Reuters At least a dozen people have reportedly been killed by Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, less than 24 hours after a new ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced.
Officials in the Nabatieh district said attacks had killed 16 people and injured at least a dozen more, after Israeli warplanes, drones, and artillery targeted numerous areas.
The Israeli military said it struck "Hezbollah terrorist targets" after the group fired over 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in
Reuters A huge fire at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic killed one woman and forced nearly 1,700 guests to be evacuated on Friday.
The woman was a 46-year old Italian tourist, the DAEH emergency services said in a statement to local media. It added that three people were taken to medical facilities and six others were treated on site.
Drone footage shows how widespread the fire was, with buildings spanning
Getty Images The H5N1 strain of bird flu has for the first time been found in Australia, the country's agriculture ministry confirmed. It means the highly contagious variant has now reached every continent.
The disease was found in a migratory seabird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.
The bird was found on a beach at the Cape Le Grand National Park near the town of Esperance, about 700
Reuters African and Caribbean countries have called for a formal apology and reparations from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade.
The demands come at the end
Getty Images James Burrows, legendary director of some of America's most-loved sitcoms, has died aged 85.
Best-known as co-creator of the sitcom Cheers, Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of other TV comedy classics including Friends, Big Bang Theory, and Will and Grace.
Attorney Tom Hoberman confirmed Burrows' death "with great sadness" to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
In a career spanning more than 50 years, Burrows won 11
XGALX Every night, before they take the stage, the seven members of pop group XG form a circle and join hands. Band leader Jurin shouts " Hesono ", and the other members reply with a loud shout of " Oh ", flinging their arms towards the sky.
They're not the only band to have pre-show ritual – but there's a special message behind XG's chant.
Hesono-o (or, more accurately へ
After Cocona's announcement, XG's identity also changed. The band's initials, which originally stood for Xtraordinary Girls, now represent "Xtraordinary Genes," reflecting a message, that "it's okay to be yourself as you are", says Chisa.
"Breaking fixed ideas and preconceptions is a big part of our concept," agrees Jurin.
That's also the theme of their new album, The Core, where the band ditch the throwback R&B of their first EPs for
NurPhoto via Getty Images Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has been stripped of Poland's highest state honour, the Order of the White Eagle, over Kyiv's decision to name a military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki branded Ukraine's decision late last month to name the unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) "outrageous", "incomprehensible" and "deeply disappointing