Israel-Hamas war: First aid shipment heads to US-built pier
The US ship left Larnaca port in Cyprus, en route to the new pier off Gaza with much needed humanitarian assistance. Meanwhile, an Israeli offensive is expected in the southern town of Rafah. DW has more.
Rafah reports fresh shelling
Israeli forces opened fire close to built-up areas of Gaza's southern Rafah city, where the UN says some 1.4 million people are sheltering.
Witnesses on the ground reported tank and helicopter fire.
"The tanks and jets are striking," Tarek Bahlul told the French news agency AFP on a deserted Rafah street. "Every minute you hear a rocket and you don't know where it will land."
Residents and medics told the Reuters news agency that tank fire killed three people and wounded others in the eastern neighborhood of Brazil. Residents added that a helicopter also opened fire on the city's eastern edge, with drones hovering above houses in several areas.
‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns
Top climate figures respond to Guardian survey of scientists who expect temperatures to soar, saying leaders must act radically
The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world’s foremost climate experts expect global heating to soar past the international target of 1.5C.
A series of leading climate figures have reacted to the findings, saying the deep despair voiced by the scientists must be a renewed wake-up call for urgent and radical action to stop burning fossil fuels and save millions of lives and livelihoods. Some said the 1.5C target was hanging by a thread, but it was not yet inevitable that it would be passed, if an extraordinary change in the pace of climate action could be achieved.
Argentina: Unions call nationwide strike over Milei's policy
Labor unions called for people to strike against President Javier Milei's austerity agenda after the lower house of Argentina's Congress approved a downsized version of Milei's economic overhaul package in April.
Major trade unions in Argentina have called for a countrywide general strike on Thursday for the second time in less than five months.
People in Argentina are protesting against austerity reforms and measures by the country’s libertarian President Javier Milei.
For 24 hours, public transport including trains, buses and flight services will be shut down.
Last time, the general strike in January, saw demonstrations nationwide. It was organized by the largest umbrella union — the General Confederation of Labor (CGT).
Putin accuses the West of fueling conflicts on WWII Victory Day
Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces fighting in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world.
1 in 5 people aged 65 or older in Japan predicted to have dementia by 2060
Around 20 percent of people aged 65 years and over in Japan will suffer from dementia by 2060, the government predicted Wednesday, highlighting the need to expand nursing care and strengthen preventative measures amid the graying of the country's population.
The ratio of 1 in every 5.6 individuals in the age group means a total of 6.45 million people will be suffering from dementia by 2060, a reduction from 8.50 million estimated in the previous study in 2015 that reflects lifestyle changes such improved diets and quitting smoking, according to the health ministry.
The government is expected to finalize in the fall measures to support people with dementia and their families. A new law took effect in January to better support people with the condition, associated with impaired cognitive ability, to improve their quality of life and promote their social participation.
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur
Human Rights Watch says ‘thousands’ killed in attacks last year targeting Masalit tribe and other non-Arab groups.
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, an international rights group has said, in what it called apparent “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”.
In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that RSF attacks on the Masalit tribe and other non-Arab groups between April and November 2023 were some of the worst atrocities in the ongoing civil war which started that April.
The attacks in el-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, saw entire neighbourhoods housing primarily displaced Masalit communities looted, burned, shelled and razed to the ground.
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