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Iceland volcano eruption fears grow – BBC News

Fears have continued to mount of a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland. An immediate evacuation was issued on Tuesday, and residents were allowed back into the town of Grindavik in small numbers to retrieve belongings. Authorities later said the area around the town was evacuated after sulphur dioxide was detected. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Iceland #Grindavik #BBCNews

US and China agree to resume military communications – BBC News

The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, the US president said. Joe Biden met with China’s President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday. It was the first time the pair had spoken in person in more than a year. As well as resuming military communications, the two sides announced several other agreements in areas that…

Iceland volcano eruption fears prompts evacuation of Grindavik area – BBC News

Icelandic authorities are building protective walls around Svartsengi Power Plant in the country’s south-west. Officials hope to protect the geothermal power plant from lava flows amid concerns of an imminent volcanic eruption. Nearly 800 earthquakes were recorded on the Reykjanes peninsula near the capital Reykjavik over the weekend, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,000 people from the fishing town of Grindavik on Saturday. Please subscribe…

World Health Organization says Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning – BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the Al-Shifa, the main hospital in Gaza, “is not functioning as a hospital anymore”. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said at least 2,300 people were still inside Al-Shifa, in an update shared by the WHO. Doctors there said they feared the remaining 36 newborn babies needing intensive care treatment may die. This is unless the hospital gets fuel…

Israel-Gaza: World Health Organisation says Al-Shifa hospital is ‘nearly a cemetery’ – BBC News

Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, which is tackling power cuts and a lack of fuel, is “nearly a cemetery”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Thousands could be trapped inside the city’s largest hospital due to nearby fighting, while officials have warned of rotting bodies piling up there. Gaza City has seen an intensification of fighting between Israeli and Hamas forces in recent days, much of…

Biden warns Israel "Gaza hospital must be protected” – BBC News

The US President Joe Biden has said that Gaza’s largest hospital “must be protected” and called for “less intrusive action” by Israeli forces. Hundreds of patients, including dozens of babies, remain trapped inside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which is surrounded by Israeli troops who are fighting with Hamas forces nearby. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Orla Guerin. Please subscribe here:…

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