Posts by Riah Stelmack
Twin lost control of bike in Thailand – inquest
A man who died in Thailand lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into the kerb, an inquest has heard. Corey Beavis, 28, who was originally from Barry, died on 4 January, 2025. The inquest at Pontypridd Coroner’s Court was told that Mr Beavis was riding in Phuket and died at the scene. Mr Beavis’s…
Read MoreMoroccan truck drivers kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara where militant groups such as the Islamic State Sahel Province have in…
Read MoreGaza rebuild will take ‘a lot of time’, says UN official
The rebuilding process in the devastated Palestinian territory will “take an awful lot of time” despite the promised surge in humanitarian deliveries, a UN official in Gaza has warned. “We’re not just talking about food, healthcare, buildings, roads, infrastructure. We’ve got individuals, families, communities that need to be rebuilt,” Sam Rose, acting director of the…
Read MoreMozambique opposition leader open to serving in rival’s government
Mozambique’s main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has told the BBC he is prepared to serve in the government if President Daniel Chapo meets his demands to end the political crisis that has hit the country following disputed elections. Chapo said he had set up a team that was “considering” whether his rival should be invited…
Read MoreThe Muslim group that doesn’t fast or perform daily prayers
As dusk settles over Mbacke Kadior, a village in central Senegal, the rhythmic chants of the Muslim worshippers dressed in patchwork garments fill the air. Gathered in a tight circle outside a mosque, the Baye Fall followers sway and sing at the top of their lungs, their voices rising and falling in unison. The flames…
Read MoreArctic blast brings cold weather advisories, below-freezing wind chills and chance of snow flurries
(PINPOINT WEATHER) — The Arctic blast is here! This week (especially early this week), we’re experiencing the coldest air of the season so far. Cold Weather Advisories are in effect through early Tuesday morning, and will likely be extended into Wednesday as well. Lows will fall into the single digits in the mountains, with teens…
Read MoreTears of joy as 3 released hostages dive into their mothers’ arms after 15 months in captivity
JERUSALEM —Three women — a soccer fan, a dancer and a veterinary nurse — returned to Israel on Sunday, amid cheers and tears of joy after 15 months in captivity in the Gaza Strip. They were greeted by their families who had advocated for their release at home and abroad. Emily Damari “I’ve returned to…
Read More‘In every street there are dead’: Gaza rescuers reckon with scale of destruction
On the first full day of peace in Gaza on Monday, rescue workers and civilians began to reckon with the sheer scale of the destruction to the Strip. Gaza’s Civil Defence agency – the strip’s main emergency response service – said it feared there were more than 10,000 bodies still buried under the vast sea…
Read MoreDeath toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said Monday. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from a crashed oil tanker into another…
Read MoreBaerbock: Germany to act within EU to counter hybrid threats
Germany aims to enhance resilience to hybrid threats from cyberattacks and disinformation through working with its European Union partners, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday. “Hybrid threats work like thousands of individual, barely noticeable pinpricks, which in their totality are a brutal blow against our democracy and infrastructure in Europe,” Baerbock said on meeting…
Read MoreAn Exclusive Conversation With Activist Captain Paul Watson: Part 1
In July, the anti-whaling activist Captain Paul Watson was arrested and jailed in Nuuk, Greenland and faced extradition to Japan. He was detained by Interpol on a red notice issued by the Japanese government dealing with an allegation of trespass dating to 2010. However, just before Christmas, Denmark’s Minister of Justice announced that Watson would…
Read MoreBitterness and hope as Gazans consider return to destroyed homes
“They turned my home into a pile of rubble, full of pain and suffering that will never end – even if the war ends,” says Abdullah Abdel Aal in Gaza. His anger is aimed both at Israel, which bombed large areas of Gaza to the ground over 15 months of war, as well as Hamas,…
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