New York City, May 17, 2025 — A tragic accident occurred on Saturday when the Mexican Navy training sailing ship Cuauhtémoc collided with New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge, resulting in two deaths and 19 injuries, local authorities confirmed. The tall ship, carrying 277 people on board, lost power while maneuvering near the Brooklyn side of…
Date: May 17, 2025By: BlogHear News Staff Bilopillia, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on Saturday morning killed nine civilians and injured seven others in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Bilopillia, according to Ukrainian regional officials. The attack targeted a civilian minibus traveling toward the regional capital in Sumy, near the Russian border. Ukrainian authorities…
By BlogHear Newsroom | May 17, 2025 Gaza Strip — As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens under Israel’s ongoing blockade and military campaign, families across the enclave are facing extreme hunger, displacement, and despair. Six-year-old Ismail Abu Odeh was one of many children seen waiting at a food distribution point in northern Gaza. When…
By BlogHear News Desk – May 16, 2025 The United States has voiced concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, even as Israeli military operations continue to escalate. Speaking after a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Turkey, US top diplomat Marco Rubio said Washington was “troubled” by the growing toll on civilians. At least…
US President Donald Trump has granted refugee status to members of South Africa’s Afrikaner community, alleging that a genocide is taking place in the country. Nearly 60 Afrikaners have since arrived in the United States under this asylum provision. The South African government cooperated by allowing the US embassy to process refugee applications on South…
Ethiopia’s main opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has been officially banned by the country’s electoral agency, raising serious concerns about the stability of the 2022 peace agreement that ended years of conflict in the northern Tigray region. The National Election Board of Ethiopia revoked the TPLF’s legal status on Wednesday, citing the…
Date: May 15, 2025Location: West Bank, Occupied Territories A pregnant Israeli woman was shot and killed on Wednesday evening near the settlement of Bruchin in the northern West Bank, in what Israeli authorities have described as a terrorist attack. Tzeela Gez, 30, was traveling to the hospital with her husband, Hananel Gez, when gunfire was…
BlogHear.com | News | May 15, 2025 A group of 59 white South Africans, identifying as Afrikaners, recently arrived in the United States after being granted refugee status, reigniting a global debate over whether the minority group is facing persecution in South Africa. Their arrival at Dulles International Airport near Washington DC followed an executive…
BlogHear.com | 15 May 2025 DOHA, QATAR —US President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that Iran has “sort of” agreed to the terms of a nuclear deal with the United States, raising hopes that a military strike on Tehran’s nuclear sites might be avoided. Speaking during the second stop of his Gulf tour in Doha,…
BlogHear.com | 13 May 2025 RIYADH — U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, in a move that marks a major shift in American foreign policy and comes ahead of a scheduled meeting with Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa. The announcement was made during Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, the…
