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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has advised residents in coastal municipalities of Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit, and Michoacan to stay indoors as Hurricane Simon, a Category 4 storm with winds of 240 km/h, approaches. Rainfall of up to 76 cm is expected, increasing the risk of mudslides.
A fire has broken out on an oil tanker off Sochi following a reported Ukrainian marine drone attack, while a potential energy ceasefire is discussed by leaders.
A Yandex data centre in Vladimir has been shut down following a drone attack, marking the third strike on the company’s facilities in a week. No injuries were reported, but several services remain unavailable as the company assesses the damage and activates emergency protocols.
HRW has accused Israel of committing war crimes by forcibly displacing nearly 90% of Gaza’s population, amounting to about 1.9 million people. In its report, HRW says this constitutes “forcible transfer” and possibly “ethnic cleansing,”
In South Africa, approximately 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in Stilfontein as the government move to cut off their access to food and water, in an attempt to force them out.
The city is blanketed in thick smog, with pollution levels far exceeding what is considered safe by the World Health Organization (WHO). On Thursday, fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in the air was reported at over 50 times the safe limit, posing severe health risks.
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