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BEIRUT (AP) — The human rights group Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday that the Israeli military "unlawfully" hit a village in southern Lebanon with shells containing white phosphorus, a controversial incendiary munition.

Through geolocating and verifying seven images, Human Rights Watch said Israel fired white phosphorus using artillery at residential areas in the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor. It happened hours after the Israeli military warned the residents of the village and dozens of others in southern Lebanon to evacuate.

Human Rights Watch said it couldn't independently identify if any residents were still in the area or if anyone was harmed.

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Human rights advocates say the use of white phosphorus is illegal under international law when the white-hot chemical substance is fired into populated areas. It can set buildings on fire and burn human flesh down to the bone. Survivors are at risk of infections and organ or respiratory failure, even if their burns are small.

"The Israeli military's unlawful use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians," said Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In the past, it has maintained that it uses white phosphorus as a smoke screen and not to target civilians.

Organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said the munition was used in Israel's last war with Hezbollah, over a year ago, on numerous occasions in southern Lebanon while civilians were still present.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A massive avalanche of garbage at Indonesia's largest landfill killed at least five people and left several others missing after heavy overnight rain triggered a rubbish dump collapse, officials said Monday.

Indonesia Landfill Collapse

More than 300 search-and-rescue personnel, using heavy machinery and sniffer dogs, were deployed to the sprawling dump site late Sunday at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility in Bekasi, a city just outside the capital of Jakarta. Rescuers worked cautiously amid unstable heaps of waste, said Desiana Kartika Bahari, who heads Jakarta's Search and Rescue Office.

She said the victims included two garbage truck drivers and two food stall sellers who had been working or resting near the landfill, while four people managed to escape the disaster. Rescuers, including police, soldiers and volunteers, were still searching for at least three people reported missing, Bahari said.

"We had not ruled out the possibility of more victims," she said, "We are still gathering data to confirm how many vehicles and workers were caught beneath the debris."

Photos and videos released by the National Search and Rescue Agency showed excavators digging through the collapsed mound, where several garbage trucks and small food stalls were buried.

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The National Disaster Management Agency's spokesperson, Abdul Muhari, urged strict safety protocols during the ongoing search, noting that weather forecasts for the next two days indicate potential rain across Jakarta and its nearby satellite cities.

He warned that the unstable collapsed material could trigger additional ground movement, putting rescue teams at further risk.

Sunday's deadly collapse renewed scrutiny of Bantargebang, a critical but overwhelmed landfill that receives most of Greater Jakarta's daily household waste. The site has faced repeated warnings about capacity, prompting national efforts to overhaul Indonesia's waste management system.

In January, asimilar collapse of garbageand debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing at least four people, injuring a dozen and leaving more than 30 others missing.

In 2005, 31 people were killed and dozens went missing after a 7 meters (23 feet) rubbish dump collapsed following heavy rain, triggering a landslide that buried or damaged 60 houses in two West Java villages near the Indonesian city of Bandung.

Late last year, the government announced a two-year deadline to clear Bantargebang through an accelerated waste-to-energy project aimed at reducing chronic over reliance on open dumping. The initiative, backed by a new presidential regulation intended to streamline licensing and encourage investment, calls for converting refuse into electrical or thermal energy.

NAIROBI, March 9 (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Kenya's capital Nairobi and ‌elsewhere has nearly doubled to 42, the government ‌said in a statement issued late on Sunday.

Intense rains on Friday unleashed ​heavy and widespread flooding, causing some people to drown, washing away vehicles and disrupting traffic at the country's largest airport.

The previous death toll was 23.

Emergency workers from various agencies ‌including the military were ⁠still conducting search and rescue operations across the country, Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku, minister for public ⁠service and human capital development said in the statement.

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"Search mission is still in progress by the multi agency emergency ​response teams ​with the aim of ensuring ​that bodies of all ‌the flood victims are found and retrieved," he said.

The floods had also done extensive damage to infrastructure and livelihoods. But 172 vehicles that had been swept away by flood waters have been recovered.

