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The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped from its largest prison following an explosion of gang-led violence over the weekend. The government cited the “deterioration of security,” notably in the capital Port-au-Prince, and “increasingly violent criminal acts perpetrated by armed gangs,” including kidnappings …

Teams of volunteer medical staff, engineers and other emergency experts across the country are addressing civilian needs amid the current bout of violence and insecurity stemming from clashes with rival military forces in April 2023. So far, ERRs have reached more than four million civilians, bucking bureaucracy and finding innovative …

  Ukrainian officials have dismissed Kremlin claims that 65 prisoners of war died when a Russian transport plane was shot down.     They accused Russia of inventing the story of the tragedy as a propaganda stunt. They believe the aircraft was empty when it was shot down.       Mail Online reports …

A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuador after one of the country’s most-notorious drug gang bosses escaped from prison.  Adolfo Macias – also known as Fito – was first reported missing from his cell on Sunday, Jan. 7.  Ecuador’s prosecutors then filed charges against two prison guards as …

  Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has said it is high time President Bola Tinubu reviewed the country’s security architecture and declare an emergency on security as security challenges in the country continue to mount.   Mark said this on Tuesday, January 2  in a statement released …

At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack on Belgorod, said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA), briefing the Council on the latest developments. Russia had called for the emergency meeting following reported attacks on …

According to the team, Patients with trauma injuries were being sutured on the floor, limited to no pain management is available at the hospital, and the emergency department is so full that workers must take care not to step on patients on the floor. Al-Shifa Hospital, formerly the most important …

  The Seychelles has declared a state of emergency and ordered citizens to stay indoors after a huge explosion and heavy flooding.     President Wavel Ramkalawan urged people except essential workers to stay at home following the blast at a store in Mahe, the largest island in the Indian …

Philippe Lazzarini was addressing an emergency summit convened by the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation where he called for urgent support for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on three fronts. He called on leaders at the Arab-Islamic summit to “act now to change the trajectory” …

One day, four bomb sites, two emergency hospital stops with Gaza’s Civil Defence under Israeli bombardment. On day 22 of the war on Gaza, the Civil Defence is under enormous pressure as the Israeli bombardment intensifies. These first responders know that every mission could be their last. But until then, …