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CNN
18-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Photos this week: April 10-17, 2025
Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a putt to win the Masters tournament on Sunday, April 13. With his dramatic playoff victory, the 35-year-old became just the sixth player in history to complete the career grand slam. He joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only men to win all four spray water on people celebrating the Songkran festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Sunday, April 13. On the holiday, both locals and tourists celebrate by joining in water fights across the in Khan Younis, Gaza, react Sunday, April 13, during a funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has displaced more than 500,000 Palestinians in less than a month, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says that renewed attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 1,700 Palestinians since March 18. Hatem Khaled/Reuters A rescue worker takes a break at the site of a Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 13. Ballistic missiles ripped through the busy center of Sumy, officials said, killing at least 35 people and striking terror into residents who were out enjoying Palm Sunday and attending morning church services. It was the deadliest attack of the conflict this year. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, left, meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office on Monday, April 14. Sitting on the couch, from left, are US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Monday's visit cemented Bukele's status as one of the closest foreign partners of the new Trump administration, which has alienated some traditional US allies in its early days. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, far left, reacts after Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer during an NBA game in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 15. Curry and the Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in what was a play-in game for the postseason. Jeff Chiu/AP Police officers carry a protester as demonstrators block the entrance of the parliament's garage in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, April 14. The parliament passed an amendment to the constitution that day that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Paige Bueckers is interviewed after the Dallas Wings selected her as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14. The three-time All-American becomes the sixth UConn player taken No. 1 overall, joining Breanna Stewart (2016), Maya Moore (2011), Tina Charles (2010), Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sue Bird (2002). She is the sixth player to win a national title and be drafted first overall in the same year. Elsa/Getty Images At least six people were injured after a house exploded in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 13. The explosion leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. The Travis County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the incident, authorities said. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network/Imagn Images People attend the funeral ceremony for 11-year-old Maksym Martynenko and his parents, Mykola and Nataliia, in Stare Selo, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 16. The family was killed by a Russian missile strike in nearby Sumy on Sunday. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
CNN
18-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Photos this week: April 10-17, 2025
Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a putt to win the Masters tournament on Sunday, April 13. With his dramatic playoff victory, the 35-year-old became just the sixth player in history to complete the career grand slam. He joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only men to win all four spray water on people celebrating the Songkran festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Sunday, April 13. On the holiday, both locals and tourists celebrate by joining in water fights across the in Khan Younis, Gaza, react Sunday, April 13, during a funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has displaced more than 500,000 Palestinians in less than a month, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says that renewed attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 1,700 Palestinians since March 18. Hatem Khaled/Reuters A rescue worker takes a break at the site of a Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 13. Ballistic missiles ripped through the busy center of Sumy, officials said, killing at least 35 people and striking terror into residents who were out enjoying Palm Sunday and attending morning church services. It was the deadliest attack of the conflict this year. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, left, meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office on Monday, April 14. Sitting on the couch, from left, are US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Monday's visit cemented Bukele's status as one of the closest foreign partners of the new Trump administration, which has alienated some traditional US allies in its early days. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, far left, reacts after Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer during an NBA game in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 15. Curry and the Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in what was a play-in game for the postseason. Jeff Chiu/AP Police officers carry a protester as demonstrators block the entrance of the parliament's garage in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, April 14. The parliament passed an amendment to the constitution that day that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Paige Bueckers is interviewed after the Dallas Wings selected her as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14. The three-time All-American becomes the sixth UConn player taken No. 1 overall, joining Breanna Stewart (2016), Maya Moore (2011), Tina Charles (2010), Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sue Bird (2002). She is the sixth player to win a national title and be drafted first overall in the same year. Elsa/Getty Images At least six people were injured after a house exploded in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 13. The explosion leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. The Travis County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the incident, authorities said. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network/Imagn Images People attend the funeral ceremony for 11-year-old Maksym Martynenko and his parents, Mykola and Nataliia, in Stare Selo, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 16. The family was killed by a Russian missile strike in nearby Sumy on Sunday. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
CBC
30-03-2025
- General
- CBC
Aid rushes into Myanmar as earthquake's death toll continues to rise
