India's coronavirus disaster deepens with the daily death toll climbing above 3,600 as dozens of countries sent urgent medical aid to help tackle the spiralling crisis
A desperate and determined diaspora scrambles to help India breathe.
Fielding frantic appeals for help, temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches, regional and business associations, family groups and informal networks are all springing into action
US military plane brings the first US emergency coronavirus medical supplies to help India battle its devastating surge in the pandemic.
US officials said the special flights, which will also bring equipment donated by companies and individuals, will continue into next week
"In life, you have two choices: either sit down and do nothing, or roll up your sleeves and do what you can."
-- Tarun Patel, volunteer with an aid group set up by London's Neasden Temple - just one of a desperate and determined Indian diaspora scrambling to help India breathe
Living half a world away from Covid-stricken Indian relatives, Sydney doctor Yadu Singh has beat back his frustration at being unable to help by providing lifesaving medical guidance via phone, text and video chat
#BREAKING Netanyahu calls stampede one of Israel's 'worst' disasters
#UPDATE Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a stampede that killed at least 44 people at a Jewish pilgrimage site on Friday was one of the "worst" disasters in Israel's history
📸 View of the northern Israeli town of Meron (foreground) after an overnight stampede
#UPDATE "The Mount Meron disaster is one of the worst to befall the State of Israel," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Twitter, as he declared Sunday a national day of mourning u.afp.com/UWSX
#BREAKING At least 20 critically injured in accident at Israel pilgrimage site: rescue services
#UPDATE Dozens of people have been injured, 20 of them critically, after a grandstand collapsed at a Jewish pilgrimage site in Meron, Israeli rescue services say.
Tens of thousands of Jews were participating in an annual pilgrimage for the feast of Lag BaOmer
#BREAKING 'Dozens of dead' in Israel pilgrimage accident: rescue services
#BREAKING Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan armies exchange fire on disputed border, at least one dead
#BREAKING Kyrgyzstan says seized Tajik border post during heavy fighting
#UPDATE#Kyrgyzstan's national security committee said Thursday it had "seized" a border post belonging to Central Asian neighbour #Tajikistan during the worst fighting at their disputed border in years u.afp.com/UW4U
#BREAKING Cyprus settlement talks found little common ground: UN chief
#UPDATE UN chief Antonio Guterres says three days of informal talks in Geneva with rival Cypriot leaders failed to find common ground that could help resolve the decades-old dispute
#BREAKING Turkish Cypriot leader says 'no sense' in talks without equal status recognition
Women make history as Pelosi, Harris flank Biden for speech.
It marks a milestone in the nation's nearly 245-year history, and female lawmakers noted the symbolism regarding the strides that women have taken to reach positions of American power