At least 93 people have been confirmed dead after wildfires in Hawaii. The state’s governor warning the figure will rise. It makes the disaster the deadliest wildfire the US has seen in the past century, surpassing the 85 who died in California’s Camp Fire in 2018.
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More than 11,000 people have died after earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria
Rescue teams from around the world have travelled to both countries to help search for survivors. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fatalities could reach as high as 20,000 in the coming days. Turkey’s disaster management agency said the country’s death toll passed 8,500 on Wednesday.
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Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders’ gathering
The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week, but developing countries will be vying for the spotlight as well as they push for faster action on poverty and inequality at the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel three years ago.
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At least four Palestinians were killed in Jenin
At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and 23 others injured after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry, at least five of the injured are in critical condition. In a statement the Israeli security forces said they neutralized two operatives of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who are suspected of significant terrorist activity.
