NewsDeadly airstrikes in Beirut amid escalating tensions
Deadly airstrikes in Beirut amid escalating tensions
It happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what global agencies reported from the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
- A fire broke out around 9 p.m. local time (around 3 a.m. Eastern Time) in the city of Khabarovsk, in the southeastern region of Russia's Asian part. The roof and facade of the local theatre caught fire, causing parts of the building to collapse inside. At the time of the incident, three people were inside the theatre and were evacuated before firefighters arrived, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Dozens of firefighters participated in the operation. "The facade and the external wall collapsed. Four gas cylinders exploded during the firefighting. Initially, there were no casualties," added the Russian authorities.
- At least six people died, and seven were injured on the night from Wednesday to Thursday due to an Israeli airstrike in the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut – announced the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Israel continued air raids on Lebanon on Wednesday as part of an operation against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah organization in the country. Ground fighting also persisted on the border. The Israeli armed forces announced that they executed a precision airstrike on a target in Beirut. According to Hezbollah, the target was a health centre affiliated with the organization.
- A Russian-guided aerial bomb struck a five-storey residential building in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, late Wednesday evening. As a result, at least eight people were injured.
- The Dominican government announced plans on Wednesday to begin mass deportations of arrivals from neighbouring Haiti residing in the country illegally. According to reports, up to 10,000 people per week may be sent back – reported the Associated Press. Government spokesperson Homero Figueroa told journalists that the decision was made due to the "excess" of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic. The relatively affluent and politically stable Dominican Republic shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the chaotic state of Haiti, from which thousands flee chaos and brutal gang violence.
- The investigation into the death of actor Matthew Perry, known for his role in the series "Friends," is ongoing. According to BBC News, one of the accused doctors, Mark Chavez, pleaded guilty to the distribution of ketamine, a potent anesthetic.
- Out of approximately 600 ships transporting Russian oil, nearly half are part of the so-called "shadow fleet," reported the Finnish portal Yle. The Kremlin exports the raw material mainly through the Baltic, and several ships passing through the Gulf of Finland have been placed on the international "blacklist" as vessels "for repair" or "for scrap."
- Mexican soldiers opened fire on a van carrying 33 migrants from Asia, North Africa, and Cuba, resulting in six deaths and 10 injuries – reported the Mexican Ministry of Defence on Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday evening on a road in Chiapas in southern Mexico. According to the communiqué, soldiers noticed a vehicle travelling at high speed, attempting to evade military interception. Two small delivery trucks followed, "similar to those used by criminal groups in the region." "The soldiers reported hearing explosions, so two of them used their guns, stopping one of the vans," it was stated. The vehicle contained "33 migrants of Egyptian, Nepali, Cuban, Indian, Pakistani, and Arab nationality." Four people died, and 12 were injured. The injured were taken to the hospital, but two could not be saved, it was added.