Social Sharing Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday. The number of dead from Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake is expected to increase. The number of injured was 3,408, while the estimated number of missing rose to 139 on Sunday. The earthquake's epicentre was near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city with 1.5 million people. In neighbouring Thailand, the death toll from the quake rose to 17. While food, medicine and other vital supplies have reached Myanmar, a report issued Saturday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said rescue efforts have been hampered by a severe shortage of medical supplies including trauma kits, blood bags, anesthetics, assistive devices, essential medicine and tents to house health workers. "We fear it may be weeks before we understand the full extent of destruction caused by this earthquake," said Mohammed Riyas, the Myanmar director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Myanmar man pulled alive from wreckage In badly hit Naypyidaw, Myanmar's third-largest city, a man who had been trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building for around 40 hours was pulled out alive by rescue teams from Singapore and Myanmar on Sunday, Myanmar's army-run TV reported. According to fire officials, the man had been trapped underneath a collapsed three-storey building and was extracted using "cutting and breaking equipment" to tear through the concrete. He remains in stable condition and has been taken to a local hospital. In Thailand, search efforts by rescue workers and K-9 units continued Sunday in the capital Bangkok at the scene of an under-construction tower that collapsed in the quake. A mother of a missing construction worker was seen deeply distraught as she watched the search mission on Sunday, and repeatedly shouted out for her daughter's name. At least 78 people remain trapped under the debris of the collapsed building, but the conditions of the rubble pile and the unstable structure are hindering rescue efforts. "The area in which we could work on is very limited due to metal debris and sharp edges. It is also hard for us to try and get inside so we had to try to find (ways inside) from around the edges, or where the dogs can get into", said a police K-9 unit officer at the scene. On Sunday, a convoy of 17 Chinese cargo trucks carrying critical shelter and medical supplies was expected to reach Mandalay. China said it has sent more than 135 rescue personnel and experts along with supplies like medical kits, generators, earthquake detectors and drones while pledging around $13.8 million US in emergency aid. Hong Kong on Saturday dispatched 51 search-and-rescue personnel including firefighters and ambulance personnel as well as two search-and-rescue dogs. The group brought eight tonnes of equipment, including life detectors and an automatic satellite tracking antenna system, according to a statement on the Hong Kong government's website. Russia's Emergencies Ministry said it had flown in 120 rescuers and supplies to Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, and Russia's Health Ministry said Moscow had sent a medical team that includes specialists in infectious diseases, resuscitation, traumatology and psychology, as well as search and rescue teams with canine units and devices that can search in rubble up to 4.5 metres deep. WATCH | Searching for survivors in Myanmar, Thailand: Rescue crews scour rubble for survivors after Myanmar quake 15 hours ago Duration 3:15 Rescue crews in Myanmar and Thailand are working tirelessly to attempt to pull survivors from rubble after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the region on Friday. The death toll has already exceeded 1,600 and authorities expect it to continue to rise. Two Indian C-17 military transport aircraft on Saturday brought in a field hospital unit and some 120 personnel who travelled north to Mandalay to establish a 60-bed emergency treatment centre, the country's Foreign Ministry said. India previously said it planned to send five aircrafts and four ships with relief supplies along with rescue and medical teams. Aid agencies contributing The UN humanitarian affairs office said it has mobilized with other groups and $5 million US has been allocated from a Central Emergency Response Fund for "life-saving assistance." The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies released $2.2 million US in emergency funds to support the organization's work in Myanmar, Jagan Chapagain, the organization's secretary general and CEO, said in a social media post Sunday. WATCH | Quake brought down skyscraper under construction: A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some areas. Cara Bragg, the Yangon-based manager of Catholic Relief Services in Myanmar, said relief efforts have largely consisted of local volunteers trying to find loved ones. Despite the influx of countries sending search and rescue teams, "hospitals are really struggling to cope with the influx of injured people, there's a shortage of medical supplies, and people are struggling to find food and clean water," Bragg said.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Netanyahu orders army to step up West Bank offensive after bus bombs
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to step up its operations in the occupied West Bank on Friday as he paid a rare visit to troops in the territory that drew Palestinian condemnation. Netanyahu's visit to Tulkarem refugee camp in the north of the territory came after bombs that Israeli officials said resembled those used by militants in the West Bank exploded on multiple buses in central Israel on Thursday. The prime minister's office said he ordered more "operational activity" in the northern West Bank in response to the bomb blasts. Days after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza on January 19, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank dubbed "Iron Wall", spanning multiple refugee camps near the cities of Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas. "We are entering terrorist strongholds, flattening entire streets that terrorists use, and their homes. We are eliminating terrorists, commanders," Netanyahu said. At least 51 Palestinians, including seven children, and three Israeli soldiers have been killed since the assault began, according to the United Nations. On Friday, "live fire" from Israeli troops killed a 13-year-old girl in Jenin refugee camp, the Palestinian health ministry said. Israeli fire also killed a 13-year-old boy near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, the ministry said. On Thursday, a Palestinian was killed when his car was struck by an armoured vehicle just outside Tulkarem camp, provincial governor Abdallah Kamil told AFP. The Israeli offensive has displaced at least 40,000 people, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The operation is now the longest in the West Bank since the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, in the early 2000s. Netanyahu said the army was doing "very important work against Hamas and other terrorist organisations' desire to harm us". He said Israel had intensified its raids over the past year, fighting in camps it deems to harbour Palestinian militant groups. - 'Storming' - In both Tulkarem and Jenin, the army has demolished dozens of homes with explosives, opening up new access routes into the densely built camps. Armoured bulldozers have wreaked havoc in the camps, upturning tarmac, cutting water pipes and tearing down roadside facades. Palestinians on social media expressed shock at a photograph shared by Netanyahu's office showing him meeting with army officers in a command centre that appeared to have been established inside a camp resident's home. The Palestinian foreign ministry accused Netanyahu of "storming" the camp. Netanyahu's visit came after three buses exploded in the central Israeli city of Bat Yam late Thursday without causing any casualties. A police commander from central Israel, Haim Sargarof, said in a televised briefing that the devices used to set off the blasts were similar to those found in the West Bank. Violence in the West Bank has surged since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023. Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 900 Palestinians, including many militants, in the territory since the start of the war, according to the Palestinian health ministry. At least 32 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations in the territory over the same period, according to Israeli official figures. lba-skl/jd/kir
