The first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease were reported in southern Brazil, where floodwaters were slowly receding, and health authorities warned additional fatalities were likely.Rio Grande do Sul state’s health secretariat confirmed the death of a 33-year-old man due to leptospirosis on Wednesday. On Monday, authorities registered that a…

Extreme weather attributed to the El Niño phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, the UN’s World Food Programme said Wednesday, and called on donors for much-needed help.El Niño is a natural, temporary and occasional warming of part of the Pacific that shifts…

Silhouettes of 80 soldiers were etched on sand on a beach in the town of Broadstairs in southern Britain on Wednesday, May 22, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.Pete Gower, a 72-year-old veteran, remembered his father who fought with the Sussex Regiment in Normandy, saying “it must…

A rare tornado in northern Haiti has injured more than 50 people and destroyed more than 200 homes, the U.N. said Wednesday. HAITI’S MAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REOPENS NEARLY THREE MONTHS AFTER GANG VIOLENCE FORCED IT TO CLOSEThe tornado hit the community of Bassin-Bleu on Tuesday, leaving more than 300 families…

Ministers from Arab states will meet with European Union counterparts in Brussels on Monday to try to forge a common path on ending the war in Gaza and building lasting peace, a senior EU official said.Representatives from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will join a…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Ireland, Spain and Norway’s decision to recognize Palestinian statehood as a “reward for terrorism” following the Oct. 7 attacks. “The intention of several European countries to recognize a Palestinian state is a reward for terrorism,” Netanyahu said in Hebrew via a video message, according to…

The former head of Britain’s Post Office, Paula Vennells, broke down in tears while testifying on Wednesday.Vennells gave evidence to an inquiry into one of the country’s largest scandals that saw hundreds of branch managers wrongly convicted.The incident was the result of a faulty computer system.The former head of Britain’s…

The leader of Bosnia’s Serb portion reiterated his threat to split up the Balkan country Wednesday.This comes a day ahead of a planned U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs.The proposed U.N. resolution has sparked protests…

Hundreds of Palestinians swarmed and looted an aid convoy in Gaza on Wednesday, the latest incident revealing the disorganized distribution of aid in the region.The U.S. has spent $350 million constructing a pier in the Mediterranean Sea to facilitate the delivery of aid into Gaza. The U.S. has used the…