STORY: Holocaust survivor Eva Szepesi has a warning for the world: don’t let history repeat itself. Asked about how she views rising antisemitism and right-wing populism, she said: “It is terrifying. It is definitely terrifying that it is like this. And that is why we have to do something about it in the very beginning. […]
On Friday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry appeared at an evacuation center and food bank to show their support for survivors and responders to the devastating ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the Pasadena Convention Center on January 10, where evacuees of the Eaton Fire are sheltering and receiving […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diegans are banding together to help victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires, as they face a long road to recovery. From businesses to nonprofits, the outpouring of support for fire victims locally has been on full display. South Park Yoga and Wellness on Beech Street is among those […]
Three survivors of the downed Azerbaijani plane have described the moments on the flight before the crash. Flight attendant Zulfuqar Asadov said his arm was injured during the incident. On 25 December, 38 people died when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crash-landed in Kazakhstan. The plane is thought to have come under fire from Russian air […]
Flight attendants and a passengers described the moments before an Azerbaijan Airlines flight went down in Kazakhstan, killing dozens.
Egyptian Armed Forces A video released by the Egyptian authorities showed one survivor being taken to shore on a stretcher An Egyptian diver who helped in the rescue operation after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea has told the BBC how the rescuers had to search the vessel by torchlight to find its […]
Survivors helped ashore after Red Sea tourist boat sinking Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday. A total of 33 people have been rescued so far but seven were still missing as of Tuesday evening. The […]
In the wee hours of December 26, 2004, a massive 9.2 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean, generating an equally massive tsunami that caused unprecedented devastation to 14 countries and killing more than 230,000. Twenty years later, National Geographic has revisited one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history with a new documentary: Tsunami: […]
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon makes a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care, in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday. Robert Kitchin/Stuff hide caption toggle caption Robert Kitchin/Stuff WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher […]
Rescue workers in Argentina were scrambling to reach people trapped under debris after a hotel collapsed, with one person confirmed dead. The 10-storey Dubrovnik hotel, in the coastal city of Villa Gesell, collapsed early on Tuesday, with a local describing the scene as resembling a “horror movie”. Up to 15 people are believed to have […]
