A deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao has killed at least 32 people and injured dozens more, disaster officials said, as Manila intensified search-and-rescue efforts across the region. The quake struck early in the morning about 20 km off the coast of Sarangani province, setting off tsunami warnings in several countries. Powerful tremors were felt across Mindanao and as far as Manado, 420 km away on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. In General Santos City, the hardest-hit area and home…

A desperate search stretched into a second day in the Maldives as rescue teams combed the waters for four missing Italians after what officials described as the country's deadliest diving accident. Italy's foreign ministry said last night that five Italian citizens had died while diving, with Maldivian authorities recovering one body. Maldives Minister of Tourism Mohamed Ameen said coast guard officers and security forces were sweeping remote seas near the area where the divers were reported missing yesterday afternoon. "I…

Tragedy strikes the Lake Chad Basin as over 40 Nigerian fishers are feared dead following airstrikes launched by Chad aimed at Boko Haram positions. Abubakar Gamandi Usman, the chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Fisheries Association of Nigeria, expressed grave concerns that some fishers might have been directly struck during the assaults, while others reportedly drowned while attempting to escape in overcrowded boats. As of now, no bodies have been recovered from the water. The Chadian government described the air raids as…

At least two people have been confirmed dead and dozens remain unaccounted for after a migrant vessel capsized in the Mediterranean, rescuers said, as survivors and witnesses described a desperate scramble at sea. The small craft, which set off from Libya, overturned inside a search-and-rescue area that is officially the responsibility of Libyan authorities. German NGO Sea-Watch reported that two merchant ships passing nearby pulled 32 people from the water and transported them to Lampedusa, the Italian island that serves…

IOM: 53 dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes off Libya; two women survive Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off Libya’s northwest coast, the International Organization for Migration said. The boat departed from Zawiya on Thursday and overturned off nearby Zuwara on Friday, according to the IOM, citing accounts from the two survivors. Both are Nigerian women rescued by Libyan authorities during a search-and-rescue operation, the agency said.…

Tragedy Strikes as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off The Gambia At least seven people have died and many others remain missing after a boat carrying about 200 migrants capsized off the coast of The Gambia while attempting to reach Europe. This harrowing incident underscores the grave dangers faced by those seeking a better life, and it highlights the ongoing migration crisis engulfing the region. The vessel overturned near Jinack village in the North Bank Region, a noted backdrop for previous such attempts. It was later…

Crans-Montana bar fire kills ‘tens,’ injures about 100 during New Year’s Eve party, Swiss officials say A fast-moving fire tore through Le Constellation, a crowded bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, shortly after 1:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, leaving “tens” of people presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, authorities said. Swiss police declined to provide a precise death toll, while Italy’s foreign ministry said information it received from Swiss police indicated about 40 deaths. Officials…