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In eastern Lebanon right now, there is a frantic race to create shelter.Schools, universities and sports halls are being transformed into relief centres for those who've been forced from their homes. As night fell in the town of Qob Elias, 25 miles from Baalbek, we found a technical college being cleared out by a group of local volunteers.Desks, tables and chairs were removed; mattresses, medical kits and drinking water were carried in.We came across Iman and her family of five. They are among the tens of thousands who have fled the Baalbek region in the face of Israeli air strikes. The first evacuation order came on Wednesday, and it sparked panic among residents. No one knew how long they had before the missiles would fall, so all Imam and her family have are the clothes on their backs. ...

A British charity is calling on the UK government to facilitate the urgent evacuation of 21 critically ill children from a besieged hospital in northern Gaza.The Kamal Adwan Hospital was recently raided by Israeli soldiers and many of the medical staff detained. Only two doctors remain to care for more than 150 patients, there is a severe lack of medical supplies, and the surgical facilities no longer function.The hospital was hit by another airstrike in the early hours of Thursday morning, destroying much of the third floor.The Israel Defence Forces claims Hamas fighters have been hiding and operating from the Kamal Adwan Hospital, which is in the Jabaliya refugee camp, and released a video showing weapons it says it found in the compound. The hospital denies any Hamas presence. ...

Thousands of North Korean soldiers are now positioned near Ukraine's border and likely to enter combat in the coming days, the US says.Russian troops have been training them in artillery, drones and "basic infantry operations, including trench clearing", said US secretary of state Antony Blinken. He said it strongly indicated they would be used on the front line and would therefore become legitimate targets for Ukraine.Some 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, including up to 8,000 in the Kursk border region, Mr Blinken said.The troops are wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian gear, according to US defence secretary Lloyd Austin. Read more: Where have North Korea troops been seen in Russia?"We've not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we wou...

In the Spanish town of Algemesi, people are angry.The suburb of Raval was one of the worst hit by flash flooding but residents feel abandoned. At least 158 people have been killed in the disaster in eastern Spain - with the worst of the flooding concentrated around the Valencia region.Spain floods latest: Looting breaks out as flood deaths surpass 150 "When the alert came the water was already two metres high," Carolina shouts from her balcony. "There were no police, firefighters or the mayor. No one came to rescue us." The distress is echoed street after street.Carmen puts her head in her hands and weeps."They have lost everything," she says, pointing at her neighbours' houses.Read more: 'People were crying, they were trapped'Utterly random damage in town where...