A tropical disturbance moved across the western Caribbean on Friday. At least 24 people were rescued from floodwaters in the island’s southeastern region.
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At least 25 people died as heavy rains hit Pakistan
Heavy rains pounded Pakistan’s northwest regions collapsing houses and killing at least 25 people. Senior rescue officer Khateer Ahmed said rains and hail hit the Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and Karak districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday. Another 145 people were injured as uprooted trees knocked down electrical transmission towers.
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UN, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Call Again on Tajikistan to Release Journalists
UN Special Rapporteur of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has once again called on the authorities of Tajikistan to release imprisoned Tajik journalists and bloggers.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 2 foreign
Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of four working with a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization, while dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv and wounded at least one civilian.
