Taliban disperses rare women's-rights protest in Herat amid disputed reports of deaths
A rare protest in the western Afghan city of Herat has been dispersed by Taliban police after demonstrators gathered over restrictions on women, according to witness accounts and officials. The rally took place on Tuesday and centred on recent detentions of women accused of violating the Taliban's dress code rules. Reports from the scene say security forces moved in to break up the crowd, while police denied using live fire.Witnesses said the crowd formed after a social media call to defend women's rights, and that dozens of people gathered in support of women. One 33-year-old protester said officers used sticks,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 18:02 LONDON
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Two men plead guilty over plot to attack Galway mosque
Two men have pleaded guilty at Ireland's Special Criminal Court to terror offences over an alleged plot to set fire to a mosque in Galway. The case concerns Maryam Mosque at Old Cottages on Monivea Road, and the indictment says the offence was aggravated by hatred. The court heard that the alleged plan related to events between 4 and 5 November 2025.Darren Gorman and Garrett Pollock both entered guilty pleas on Monday. Gorman, 34, has an address at O'Moore Place in Portlaoise, Co Laois, and faces a single count under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005. Pollock, 35, from... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jun 2026 17:32 LONDON
Nigeria army says 360 abductees freed after Boko Haram clashes in Borno
The Nigerian army says it has freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno state after an operation in the Mandara mountains. The rescue took place in a Boko Haram stronghold in the north-east, according to military statements cited on Sunday. The captives were described as men, women and children taken from different communities in Borno, and the army said they were moved to safe locations for medical care and humanitarian support.The military said the operation was intelligence-led and targeted fighters holding hundreds of people under harsh conditions. Army spokesperson Haruna Sani said two infants died during captivity,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Jun 2026 16:32 LONDON
Israeli strike on wedding tent in Gaza City kills at least six
At least six people were killed and 15 others injured when a wedding tent in Gaza City was struck on Saturday, according to local medical sources. The attack hit a gathering in the city and also sent shrapnel into nearby areas, including a displacement-site school next door. Women and children are believed to be among the casualties, and the toll is expected to rise.A local medical source said the injured were taken to al-Shifa Hospital. Reporting from the enclave, Hani Mahmoud said several projectiles exploded in or near the wedding tents. He said two missiles detonated inside the tent, causing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Jun 2026 16:32 LONDON
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Overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least nine
Families gathered at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to mourn relatives killed in overnight Israeli strikes, after bodies including those of two women and two children were prepared for burial. The attacks hit at least four separate locations across Gaza City during the night, according to the supplied report. Footage from one strike site showed a badly damaged residential building, with debris, shattered walls and belongings scattered across the area.The report says at least nine people were killed. It does not give a full breakdown of the dead beyond confirming that women and children were among the victims. The strikes... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 20:01 LONDON
Australia seeks urgent inquiry after activists allege sexual assault in Israeli detention
Australia's foreign minister has said she believes allegations made by Australian activists who say they were sexually assaulted while detained by Israeli forces after trying to reach Gaza. Penny Wong made the remarks during a tense Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Thursday, as the government pressed for an urgent and transparent investigation. The allegations relate to Australians detained in May as part of a humanitarian flotilla.According to the hearing, 11 Australians were detained while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. Wong said her position was to believe women when allegations of sexual assault are made, and described the claims... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 13:03 LONDON
More than 30 killed in ADF attacks near Beni as Ebola patients flee clinics in eastern DRC
Rebel attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have left more than 30 people dead over the past few days, according to local accounts and officials, in violence that has also disrupted the response to an Ebola outbreak. The raids took place around Beni in North Kivu province, including villages near the city and the city itself. Witnesses and community leaders said homes and motorcycles were set on fire, civilians were kidnapped and people were killed in separate attacks.At least 10 people were killed in raids on the villages of Matété, Mamuli and Kitoho in the early hours of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 05:30 LONDON
Seven killed in drone attack on bus in Russia-controlled Donetsk region
Seven people were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger bus was hit by a drone in Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, according to an official statement cited in the supplied material. The strike took place in the early hours of Wednesday in the Donetsk region, with the bus reported to have been travelling between Moscow and Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea. The incident adds to the civilian toll of the war in an area where transport routes remain exposed to attacks.Denis Pushilin, the Kremlin-installed leader of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, said the bus was struck while travelling through the area.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jun 2026 07:02 LONDON
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