At least 36 people have died and dozens have been injured when the scaffolding that was set up at an Ethiopian church collapsed, according to state media.
The incident took place on Wednesday at around 7:45 am [4:45 GMT] in the town of Arerti in the Amhara region, which is located 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of Addis Ababa’s capital.
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When the scaffolding fell, pilgrims were gathered at the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church to observe the annual Virgin Mary festival.
According to district police chief Ahmed Gebeyehu, according to the AFP news agency, “the number of dead has reached 36 and could increase.”
Although it’s not yet known how many people have been injured, some reports suggest there may be as many as 200.
Atnafu Abate, a local official, did not provide information on rescue operations, telling the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that some people were still submerged.
He continued, some of the more serious injuries were taken to nearby hospitals.
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, worshippers gathered inside the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church, which was being constructed in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia.
The incident was described as a “tragic loss for the community,” according to Teshale Tilahun, the neighborhood manager.
Crowds gathered among the dense debris in images shared on the EBC’s official Facebook page that featured tangled wooden poles.
Other images appeared to show the church’s exterior, where precarious scaffolding had been constructed.
Ethiopia, the second-largest country in Africa, has the fewest health and safety regulations, and construction accidents are frequent.
In a gripping Champions League match, Paris St Germain rallied from a goal down to defeat Barcelona 2-1. The defending champions came back from a set of injuries to claim a valuable victory away from home.
Barcelona put a strong start to their Wednesday game, and Ferran Torres slid in the 19th minute to beat the offside trap and slot past PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier with a precise pass from Marcus Rashford across the box.
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Despite missing Marquinhos and their starting attacking trio of Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Desire Doue, PSG reacted tenaciously.
Nuno Mendes won the match in the 38th minute by making a stunning run down the left, beating three defenders before setting up Senny Mayulu, 19, who bravely finished in the bottom corner.
In the 83rd minute, PSG finally scored a deserved winner from a quick counter, with Achraf Hakimi crossing for Goncalo Ramos to fire home from close range.
Barcelona captain Freddie de Jong told Movistar+, “You have to be disappointed at the end when you concede in the final minute of the game to lose at home.”
“They]PSG] were generally better in the second half and in the final stages. Better starting is our goal. They were better in the second half, after all, but it went back and forth.
Ferran Torres scores Barcelona’s opener against PSG [Albert Gea/Reuters]
Man City and Juventus were held to victory, but Newcastle and Arsenal won.
After Eric Dier converted a penalty in the 90th minute for the hosts, Manchester City had to settle for a draw of 2-2 with Monaco.
After Renato Veiga’s late equalizer, Villarreal and Juventus tied the game at 1-1.
After 12 minutes, Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal, and Bukayo Sako added a pair of goals in injury time to earn the win.
Martin Odegaard, the captain of Arsenal, said, “We want to be creative and we know the quality of the team.”
Everyone can tell from each and every player on the pitch that you want to keep your place. “Everyone can see the quality and depth in the squad now.
Odegaard praised Arsenal’s second-place finish in the English Premier League for three straight seasons, which included being knocked out of the Champions League in the finals last year, adding: “We have used everything that happened to us in a good way and have also introduced a few new players… hopefully this is going to be our year.”
Nick Woltemade is making an effort to erase Alexander Isak from Newcastle fans.
The 93 million-dollar signing made his third goal for Newcastle in four starts to give them a 4-0 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise.
The German international was acquired to fill Isak’s contentious move to Liverpool. And he has immediately impacted people.
Sandro Tonali’s goal-directed shot past Kjell Scherpen was his 17th-minute goal at Lotto Park, which gave Newcastle the perfect start. He was also appreciated for putting the right foot in the right place at the right moment, according to him.
Following his goal against Arsenal on Sunday, Woltemade has now scored in back-to-back games. The early signs of his potential replacement after his transfer from Stuttgart are encouraging, but he still needs to demonstrate that he can. Isak scored 54 goals in 78 Premier League starts for Newcastle.
Anthony Gordon scored twice from the penalty spot to give Newcastle the lead at halftime, and Harvey Barnes added a fourth.
As anti-government demonstrations grew on Tuesday in Morocco, police vehicles were filmed ramming into protesters. Police allegedly attempted to disperse “violent and unauthorised crowds” according to officials.
More than 400 people have been detained by Moroccan authorities as a result of obscene protests that demanded changes to the public health and education sectors, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior.
Authorities in the North African nation reported that on Wednesday, a fifth night of youth protests were occurring in cities across the country, but that night’s violence was reported to have increased. As demonstrators tore down cars and squattered shops, according to them, 263 members of the security forces and 23 civilians were hurt.
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A loosely organized, unidentified youth organization hailed as GenZ 212, and uses platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and the gaming app Discord to conduct the online demonstrations.
A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said in a statement that young men threw stones and knives at each other on Tuesday night. He claimed that 409 people were seized by the police.
A protest calling for changes to the healthcare and education system in Rabat is being held by members of the security forces.
According to him, administrative buildings, banks, and shops were vandalized or looted in the cities of Ait Amira, Inezgane, Agadir, and Tiznit, as well as Oujda, in the eastern city.
A bank building and damaged ATM machines that appeared to have been looted with broken glass scattered across the ground were seen in videos that were circulated on social media and verified by Al Jazeera.
The GenZ 212 group stated in posts about the protests that it would continue to support peaceful protests. It claimed that it only had an argument with the government and not with security forces.
According to a statement from the Interior Ministry, 20 private cars and 142 security vehicles had been set on fire.
Morocco has historically experienced peaceful protests over economic and social conditions, but this week’s demonstrations are the most violent since at least 2016 and 2017 when protesters clashed with security forces in the north of the Rif region.
Jane Goodall, a renowned British conservationist and primatologist who was renowned for her groundbreaking work on chimpanzees, passed away at the age of 91.
Goodall passed away during a speaking engagement in the United States, according to a Facebook post from the Jane Goodall Institute on Wednesday.
Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethnologist transformed science, and she fought tirelessly for the restoration and protection of the natural world, according to the institute.
[File: Reuters] Jane Goodall, a researcher and naturalist, observes some of the 25 chimpanzees at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.
In 1960, Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees in Tanzania after being born in London in 1934.
She made the groundbreaking observation that challenged the idea that humans are the only species with the capacity to produce tools by observing a chimpanzee named David Greybeard making a tool from twigs and using it to catch termites from a nest.
She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to promote conservation of great apes and their natural habitat, as well as to support young initiatives that benefit both animals and the environment.
In her later years, Goodall focused on promoting humanitarian causes and protecting the environment. She was known for putting a sincere message of hope for the future in harmony with the grim realities of the climate crisis.
She spent nearly 300 days a year speaking to crowded auditoriums around the world from her base in the British coastal town of Bournemouth, even after turning 90. Her speeches frequently featured her yeoping like a chimpanzee or lamenting that Tarzan chose the wrong Jane in between more serious messages.
She became a Messenger of Peace in 2002, making a notable United Nations appearance.
