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Celebrity Deaths of 2025: Stars We’ve Lost This Year

from filmmakers to artists, Hollywood lost several stars in 2025. News broke on January 4 that Aubrey Plaza’s husband, Jeff Baena, died one day earlier at the age…

WHO announces largest medical evacuation from Gaza since October 7 • FRANCE 24 English

the WHO announced Thursday the largest medical evacuation from Gaza since October 7 and said at least a quarter of those hurt in the war had “life-changing injuries”….

UN chief says 6 colleagues killed in Israel strike on Gaza school • FRANCE 24 English

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said late Wednesday that Israeli air strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza killed six staffers from the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA). “What’s…

Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school draws global condemnation • FRANCE 24 English

Israel faced international condemnation Thursday after a strike killed 18 people, including 6 UN staffers, at a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, where the Israeli military…

Rescue efforts continue after deadly Nigeria floods • FRANCE 24 English

Rescue efforts were ongoing Thursday after floods that swept through Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state this week left at least 30 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. #Nigeria #floods…

‘We are still finding bodies’: Libya’s Derna under reconstruction one year after floods

This week marks one year since the deadly floods in Libya’s Derna, which killed more than 4,500 people and left thousands missing. A year after this humanitarian catastrophe,…

California fires live: 16 deaths confirmed as flames threaten UCLA campus and worsening winds predicted | California wildfires

LA fires death toll rises to 16 as new evacuation orders are issued Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires that have destroyed…

Sarah’s story: death of a 7-year-old seeking asylum in the UK | BBC News

A 7-year-old girl, Sarah, was among five people who died in an overcrowded small boat in the English Channel, as they tried to reach the UK. The BBC…

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Drug consumption room ‘significant step forward’ in tackling deaths – Swinney

the opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The…