Child among several killed in Channel crossing attempt, French minister says
October 5, 2024 Several people, including a child, died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Saturday. Attempts to cross the…
Rescuers race to find over 100 migrants missing off Djibouti coast
October 2, 2024 Rescuers are searching for more than 100 migrants off the coast of Djibouti after smugglers forced them to jump into the sea, the U.N. migration agency said…
WHO recommends maternal vaccine and antibody shot to prevent RSV in infants
October 2, 2024 The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended vaccinating pregnant women and administering infants with an antibody to prevent severe respiratory synctial virus (RSV) infection in newborns. RSV,…
45 killed as two migrant boats sink off Djibouti – UN migration agency says
October 1, 2024 Forty-five migrants have died after two ships wrecked sank off the coast of the East African nation of Djibouti with many still missing, a spokesperson for the…
At least 12 die, 10 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
September 30, 2024 At least 12 people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing after their boat sank on Monday off the Tunisian coast at Djerba as they…
African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
September 27, 2024 At least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt-for-nature” swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a coral-rich…
Red Cross appeals for more attention on deaths of local aid workers
September 9, 2024 Killings of local humanitarian workers in conflicts around the world must provoke the same outrage as international aid workers harmed in conflict, the head of the International…
Mali, Burkina and Niger to launch biometric passports under new alliance
September 16, 2024 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc in favour of a new Sahel alliance…
FBI identifies, detains man who ‘attempted to assassinate’ Trump
Ryan Wesley Routh, chief suspect in the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was taken into police custody on Sunday by the FBI as security agents intensify search…
Death toll from migrant boat that capsized off Senegal rises to 26
September 11, 2024 The Senegalese navy on Tuesday found 17 more bodies from a boat carrying migrants that capsized off the coast, taking the death toll to 26. The Atlantic…