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Israeli airstrikes on east Syria killed 57 regime forces and allied Iran-backed fighters in the deadliest such strikes since the start of the conflict, a war monitoring group said on Wednesday.
The overnight raids against arms depots and military positions killed at least 14 Syrian regime forces, 16 Iraqi militia fighters and 11 Afghan members of the pro-Iran Fatimid Brigade, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read more HERE.
In the flesh, Jeanne Pouchain appears very much alive and well. Convincing the French authorities of this has proven another matter.
After being declared dead by a court, Pouchain has spent three years trying to have herself officially resuscitated. The 58-year-old from Saint-Joseph, near Lyon, has not existed in the eyes of France’s administration since 2017, after a long-running legal dispute involving a former employee at her cleaning company. Read more HERE
Authorities located data recorders on Sunday from jet Flight SJ182 that crashed off Jakarta carrying 62 people. Indonesian divers will try to retrieve the data recorders of a Sriwijaya Air jet on Monday after it plunged into the Java sea two days ago with 62 people on board minutes after take off from Jakarta’s main airport. Read more HERE.
Country accounts for less than 0.1% of global emissions but suffers disproportionately from related disasters, say new report
Kenya needs $62bn (£46bn) to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis in the next 10 years, according to a government document sent to the UN framework convention on climate change. It equates to almost 67% of Kenya’s GDP. Read more HERE
A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 25 people were killed and 110 wounded in the blast.
Yemen's internationally recognized government said Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired four ballistic missiles at the airport. Rebel officials did not answer phone calls from The Associated Press seeking comment. No one on the government plane was hurt. Read more HERE.