On Saturday, President William Ruto said ‌he had ordered relief food from the ​country's national strategic reserves be ​immediately released for distribution ​to families affected by the floods.

Scientists say ‌global warming is worsening floods ​and droughts across ​East Africa by concentrating rainfall into shorter, more intense bursts. A 2024 World Weather Attribution study found climate ​change had ‌made devastating rains in the region twice as likely ​as before.

(Reporting by Humphrey Malalo; Writing by Elias ​Biryabarema; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin, Leon Draisaitl and Kasperi Kapanen scored in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Sunday night to tighten the Pacific Division race.

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The Golden Knights, with 72 points, missed a chance to go back in front of Anaheim, which remained at 73 after theDucks lost 4-0 at home to St. Louis. Third-place Edmonton has 70.

Vegas has lost five of six games, and the Oilers had dropped six of eight going into this meeting.

Trent Frederic also scored for the Oilers, and Connor Ingram made 24 saves. Connor McDavid had two assists and Evan Bouchard had one to extended their points streak to seven games.

Noah Hanifin and Jack Eichel scored for Golden Knights. Mitch Marner had two assists and Adin Hill stopped 15 shots.

Vegas winger Brett Howden played for the first time in two months. He had been out with a lower-body injury.

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The teams traded goals in the second period, but a goal from Golden Knights winger Keegan Kolesar was successfully challenged by the Oilers.

Then in the third, Podkolzin scored an unassisted goal on a breakaway off a faceoff to put the Oilers ahead 2-1 just 2:34 into period. Draisaitl's goal with 8:07 remaining came after Eichel failed to clear the puck out of his zone because teammate Rasmus Andersson's broken stick was in the way.

Eichel scored a short-handed goal from the right circle with 3:16 left to cut the deficit to one. Then, Kapanen ended just about any doubts with an empty-netter with 1:57 remaining.

Up next

Oilers: At Colorado on Tuesday night.

Golden Knights: At Dallas on Tuesday night.

AP NHL:https://apnews.com/NHL

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists as the Phoenix Suns stopped the Charlotte Hornets' road winning streak at 10 games with a 111-99 victory Sunday night.

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Booker was 1 for 6 from 3-point range but made all 15 of his free throws.

Collin Gillespie and Jalen Green each scored 24 points for the Suns, who have won four of five. Rasheer Fleming added 16 off the bench, including four 3-pointers.

LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 22 points. Their road winning streak was the NBA's longest since the Los Angeles Lakers won 11 straight away from home in 2019-20. Charlotte hadn't lost on the road since Jan. 17 at Golden State.

The longest road winning streak in NBA history is 16 games, by the 1971-72 Lakers during their league-record 33-game run overall.

Miles Bridges scored 16 points, Kon Knueppel had 15 and Brandon Miller added 11 — all in the first half — for Charlotte. Knueppel was just 2 for 8 from behind the arc but the rookie still leads the NBA with 224 3-pointers.

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This was the first of a four-game Hornets road swing. Despite losing this one and at home Friday against Miami, they're 16-5 in the last 21 games in their rebound from a 4-14 start.

Phoenix, playing its last home game before six straight on the road, has won three of four. The Suns were again without starters Dillon Brooks (hand fracture) and Mark Williams (foot fracture). Key reserve Grayson Allen also sat out with a sore right knee.

The Suns led 60-58 at halftime. Green had 20 points and Booker 14.

Up next

Hornets: Play at Portland on Tuesday.

Suns: Play at Milwaukee on Tuesday.

AP NBA:https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Dana Whiteloves a rant.

He delivered yet another doozy Sunday, March 9.

During a press conference afterJai Opetaia defeated Brandon Glantonby unanimous decision to become the first champion of White's Zuffa Boxing, White pummeled boxing as "rinky dink'' and inept enough for him to make some startling predictions.

A reporter asked if the likes of heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson were fighters Zuffa Boxing is interested in signing.

Affirmative.

"All the biggest guys are going to be here,'' White said.

As the UFC's CEO, White already controlsmixed martial arts. He clearly intends to do the same thing with boxing. Even though Opetaia is the lone star White has signed.

