Aid slow to reach Morocco earthquake survivors
Frustration is mounting over the response to the earthquake in Morocco that killed nearly 3,000 people and injured thousands more. Many of the most affected areas are in remote regions and aid has been slow to reach those hit hardest. Chris Livesay reports.
North Korea fires missile as Kim Jong Un visits Russia
The launch on Wednesday came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was traveling in Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Libya floods leave more than 5,300 dead, thousands more missing
A Libyan official who visited Derna said “25% of the city has disappeared,” and he expects the final toll to be “really, really big.”
Trans woman who transitioned ahead of rape trial sentenced to prison
Isla Bryson transitioned from a man to a woman while awaiting trial for raping two women in 2016 and 2019.
Belarus dictator to visit China as key Putin allies bolster ties
Ahead of his visit, Alexander Lukashenko lauded Xi Jinping’s “peaceful foreign policy” and said no global issues “can be resolved without China.”
U.S. concerns about TikTok are “absolutely valid,” expert says
TikTok is just “another activity, another opportunity” for China to gain access to people’s information and potentially influence the way they think, said CrowdStrike’s chief security officer.
Fishermen find remains of missing father inside shark
The family of Diego Barría recognized his remains due to a tattoo that was visible, officials said.
Police scour landfill for evidence after model killed and dismembered
Hong Kong police said they believed they could find “some human body parts… or even the weapons” used in the grisly murder.
Upscale inn admits lax care of bathwater spawned potentially fatal bacteria
“It was a selfish reason,” said the president of the company operating the nearly 160-year-old inn.
Whole families among victims who paid $8K each for “voyage of death”
At least 64 people, including eight children, died when their overcrowded wooden boat slammed into shoals just a few hundred yards off Italy’s coast.
