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Russian drone kills 14 at Ukraine train station, but local truce credited to Melania Trump brings some hope

Kherson, Ukraine — A jet-powered Russian drone hit two passenger trains stopped at a station in Dnipro in central Ukraine Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 14 more, including a 40-year-old man whose legs were amputated, officials said. A Russian cruise missile killed two 15-year-old girls in the northern city of Chernihiv, meanwhile, and […]

Gunman in Paris suburb kills 1, wounds several in possible terrorist act, wanted “to cause a bloodbath,” officials say

A gunman shooting from his car killed one person and wounded several others in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Friday, authorities said, and prosecutors are investigating the case as a potential terrorist act. Officials say at least two of the victims were from immigrant backgrounds. The alleged shooter was “firing at random, wanting to […]

Shark kills woman swimming off popular beach in South Africa

A woman died after being mauled by a shark while swimming off a popular beach on South Africa’s southeastern coast on Tuesday, witnesses and authorities said. Fatal shark attacks are uncommon worldwide but South Africa has a history of deadly encounters along its long coastline. Tuesday’s attack was at Orient Beach in KuGompo City, previously […]

Falling crucifix kills priest during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador

A Catholic priest died Saturday when a wooden crucifix fell from a wall and crushed him against the pulpit during a livestreamed Mass in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. Rev. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died Saturday, the Archdiocese of Guayaquil announced. “Father, Father! Call an ambulance!” people at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church could […]

Bear kills man, seriously injures woman in their home in Mongolia as encounters rise across Asia

A bear killed a man and seriously maimed a woman in their home in the outskirts of Mongolia’s capital, authorities said Thursday, warning that sightings of the animals have skyrocketed across the country this year. The man in his 40s and the woman in her 50s were attacked on Wednesday night in the Bayanzurkh district […]

Russian missile strike on Ukraine kills 30 on packed city buses, as Moscow says “no clear path” to peace

At least 30 people were killed Thursday when a Russian guided bomb slammed into a street near two packed city buses in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to officials. At least 18 more people were wounded in the attack, the Donetsk region’s governor said. “There is no doubt that Russia is cynically targeting civilians,” Oleksandr Honcharenko, […]

Another U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills 4, SOUTHCOM says

The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its yearlong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the […]

Nepal avalanche kills at least 4, with search underway for 12 still missing

Rescue teams were searching on Monday for a dozen people hit by an avalanche that killed at least four others on a Nepalese mountain during severe weather. Another 10 people were rescued from Mount Himlung, a 23,380-foot peak in north-central Nepal, after the avalanche hit on Sunday. All those killed or missing were Nepali nationals. […]

Suspected poisoning kills 10 lions at wildlife reserve in Tanzania

Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania’s UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities. “The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) regrets to inform the public that ten (10) lions were found dead on September 18, 2026 in the Ndutu area,” the wildlife reserve said in a statement. Authorities […]

Fire on ferry off Philippines leaves dozens missing, kills at least 5

Manila, Philippines — A fire that burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines left dozens of people missing Thursday and killed at least five. So far, 43 people have been rescued, Coast Guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said. An intense and widespread search was on for the unaccounted for. The ferry MV […]