"Everything is moving a lot faster,'' he said, later adding, "I was expecting a lot more from boxing than what I've seen. Listen, this sport is broken for a reason. Everybody is a bunch of rinky dink. I mean, it's the most (expletive) rinky dink thing that I have ever seen in my life. I don't know why I expected more from any of these people, but boy, let me tell you what, (stuff's) about to get good.''

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White clearly was irritated with the IBF – one of boxing's four sanctioning bodies. On Friday, the IBF abrupt announced it was reversing its plan to sanction the fight between Opetaia and Glanton. Not only that, the IBF stripped its cruiserweight title from Opetaia.

It will renew complaints about there being too many belts and the Zuffa Boxing belt only adding to the mess.

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White indicated he has a solution.

The fighters signed with Zuffa Boxing will be fighting for the Zuffa Boxing belt.

End of story.

End of rant.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Dana White shares Zuffa Boxing takeover plan

Rihanna was at home in her Beverly Hills mansion Sunday afternoon when a woman fired at least 10 rounds at the property from a white Tesla parked across the street.

Summary

• No one was injured; at least one bullet struck the exterior wall of the mansion and another round hit a vehicle parked in front of the home.

• A 30-year-old woman was arrested roughly 30 minutes after the shooting in a Sherman Oaks mall parking garage after an LAPD helicopter tracked her fleeing vehicle.

Sunday afternoon (March 8, 2026) in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles was anything but quiet — not when a woman pulled up across the street fromRihanna's mansion and allegedly unloaded an AR-style weapon at the property while the pop icon was at home inside.

At least 10 rounds were fired at Rihanna's Beverly Hills residence on Sunday while the singer was home. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 9500 block of Heather Road around 1:15 p.m. local time following reports of shots fired at the property.

Approximately 10 shots were fired at the pop star's residence from a car that had either stopped or was parked across the street from the family's mansion. That car, as it turns out, was a white Tesla.

Sources toldABC NewsRihanna was at home, but nobody was hurt. Multiple shots were fired at the residence, but none penetrated the inside of her home, only the exterior. However, it wasn't a clean miss — at least one round penetrated a wall of the mansion, according to the Los Angeles Times. Multiple rounds also hit a vehicle parked out front.

LAPD radio dispatch details revealed that around 10 shots were fired from across the street, striking the mansion's exterior. Following the shooting, the suspect fled south on Coldwater Canyon Drive.

Then came the chase. In the dispatch audio, officials are heard saying the suspect's Tesla was followed by an LAPD helicopter into a mall parking garage, where she was pulled over and detained by patrol units.

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About 30 minutes after the initial 911 call, officers located the suspect's vehicle in a Sherman Oaks shopping center parking lot, where she was arrested without further incident.

A 30-year-old female suspect was taken into custody, according to police. Police said the suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds from inside a vehicle parked across the street from the residence. Sources said the weapon allegedly used by the woman was an AR-style gun.

The motive was not immediately clear, and the investigation is ongoing. LAPD Sgt. Jonathan de Vera confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that no injuries were reported in the incident.

The stakes here are significant. Rihanna reportedly lives at the colonial-style property in the Post Office area of Beverly Hills with her partner, rapperA$AP Rocky, and their three young children. The couple has three young children together: two sons, RZA, born in May2022, andRiot, born in August 2023, and their daughterRocki, who arrived just over five months ago. It remains uncertain whether any of the children were present during the shooting incident.

The best-selling artist and entrepreneur had her third child just last September, having revealed the pregnancy at last May's Met Gala.

For all the chaos unfolding outside, it's worth noting what Rihanna has been navigating behind closed doors. A year ago, Rihanna said she'd "cracked the code" for her ninth album, and recent reports say she's been in the studio — her last album was 2016'sAnti. A Sunday afternoon shootout at her home was not exactly the kind of studio buzz anyone had in mind.

The motive was not immediately clear, and the investigation is ongoing.CNN notedthat representatives for Rihanna had not yet responded to requests for comment at the time of publication. This is a developing story.

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