August 30, 2023

MIAMI -Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened as it passed by the western tip of Cuba on Monday, taking aim at the Gulf coast of Florida as forecasters predicted it could become a hurricane “at any time.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned the storm — likely to make landfall there as a major hurricane by Wednesday — could have major impacts along the Gulf of Mexico, telling a news conference that evacuations would take place and residents should prepare. “The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline,” the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an 11 pm (0300 GMT) update. SOURCE:https://www.nation.com.pk/30-Aug-2023/tropical-storm-idalia-strengthens-off-cuba-barrels-toward-florida

GENEVA – At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the United Nations said Tuesday as it appealed for the killings, violence and rights abuses to end. “We are very concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in some regions of Ethiopia,” UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado told reporters in Geneva. “In Amhara region, following a flare-up in clashes between the Ethiopian military and the regional Fano militia, and the declaration of a state of emergency on August 4, the situation worsened considerably. Source: https://www.nation.com.pk/30-Aug-2023/at-least-183-killed-in-clashes-in-ethiopia-s-amhara-un

A policeman was martyred in a firing incident on Benazir flyover at Spini road in Quetta this morning. According to police sources, the martyr policeman was going to police line for his duty. Source:https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Aug-2023/quetta-policeman-martyred-in-firing-incident