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A drone attack on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv has left the building burning, with people reportedly escaping through windows. The post describes the strike as another example of Russian attacks on civilian targets, comparing it to previous strikes on schools and kindergartens. The claim is spreading widely, drawing outrage over the targeting of a scientific institution.

Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed eight people and left dozens more injured, according to reports. The attacks hit multiple locations, adding to the toll of the war on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. The strikes come as fighting continues along the front lines with no let-up in aerial assaults on Ukrainian territory.

Doctors in Gaza are struggling to give patients timely diagnoses, with long waits forcing medics into difficult decisions over who receives care first. The collapse of medical infrastructure and limited access to diagnostic equipment mean many patients are left waiting for answers while their conditions worsen, adding to the humanitarian strain in the territory.

Millions of people returning to Sudan's capital are finding the city largely unlivable, with widespread power cuts and piles of rubble left by two years of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. Returning residents face destroyed homes, no electricity, and minimal basic services, raising questions about how Khartoum can be rebuilt and whether displaced families can realistically stay.

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza describe being left with nothing as they try to survive after repeated displacement. Reporting by Al Jazeera highlights families who have lost homes, belongings and livelihoods, with one saying 'my hands are empty'. The account underscores the worsening humanitarian conditions facing people who have fled multiple times and now depend almost entirely on aid.

Reports from Sudan indicate a rise in cases of sexual violence, prompting alarm from regional media and rights observers. The country's ongoing conflict has left civilians, particularly women and girls, increasingly exposed to abuse amid weakened protection services and displacement. Observers are calling for urgent attention to the safety of vulnerable populations.

Palestinian couples from Gaza remain forcibly separated by borders, with spouses stranded in different countries and no clear path to reunification. Restrictions on movement in and out of Gaza have left families divided for years, and couples say they have exhausted legal and diplomatic avenues. Advocates are calling for international pressure to allow family reunification, as the situation shows no sign of improving.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns that 40% of Sudan's population is facing a severe food crisis. The warning highlights the deepening humanitarian emergency in the country, where conflict and economic collapse have left millions unable to secure adequate food. Observers are calling for urgent international assistance as conditions continue to deteriorate.

Palestinian couples from Gaza remain forcibly separated, with families and spouses still waiting to be reunited after the Israeli army suspended travel in and out of the Strip. Reports highlight that border closures have left loved ones divided between Gaza, the West Bank and abroad, with no reunification in sight and no clear timeline for travel to resume.

Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence left unregulated could 'cause a billion deaths', urging governments to put robust safeguards in place as the technology advances rapidly. The stark comments have fuelled ongoing debate over how quickly regulators should act on advanced AI and its potential risks.

Posts are circulating claiming that Israeli bombing of Gaza's water infrastructure, followed by cuts to the remaining water supply, has left Palestinians — including children — spending their days seeking access to safe drinking water. Commenters are criticising Western governments for what they see as inaction, and describing the search for water as now central to daily survival in Gaza.

Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after intense weekend rain left parts of the Thai capital flooded. Thousands of residents are sheltering in evacuation centers, while swollen reservoirs in an eastern province have prompted authorities to order more people to leave their homes as water levels continue to rise.

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure have left households without electricity across eight Ukrainian regions as of Friday morning, including Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts. Ukrainian authorities report the outages stem directly from attacks on the power grid, the latest in a campaign targeting energy facilities that has repeatedly disrupted heating and electricity supply during the war.

Indian markets saw a sharp crash as trading opened, erasing roughly ₹6,00,000 crore in investor wealth within minutes. The steep early sell-off triggered heavy losses across indices and left retail investors rattled. Commentators are dissecting what drove the sudden plunge and how quickly value evaporated at the opening bell.

Reuters reports the case of a vulnerable woman in Spain who was evicted from her home and left with nowhere to go but her car, using her story to illustrate the severity of the country's housing crisis. The report highlights how rising rents and limited social housing are pushing even the most vulnerable into homelessness, drawing widespread attention and debate.

