Category: 2. World

Nine bodies have been exhumed from fresh graves suspected to be linked to Kenya’s notorious starvation cult.

In one of the worst ever cases of cult-related mass deaths, more than 400 bodies were found in 2023 in the remote Shakahola Forest, inland…

Hamas says confirmation of the famine taking place in Gaza by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is “important”, despite it coming “very late after long months of warnings,” according to Al Jazeera.

“We have…

At least 71 Palestinians, including 24 aid seekers, have been killed and 251 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry on Friday.

In the same period, at least two people have starved to death…

The threat comes as Israeli forces prepare a full-scale assault on the city—home to nearly a million displaced civilians—despite urgent United Nations appeals to halt the operation amid what aid agencies describe as “unimaginable” levels…

The hospital officials told local media that the injured people are being treated at different hospitals, adding that at least five are in critical condition, Xinhua news agency reported. 

Police said that a short circuit triggered a fire in…

Nigeria has deported dozens of foreigners, including 50 Chinese nationals, in a major crackdown over the last week on one of the “largest foreign-led cybercrime syndicates”, the country’s anti-graft agency has said.

“This brings the total…

Residents of the Gaza Strip have described to the BBC the effects that a lack of food is having on their bodies, after a UN-backed report confirmed famine in the territory for the first time.

Reem Tawfiq Khader, 41, a mother of five from Gaza…

The US is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders to assess if they have broken conditions for entry or stay in the country.

People with US visas will be under “continuous vetting”, a state department spokesperson told the…