Israeli settlers have surrounded three homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for a week, trapping Palestinian residents inside. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Israel bears responsibility and is outsourcing coercion to settlers.
You can see the exact moment that Reform politician Laila Cunningham realises that she's going to spend the next few years defending a policy that will hurt vulnerable people
Just heard BBC news lead with Reform policy proposal. How is that editorial decision justified three years out from an election for a party that is a) not the official opposition b) has eight seats in parliament c) is no longer leading the polls? Free publicity as usual.
I renew my appeal for an end to the ongoing violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank, and I urgently call on the international community to work toward advancing the two-state solution, for a just and lasting peace.
Tropical cyclones hit the Philippines, bringing stormy conditions and torrential rain, killing at least 23 people and displacing thousands more across the region.
The capital Manila was flooded, with knee-deep waters surging through parts of the city.
Officials say roads, bridges and power supplies are damaged, with many families relocating to temporary shelters on higher ground.
At least seven people have been killed after several days of torrential rain and flash flooding inundated Indiana, with emergency crews conducting dozens of water rescues.
@ABC News' @Perezreports has more. https://t.co/bEydOwMmTp
“They have bled our infrastructure dry for profit.”
Campaigner @Sophie_Conquest calls out the ‘frankly ridiculous’ decision by Britain’s water companies to impose surge pricing during droughts.
When the Met Office designed its weather anomaly maps it quite sensibly chose shades of blue for wet, brown for dry and red for warm.
Unfortunately, the shading didn’t allow for the extremes we’ve seen in the last few years.
New palettes needed for a new climate.
“I did a leg amputation on a 5-year-old girl, and the only anesthesia that we had was the anesthesia doctor singing to her… We were praying for her to faint. She stayed awake the whole amputation.”
Absolutely devastating testimony from doctors in Gaza.
LALA NEARS 🌀: FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne continues live coverage from Honolulu as Hurricane Lala continues to move closer. Emergency crews are preparing for what’s expected to be the worst of the local weather approaching. Latest from Honolulu:
WAIKIKI ROAD CLOSURE ⚠️ A portion of Kalakaua Avenue was closed tonight after debris fell from the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Waikiki Beach hotel. Nearby sidewalks were also closed as another piece of debris dangles from the top.
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JUST IN: Hurricane Lala has triggered a potentially catastrophic Flash Flood Emergency for the SE portion of Hawaii’s Big Island, where extreme rain totals totals of up to ~30 IN have created life-threatening floodwaters in and around Nā’ālehu.
Two homes have reportedly been swept away, and further rainfall is expected.