鈥檚 Saratov region...
Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine
Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine killed six people, including a mechanic at a railway station, and wounded at least a dozen people, authorities said Tuesday...
Ukrainian drone strikes kill 3 in Russia
Ukrainian drone strikes killed three people and wounded two others overnight in western Russia, regional governors said on Saturday...
Lightning strikes kill 3 in 3 districts
At least three individuals were killed and two others injured in lightning strikes in Sylhet, Naogaon and Sherpur districts on Thursday...
Russia strikes Ukraine after Kyiv offers fresh talks
Russia fired a volley of drones and missiles at Ukraine early on Monday, hitting apartment blocks and a nursery in Kyiv, days after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a fresh round of peace talks...
Russian strikes kill 3 across Ukraine
Russian strikes killed three people across Ukraine on Saturday, authorities said, while Moscow had to briefly suspend trains in its southern Rostov region after an overnight drone attack by Kyiv...
Lightning strikes kill 33 in eastern India
Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said Friday.
Lightning strikes kill 2 in Satkhira, Bogura
Two persons were killed on Tuesday after being struck by lightning Satkhira and Bogura districts...
India rebel group says army killed leaders in Myanmar strikes
Separatist militants in northeastern India said the Indian army carried out cross-border drone strikes on the group鈥檚 camps in neighbouring Myanmar on Sunday, killing three of its leaders...
Israeli strikes kill 43 in Gaza as truce talks deadlocked
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled...
Two dead in Red Sea attack as Huthis resume strikes
An ongoing attack on a cargo vessel in the Red Sea has killed two people, an official and maritime monitor said Tuesday, after Yemen鈥檚 Huthi rebels resumed their campaign against shipping in the vital waterway...
Israel strikes Huthi sites on Yemen coast
Israel said Monday it carried out a wave of strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida and nearby areas held by the Huthi rebels, who retaliated with missile attacks...
Israeli forces kill 23 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes and gunfire killed 23 people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Sunday, including at least three children...
Russian strikes wound 12 in Ukraine
Russian strikes targeting Ukraine overnight Saturday to Sunday wounded at least 12 people, according to local authorities, prompting Kyiv to renew calls for new air defence systems...
Govt should step up forecasting, warning of lightning strikes
BANGLADESH has, as Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System data suggest, the highest rate of death by lightning strike in South Asia. Whilst more than 3.3 million lightning strikes happen in Bangladesh every year, the rate of death by strikes remains at 1.21 per 1,000 square kilometres, with India trailing by 0.86 and Nepal by 0.62. Records show that 270 people...
Bangladesh worst hit by lightning strikes in South Asia
Being hit by over 3.3 million lightning strikes every year, Bangladesh has the highest rate of death from the natural disaster in South Asia, according to a regional institution dealing with disaster forecasting...
