Tag: casualties

Deadly dump truck crash blamed for multiple casualties in New Jersey

One person is dead and three people were injured in a collision involving a dump truck and two other vehicles on Tuesday afternoon in Clinton Township, N.J. “The crash occurred when a dump truck, operated by a 66-year-old male, and a Toyota sedan operated by a 64-year-old female, both traveling in the northbound lane collided,” […]

Hundreds of protesters lie down to mimic Gaza casualties

STORY: :: This video contains images some viewers may find distressing :: Pro-Palestinian protestors in Spain lay on the ground to mimic casualties in Gaza :: Bilbao, Spain :: June 8, 2024 :: Mohammed Farajallah, Protester “It’s very emotional to see all these people here, Bilbao once again yelling for the Palestinians, for the people […]

Putin makes rare claim on Ukraine war casualties

Russian President Vladimir Putin this week gave a rare update on casualty and prisoner-of-war figures from his nation’s ongoing war in Ukraine, though his figures contradicted Western estimates of the human cost of his ongoing invasion. At a meeting in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Putin told the heads of several international news agencies that there […]

Five dead in Iowa tornadoes with casualties expected to rise

Five people are known to have been killed and at least 35 injured by tornadoes in Iowa, officials have said. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said the number of casualties is expected to rise after a tornado hit the small city of Greenfield on Tuesday. Four people died in Greenfield, a city of 2,000 […]

Belousov says Russia must win in Ukraine while minimising casualties

By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s main task is to achieve victory on the battlefield in Ukraine with the minimal loss of troops, incoming defence minister Andrei Belousov said on Tuesday. Belousov, an economist whom President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly nominated on Sunday to replace Sergei Shoigu, said the military sector needed more […]

Warnings of major casualties as Israeli forces move in to Rafah

The Israeli military has taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday. Rafah was the last city in the coastal territory that Israeli forces had not entered during its massive offensive since the October 7 attacks on […]

UN agency says aid warehouse in Rafah hit, reports of casualties

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which distributes food and aid supplies in Gaza, was hit on Wednesday, the organization said. There are reports that at least two UNRWA employees were killed in the incident in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the agency said, although it cautioned it was still trying to confirm […]