After #TyphoonYagi, Haikou, China.

what a night for cats

Just Tragic. #Gaza Six UNRWA colleagues killed today when two airstrikes hit a school and its surroundings in Nuseirat in the middle areas. This is the highest death toll among our staff in a single incident. Among those killed was the manager of the UNRWA shelter and other

A full statement from the Baltimore Sun Guild regarding the firing of a member this week:

An Indigenous business in Colombia is asking the government to revoke Coca-Cola’s trademark on the word “coca.” Motivating the action is what Coca Nasa calls a history of Coca-Cola bullying smaller businesses. with María Luisa Paúl: washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

“My mom saw the video. My mom cried and told me, ‘Son come back to Venezuela because you're being humiliated. Look how you're being treated.’”

NEW Israeli forces shove at least four men off West Bank roof, videos show from me and Bryan Pietsch 정동수 🎁wapo.st/3XBZ1c2

Israeli forces shove at least four men off West Bank roof, videos show. By meg kelly and Bryan Pietsch 정동수 washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

The Washington Post did a forensic video analysis of Israeli soldiers shoving and dropping 4 Palestinian men off a building in the West Bank, by meg kelly and Bryan Pietsch 정동수: washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

The manager of Beirut’s public beach told me that around 600-700 people have arrived there to seek shelter. An appeal has been put out for tent donations. The Beirut municipality has asked people in the streets or public spaces to call a helpline in order to find accommodation.

my very offline boyfriend doesn’t know who Moo Deng is and idk whether to be sad for him or envious of the mental quiet being so offline entails

accidental meme

Hurricane Milton is undergoing one of the fastest rapid intensifications ever observed in the Atlantic. It is now a 155 mph Category 4 storm, just 2 mph shy of Category 5 status. Not a single weather model predicted the storm would strengthen this quickly.

Hello from Fort Myers, Fla., where I’ve just landed to cover #HurricaneMilton. Parts of the city near the water are being ordered to evacuate. A woman stocking up on food and water told me she was en route to pick up her elderly mother from a nursing home.

We flew over Hurricane Milton about 90 minutes ago. Here is the view out the Dragon Endeavour window. Expect lots of images from this window as this is where I’m sleeping while we wait to undock and return to Earth. Timelapse coming in a separate post. 1/6400 sec, f8, ISO 500

Milton has rebounded to Category 5 strength with 165 mph winds. Still forecast to strike west central Florida as extremely dangerous Cat 3 Wednesday night or early Thursday - w/ area of damaging winds expanding. Read more in our live updates (no paywall): washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

Thousands fled the coast – while others chose to stay behind – as the second gigantic hurricane in as many weeks bore down on Florida, this time aiming at a highly populated area near Tampa. Molly Hennessy-Fiske @Partlowj Bryan Pietsch 정동수 @jsamenow Karin Brulliard washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

Amid dire warnings and predictions of giant storm surges, Floridians puzzled over how far to flee was far enough — or whether to flee at all. wapo.st/3zQ59pn

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. —

Despite putting on protective masks, fifteen peacekeepers suffered effects, including skin irritation and gastrointestinal reactions, after the smoke entered the camp. The peacekeepers are receiving treatment.