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Rescuers have found the body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja, who was killed along with nine team members in a powerful avalanche in northern Pakistan this week, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Sunday. “The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximately 5,700m on Broad Peak — a mountain he loved, and a mountain that has now taken him from us,” the club posted on social media, with its general secretary later confirming to AFP Purja’s body and those of three others had been recovered Source link
His Royal Highness Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussed with United States President Donald Trump in a phone call the latest regional developments and their wider implications.During the call, the Saudi Crown Prince stressed the need to prioritize dialogue to reduce escalation and the importance of making every possible effort to achieve calm that paves the way for diplomatic solutions, preserves the region's security and stability, and prevents a wider conflict whose repercussions would affect regional and international security and stability.The two sides also discussed existing areas of cooperation and ways to strengthen them further. Source link
50% medicine shortage in Gaza and heart surgeries halted by Israeli blockade, offensiveThe Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has said that the healthcare system in the Strip has reached a catastrophic level, where even the most basic health rights are being violated, due to the ongoing Israeli blockade and restrictions on the entry of medicines, treatments, and urgent medical supplies. Director General of Hospitals in Gaza, Dr Mohammed Zaqout, told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the situation has gone beyond conventional crises, with surgical procedures now limited to emergency cases only amid a sharp decline in hospitals’ operational capacity. He said patients are being deprived of treatment, while surgeries are carried out under extremely harsh conditions, reflecting the international community’s inability to address an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Dr Zaqout noted that shortages have reached 50% in medicines, 57% in medical consumables, and 71% in laboratory supplies, severely undermining the healthcare system’s ability to respond to growing needs. Cancer services are among the hardest hit, with a 61% shortage in specialised drugs affecting around 4,100 cancer patients in the Strip. He added that primary care, neurology, nephrology, surgery, and intensive care services are all facing shortages exceeding 40% in essential medicines, while open-heart surgeries and cardiac catheterisation procedures have completely stopped due to lack of resources. There is also an 89% shortage in ophthalmic surgical supplies. Hospital bed capacity has dropped by more than 55% despite rising numbers of patients and wounded, while 22 hospitals and 90 health centres are out of service. Facilities that remain operational have suffered severe infrastructure damage, and imaging services and medical equipment face critical shortages. Dr Zaqout said more than 21,500 patients and wounded individuals are currently on waiting list to travel abroad for treatment via the Rafah crossing, including 195 critical cases. He added that 1,517 patients have died while waiting to travel, amid Israeli restrictions and complex procedures. Only around 420 patients have been evacuated over the past six months, fewer than 70 per month. He also warned of an imminent threat to hospital operations due to a worsening shortage of generator oil, with a monthly requirement of 2,500 litres, and a lack of spare parts due to restrictions on their entry.Around 90 generators have gone completely out of service, while 38 are operating on limited fuel, and 11 require urgent maintenance. Hospitals rely heavily on these generators due to frequent power outages. Dr Zaqout cautioned that any shutdown of generators would directly affect critical departments, including intensive care units, neonatal incubators, and dialysis units, putting patients’ lives at serious risk. Power outages also lead to the spoilage of sensitive medicines, vaccines, and blood units, and disrupt the functioning of critical medical equipment. He reiterated that surgeries are now restricted to emergency cases only, further worsening patient suffering and delaying essential care. In conclusion,Dr Zaqout warned that the continued accumulation of crises could lead to a complete collapse of healthcare services for hundreds of thousands of residents, calling on international health organisations to intervene urgently before the system ceases to function. Source link
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Iraqi lawmakers elected Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president yesterday, following political disputes that delayed the vote and the formation of the next government, AFP reported from Baghdad. Amedi now has 15 days to appoint a prime minister, who is expected to be former head of government Nouri al-Maliki, despite US concerns over the choice in previous weeks. The election came against the backdrop of the Middle East war, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 that sparked Iranian retaliation against Israel and across the Gulf. Amedi was sworn in to succeed Abdul Latif Rashid after winning a majority of lawmaker votes, according to a live broadcast on the official Al-Iraqiya channel. The 58-year-old former environment minister is a longstanding official of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the autonomous Kurdish region’s two historic parties.By convention, positions for the powerful post of prime minister, the parliament speaker and the largely ceremonial presidency is shared between different communities. After Iraq’s November general election, the presidential election had been set for January but was postponed twice over political disagreements. Source link
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