Bangladesh defends use of fences after deadly Rohingya camp fire
Al Jazeera
Humanitarian agencies call for the removal of barbed wire fences, Bangladeshi officials deny they trapped the refugees.
Bangladesh has defended the use of barbed wire fences around vast camps holding almost a million Rohingya refugees, after a major fire left at least 15 people dead and nearly 45,000 homeless. The fire, which gutted some 10,000 refugee shanties, was the deadliest since more than 740,000 Rohingya fled a military crackdown in Myanmar in 2017 that United Nations investigators concluded was executed with “genocidal intent”. The UN, aid groups and Rohingya leaders said the fences erected by the military trapped many people during the fire and hampered rescue work during Monday’s 12-hour blaze in the maze of bamboo and tarpaulin huts in the world’s biggest refugee settlement.
This is the first time there has been an indictment for Netanyahu since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023.
Court also issues warrants for former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif.
Britain and France have long agitated for a more aggressive posture, but Germany still refuses to give Ukraine Taurus missiles.
RFK Jr might try to curb access to vaccines if not able to impose an outright ban but will face pushback, experts say.
Air raids on Beit Lahiya and Gaza City come as humanitarian crisis worsens in besieged territory.
Despite unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, skies, MEA and other airlines are still flying. Here’s how, and why.
Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions.
The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share.
Matt Gaetz has faced allegations of sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl, drug use, and misappropriating campaign funds.