Dozens killed in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela in India
Witnesses describe people being trampled amid surging crowds on the banks of the Ganges during Hindu festival
Wed 29 Jan 2025 15.36 GMT
Dozens killed in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela in India
Witnesses describe people being trampled amid surging crowds on the banks of the Ganges during Hindu festival
At least 30 people have been killed and scores injured in crowd crushes at the Kumbh Mela festival, Indian police have confirmed, as vast numbers of people went to bathe at one of the holiest sites of the Hindu gathering.
Tens of millions of people flocked to the northern state of Uttar Pradesh to immerse themselves at the sacred confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu festival.
A senior police officer, Vaibhav Krishna, told a news conference that 30 people had died and at least double that number were wounded in fatal crushes that took place in the early hours of Wednesday.
Australian teacher believed to have been killed by Russia in Ukraine is alive, says foreign minister
Oscar Jenkins left his job teaching to go fight for Ukraine before he was taken captive in December
Wednesday 29 January 2025 10:31 GMT
An Australian man who was feared dead after being captured by Russian forces is alive, foreign minister Penny Wong has announced.
Oscar Jenkins, 32, a teacher who signed up to fight for Ukraine against Russia, was taken captive in December last year. A video showed him being struck by a Russian interrogator, sparking fears for his life.
“The Australian government has received confirmation from Russia that Oscar Jenkins is alive and in custody,” Ms Wong said on Wednesday.
Germany: 59 PSG fans arrested before Champions League clash
Police in Germany on Wednesday arrested 59 Paris Saint-Germain fans ahead of an evening Champions League match scheduled against VfB Stuttgart.
Police said there was evidence that fans of both teams were planning to clash against each other outside of the stadium.
What Stuttgart police have said
"On Tuesday before the match #VfBPSG, 59 French hooligans were taken into custody in the city area. The measure was taken after consultation with a judge to prevent serious riots," Stuttgart police said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
Trump reiterates Gaza expulsion plan – and stokes security fears
US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan should absorb Palestinians from Gaza has gotten no takers in the Arab world, shocked US allies like France and Germany, and threatens to strengthen Hamas.
The timing and content of US President Donald Trump’s latest idea to “clean out” Gaza by getting “Arab nations” to “take people” from the Palestinian territory came as a shocker, even for a world grown accustomed to policy bombshells from the old-new man in the White House.
On Saturday, when Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that some Arab nations could “build housing in a different location” for Gaza’s 1.5 million people, many hoped it was the first and last they would hear about an explosive idea for one of the world’s most volatile regions.
But barely 48 hours later, their hopes were dashed.
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in a years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of people killed and millions displaced.
March 23 Movement (M23) fighters entered Goma on Sunday and claimed to have taken control of the city a day later. Three days of clashes between Congolese armed forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have killed more than 100 people and wounded nearly 1,000 people in Goma.
Ex-prison officer gives rare look behind the walls of an execution
By YUTAKA SHIOKURA/ Senior Staff Writer
January 29, 2025 at 16:39 JST
A former correctional officer offered a rare first-hand account of the execution of a death row inmate he participated in more than a half a century ago and his thoughts at the time.
Now a lawyer, Yoshikuni Noguchi talked about his experiences as a correctional officer with The Asahi Shimbun and the somber duty of carrying out an execution.
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