Pakistan, Israel-Palestine, Ethiopia.

Today's three stories you should know

Jul 03, 2022

Pakistan

Nineteen people have been killed and 12 injured after a passenger bus veered off a mountain road and fell into a ravine during heavy rains in southwest Pakistan. Such accidents are common in Pakistan due to poor roads, lax enforcement of traffic laws and often substandard vehicles. Twenty-two people were killed in a very similar accident last month when a bus fell into a ravine in the Balochistan area.

Israel-Palestine

Palestinian leaders say they have handed over the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to US authorities for forensic tests, adding that they were promised the Israel government would not be involved. An Israeli military spokesman, though, claimed that Israel would take part. Abu Akleh’s family, employer and Palestinian authorities are seeking a formal and official investigation to bring her killer to justice. Probes from Al Jazeera, the Washington Post, the New York Times, CNN and AP - as well as eyewitness accounts from journalists on the scene - have indicated that the iconic Palestinian journalist was killed by an Israeli soldier.

Ethiopia

One of the best journalists in the world has died. Tsegaye Tadesse, who was 92, was not widely known internationally having worked quietly in Ethiopia for half a century. But he was an incredible reporter with one of the most storied careers it’s possible to imagine. He was also a mentor and father figure to me when I was a young correspondent in Ethiopia and I was honored today to be asked to write an obituary for Reuters, the news agency to which he dedicated 35 years of his life.