Day: July 23, 2025

Accra: Israel’s military on Tuesday responded to accusations by the World Health Organization (WHO), that its forces attacked the UN agency’s facilities in central Gaza and detained staff members. According to Ghana News Agency, the military said soldiers came under fire in the city of Deir al-Balah on Monday, and returned fire in the direction the shots originated. However, the military did not specify whether the gunfire came from WHO premises in Deir al-Balah. The WHO said a staff accommodation facility was attacked on Monday, and a central warehouse had been damaged in a separate incident on Sunday. According to

Tehran: The human rights organization Amnesty International called on Tuesday for an investigation into the Israeli attack on Iran’s notorious Evin prison around four weeks ago, labeling it as a possible war crime. According to Ghana News Agency, Amnesty International emphasized that under international humanitarian law, a prison or place of detention is presumed to be a civilian object. The organization reported that there is no credible evidence suggesting that Evin prison constituted a lawful military objective. The Israeli Air Force targeted several areas within the detention center in Tehran during its brief conflict with Iran, describing the attack as

Los angeles: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has ordered the redeployment of 700 marines who were deployed to Los Angeles last month amid protests against a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced on Monday that with stability returning to Los Angeles, the marines could be withdrawn from the city. According to Ghana News Agency, the marines’ deployment was in response to protests against President Trump’s hard-line stance on immigration, which saw him mobilize 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 marines in the city. This move faced opposition from California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor

Gaza strip: The head of a UN office in the Gaza Strip has described an aid distribution scheme run by a rival organization as a ‘sadistic death trap.’ Philippe Lazzarini, leading the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has voiced serious concerns over a new distribution mechanism implemented by a group called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). According to Ghana News Agency, the GHF has been operating with the backing of Israel and the UN. However, there have been numerous reports in Palestinian media alleging that the centers are targeted by Israeli

Bukavu: Up to 500 miners are believed to be trapped in eastern Congo, following a series of landslides, police in the province of South Kivu said on Tuesday. Ten bodies have been recovered since the collapse in a remote area on Sunday, a police spokesman reported. Volunteers are actively working to recover the remaining bodies and survivors. According to Ghana News Agency, information on the exact number of casualties is difficult to verify, as the affected miners were not employed by any formal company but were part of the informal mining sector in the resource-rich area. Numerous internally displaced people,

Dhaka: Protests spread across Dhaka on Tuesday, as demonstrators demanded a proper investigation to bring justice to the victims of Monday’s deadly plane accident. The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet into a school in the capital has risen to 31, most of whom were pupils, officials said on Tuesday. According to Ghana News Agency, protests began near the crash site when two senior advisers from the interim administration arrived early in the morning. Several hundred pupils demanded a thorough investigation and an accurate death count. The protesters chanted slogans such as ‘We want

Zwiesel: Three bodies have been discovered in a dilapidated house in the Bavarian town of Zwiesel, south-eastern Germany, following a confession from a suspect who turned himself in to police. According to Ghana News Agency, the 37-year-old Slovakian suspect approached police in Linz, Austria, on Monday afternoon, admitting to killing three people. He was subsequently taken into custody and is awaiting extradition to Germany, as confirmed by police officials. Based on the suspect’s confession, authorities located the bodies of a 22-year-old and a 56-year-old at his residence in Zwiesel, along with a third unidentified body. The case is currently being