Category: US & World

He will be among those who nominate his father, Donald Trump, as a candidate for November’s election. Source link

Rescue efforts are underway in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state after floods and landslides killed at least 100 people. More than 160,000 people have been displaced by the floods, with some municipalities being completely destroyed by floodwater. Pictures emerged on Wednesday of a horse stranded on a rooftop amidst the floodwater in the city...

In the course of his CNN interview last night, Joe Biden said that Israeli forces “haven’t gone in Rafah yet”. Since the operation was launched on Monday, Israeli troops have taken control of a small chunk of the Rafah governorate, between two key crossing points, Kerem Shalom (from Israel) and Rafah (from Egypt). The area...

Monther Shoblaq, the director general of CMWU, told the BBC this warehouse, which acted as a depot for both the CMWU and Unicef, contained more than 2,000 items used for maintenance, and was the heart of the water and sanitation services in Gaza. Its destruction has severely limited CMWU’s ability to repair and maintain vital...

Their mother is a twin – her twin brother is in the ward taking photos of the new arrivals, his nephew and niece. Surrounding the bed are the babies’ grandmother, who is herself a twin, and their great-grandmother, who has given birth to two sets of twins. Source link

After coming to power in 2014, Mr Modi has expanded India’s welfare programmes, targeting women and farmers in particular. This includes providing cooking gas, free grain, houses, toilets, piped water, electricity and bank accounts, and beefing up a long-running jobs guarantee programme. Source link

Many supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former PM have yet to get over their physical and emotional wounds. Source link

Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend Jack Carter Rhoad disappeared last month. Source link

His campaign says questioning the presidential candidate’s health “is hilarious… given his competition”. Source link

An ex-intelligence officer tells the BBC he was permitted to shoot dead those resisting eviction. Source link