Jordan launches air corridor for life-saving medicines into Gaza
Near Kissufim, Gaza Strip Reuters Jordan’s air force launched on Tuesday the biggest air bridge so far to bring urgent medical supplies to Gaza under a US-sponsored deal to step up deliveries following a ceasefire, officials said. The operation involves 16 helicopter flights a day that will at first deliver at least 160 tonnes of […]
France’s Mayotte cleans up after cyclone, total death toll still unknown
Mamoudzou, Mayotte Reuters Authorities in the French overseas territory of Mayotte could still confirm only 31 deaths on Wednesday from Cyclone Chido, more than four days after it swept through the Indian Ocean archipelago, causing mayhem and killing possibly thousands. Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, is home to large numbers of undocumented migrants whose shanty […]