News Espresso: Cyclone Idai death toll could rise, New Zealand prays together after mosque shootings, Mike Pompeo in Lebanon

News Espresso: Cyclone Idai death toll could rise, New Zealand prays together after mosque shootings, Mike Pompeo in Lebanon As floodwaters recede in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai (EE-day), there are growing fears the death toll could rise.The secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says the number of deaths could exceed the 1,000 predicted by the country's president earlier this week.New Zealanders have observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday....a week after 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques were fatally shot.An imam told the crowd of thousands that the attack had left the country broken-hearted but not broken.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is holding talks with Lebanese leaders amid strong regional condemnation of President Trump's declaration that it's time the U.S. recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.The abrupt pronouncement was likely to cloud Pompeo's visit to Beirut ...where he's meeting with top officials, including some who are aligned with the Iran- and Syria-allied militant Hezbollah group.