A rescue operation at South Africa’s Stilfontein mine has ended after 248 miners were pulled alive and 78 bodies were pulled from underground. A failed police operation aimed at “smudging” illegal miners out of an abandoned gold mine by blocking the shipment of food and medicine has led to reports of cannibalism, starvation and allegations of human rights abuses.
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Israel’s cease-fire vote is being delayed as diplomats work out the details
Negotiators raced on Thursday to resolve last-minute disputes in a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas that would free hostages and end the violence that has ravaged Gaza for the…