By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
A shooting at a Greek Orthodox church has left at least six people dead and 28 injured in Jordan’s Karak governorate. The attackers allegedly opened fire during a funeral, according to Jordanian authorities quoted by France 24.
A suspect has been arrested after a shooting in a Paris suburb that left one person dead and four injured, including a 12-year-old girl. French authorities are examining the possibility of a racially motivated act, according to France 24.
🌍 World · Source: France 24 ·
The death toll from the magnitude-7 earthquake in south-western Tibet remains at 16, while the number of injured has risen to 65. More than 12,000 people have been moved to safe locations and 413 aftershocks recorded, according to local authorities and Xinhua.
🌍 World · Source: Sowetan ·
Chinese authorities have ordered the full mobilisation of rescue services in Tibet after an earthquake killed at least 16 people, injured dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes. The response is continuing on Friday in the affected areas, according to Chinese state media.
🌍 World · Source: IOL ·
Gunfire at a checkpoint near Hebron in the occupied West Bank left five Israelis wounded and killed two suspected attackers, according to Israeli authorities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to prepare a complete closure of the West Bank from Friday, the BBC reports.
🌍 World · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Russia and Ukraine exchange 270 prisoners eachRussia and Ukraine exchanged 270 prisoners each, including nine civilians repatriated by Kyiv, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Most of the servicemen had been held since 2022, while Russian prisoners were transferred to Belarus to receive medical and psychological care, the authorities of both countries report.
Woman rescued after building collapses in NairobiA woman was pulled from the rubble of a 16-storey building that collapsed in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi, while emergency teams searched for possible other victims. Rescue operations continued after cries were heard beneath the wreckage, according to Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud, quoted by Capital FM.The week in Africa
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