India is burning through its coal reserves to keep the power supply stable after weak monsoon rains reduced hydropower output and fading solar generation left evening gaps uncovered. Night-time shortfalls reached 7.7 gigawatts this month, worse than during the summer heat wave, while grid coal inventories have more than halved year-on-year to their lowest level in nearly three years, according to figures cited in New Delhi.

Russian attacks killed three people across Ukrainian cities and left nine injured in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes are part of ongoing Russian aerial assaults on urban areas, and officials say rescue and emergency teams responded to the damage. Attention is on Kyiv, where most of the injuries were reported.

Aid workers in Gaza are undertaking the delicate job of clearing an estimated 61 million tonnes of rubble from the territory, ruins that are believed to conceal the bodies of up to 10,000 people. The scale of the destruction left by the war means clearance efforts are slow and dangerous, with recovery teams working carefully to find and identify the dead amid the debris.

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a report from Palestinian media. The death comes as Gaza continues to grapple with an estimated 61 million tons of rubble left by more than a year of Israeli bombardment, a debris burden that UN agencies say will take years and hundreds of millions of dollars to clear and that complicates reconstruction and the search for bodies still buried under the ruins.

A wave of Russian and Ukrainian strikes has left at least 10 people dead, while Donald Trump publicly urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to 'settle' the war with Vladimir Putin. The comments add to mounting pressure from Washington on Kyiv to reach a negotiated end to the conflict, even as attacks continue on both sides.

Yemen's civil war has flared up again, with renewed fighting pushing hospitals to a breaking point. Medical workers describe a very dangerous situation as casualties arrive faster than facilities can treat them, reviving fears of a full return to large-scale conflict in a country already left with a shattered health system by years of war.

Ukraine has raised the alarm over conditions in Oleshky, a town in Kherson region occupied by Russian forces, saying trapped civilians are being deliberately starved and forced to eat grass to survive. Kyiv describes the situation as a war crime and is drawing international attention to the plight of residents unable to leave the occupied left bank of the Dnipro.

A girl left disabled by an Israeli strike is calling for wheelchairs to be allowed into Gaza. She is urging that mobility aids be permitted entry so that people injured during the conflict can regain independence and move around. Her appeal highlights the shortages of medical equipment and assistive devices facing disabled residents of the territory amid ongoing restrictions on aid.

Two mass shootings in South Africa have left 28 people dead, according to news reports. Details about the victims, locations and circumstances remain limited, and police have not been quoted in the available coverage. The killings add to concerns about gun violence in the country, where mass shootings involving multiple fatalities have occurred repeatedly in recent years.

A Russian drone strike on the Kyiv region has killed two people and left three others injured, according to Ukrainian news reports. The attack is part of the ongoing series of Russian drone assaults on Ukrainian territory, which have repeatedly targeted the capital region and its surroundings, causing civilian casualties and damage.

Two mass shootings in South Africa have left 27 people dead, according to a BBC News report. The attacks are drawing attention to the country's persistent problem with gun violence, including recurring mass shootings in townships and informal settlements. Details about the locations, victims and suspects remain limited in early reporting, with authorities expected to release more information as investigations proceed.

Medico's partner organisation Public Works has published a report documenting Israel's war against Lebanon in maps and figures. It records that Israeli bombardments in southern Lebanon, accompanied by a military ground offensive, have left the most severe devastation, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. The report is drawing attention among German-speaking audiences as a detailed data-based account of the destruction and humanitarian consequences of the conflict.

Two separate shootings in South Africa left 27 people dead in a single night, according to Reuters. The killings have shocked the country and drawn attention to its persistent problem with gun violence. Authorities have not been quoted in available reporting on suspects or motives, and further details about the locations and victims remain limited.

A wave of mass shootings across South Africa has left 38 people dead within a single week, according to NPR reporting. The killings have renewed concern over gun violence and public safety in the country, with the government facing pressure to respond to the escalating toll.

Palestinians displaced from Tulkarem and other West Bank cities describe being unable to meet basic needs, with one telling Al Jazeera 'my hands are empty'. The report highlights how forced displacement has left families without income, homes or possessions. Readers are sharing the accounts to draw attention to worsening conditions across the occupied West Bank alongside the war in Gaza.