(NEW YORK) -- The death toll from Wednesday's powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan climbed to 10 people on Thursday, with hundreds more stranded or trapped, Taiwanese officials said.At least 11 people were missing and some 705 people were in need of rescue, authorities said.A total of 688 people, up…
(DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA) -- While he'd rather be playing games with his brothers or studying in school, 12-year-old Zakaria Sarsak said he no longer has that option. He, instead, said he spends his days racing from one emergency to another across the Gaza Strip, riding with an ambulance crew to…
(LONDON) -- Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has offered to export 20,000 elephants to Germany in a conservation spat with Berlin following comments from Germany's environment ministry calling on tougher rules on the import of hunting trophies."20,000 wild elephants for Germany. It's not a joke," Masisi said speaking to German newspaper…
(LONDON) -- The foreign-aid organization World Central Kitchen called on Thursday for an independent and international investigation into the killing of seven of its workers in an Israel airstrike in Gaza."An independent investigation is the only way to determine the truth of what happened, ensure transparency and accountability for those…
(NEW YORK) -- The bodies of six of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in an Israeli military missile strike this week left Gaza on Wednesday, hospital officials said, as the fallout from the deadly incident continues to grow.The bodies were taken by ambulance from the Abu Youssef…
(LONDON) -- King Charles III is giving the public a never-before-seen glimpse into two of the most iconic royal residences, Buckingham Palace and Balmoral Castle.Starting this summer, members of the public will be able to tour the East Wing of Buckingham Palace for the first time, according to an announcement…
(NEW YORK) -- At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 others were injured on Wednesday in the most powerful earthquake to strike Taiwan in 25 years, the Taiwanese government said.The 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit just before 8 a.m. local time, with an epicenter near Hualien, a city…
(GAZA) -- Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed during an Israel Defense Forces attack in Gaza, the food-relief organization said, adding that it plans to pause its operations in the region."This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up…
(SYRIA) -- The Pentagon said Tuesday that Israel was behind the airstrike in Damascus, Syria, that killed seven people, including a top Iranian commander, even though Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack.Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon's deputy press secretary, told reporters Tuesday that Israel was behind the airstrike in…
(NEW YORK) -- Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed during an Israel Defense Forces attack in Gaza, the food-relief organization said, adding that it plans to pause its operations in the region."This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing…
