Kurram authorities announce creation of TDP camps ahead of possible counter-terrorism operation Blogging Sole

Kurram authorities announce creation of TDP camps ahead of possible counter-terrorism operation

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Border gendarmerie and soldiers gather near the ambushed region in Kurram, January 17, 2025. — AFP The LEAs are “planning” to launch an operation in the Lower Kurram areas. Sites proposed for the establishment of camps for the TDPs of the territory. The development comes a day after terrorists ambushed a supply convoy. A day … Read more

More than 100 migrants rescued while trying to cross the Channel over Christmas, authorities say Blogging Sole

More than 100 migrants rescued while trying to cross the Channel over Christmas, authorities say

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French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday. During Christmas Day, 12 rescue operations were organized along the coasts of northern France, including that of a boat with engine failure, said the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea in a press release. … Read more

German authorities have received information about a suspect in the Christmas market attack that left 5 people dead. Blogging Sole

German authorities said they received information last year about the suspect in a car attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed. The authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and obtained permanent residency. Police have not … Read more

Karachi authorities seal illegal water hydrant in Korangi amid water crisis Blogging Sole

Karachi authorities seal illegal water hydrant in Korangi amid water crisis

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Listen to the article The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) and police, in a joint operation, sealed an illegal water hydrant in Chakara Goth, Korangi, and arrested a suspect, Express News reported. According to SSP spokesperson Korangi, the operation was launched following complaints about a severe water shortage the city was facing over the … Read more

Car crashes into crowd at Germany Christmas market in suspected attack; at least 2 dead and dozens injured, according to authorities Blogging Sole

At least two people were killed and dozens injured after a car crashed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. Authorities said it appeared to be a deliberate attack. The driver of the car was arrested, according to Magdeburg police confirmed. Saxony-Anhalt State Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff told a news conference in … Read more

Dominican Republic authorities seize record amount of cocaine, found hidden in bananas Blogging Sole

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine from a shipment of bananas at the country’s most important seaport. The drugs were found in a shipment from Guatemala that arrived at the port of Caucedo in Santo Domingo, the nation’s capital, said Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency. … Read more

In Congo, a mysterious flu-like illness kills dozens and puts authorities “on general alert” as cases are investigated Blogging Sole

In Congo, a mysterious flu-like illness kills dozens and puts authorities “on general alert” as cases are investigated

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Kinshasa, Congo – Congo’s health minister said Thursday the country’s government is on alert over a mysterious flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in recent weeks, nearly half of them children. Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in southern Kwango … Read more

10 newborns killed after fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, injuring 16 others, authorities say Blogging Sole

A fire ripped through a neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred Friday evening at a hospital in the town of Jhansi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Authorities said the fire spread quickly through the ward, where 55 … Read more