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iol.co.za | 26 min. ago NEW

‘He stood his ground until the end’: SAPS mourns Captain Zamani Mzayiya

Captain Zamani Mzayiya was laid to rest in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, on Saturday after he was killed during a police operation in Knysna last month.

abcnews.com | 2 hrs. 9 min. ago

3 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

Russian strikes have killed three civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials

smh.com.au | 3 hrs. 21 min. ago

US marks 25 years since September 11 attacks

The US remembered the nearly 3000 people killed in the terror attacks that changed the world forever on September 11, 2001.

scmp.com | 3 hrs. 22 min. ago

Bodies from Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire killed at least 35

Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others missing earlier this week. Retrieval operations will continue as more bodies are still inside the MV June Aster, coastguard officials said without providing a count. There were 43 survivors among the 132 people on board. The ferry sailed from the capital, Manila, and was off the village of...

iol.co.za | 3 hrs. 27 min. ago

Free State police sergeant killed in head-on crash on N8

An on-duty police sergeant died after a police vehicle collided head-on with a Toyota Quantum on the N8 near Sannaspos in the Free State.

thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 47 min. ago

Indian-origin woman arrested for killing 2 Malayali friends in U.S.

Anila Baby, allegedly killed her two friends, Ann Mary Mathew, 35, and Anjana Hari, 35, in separate attacks within about 90 minutes of each other, according to police and media reports

bbc.co.uk | 4 hrs. 30 min. ago

Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial

The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.

abcnews.com | 4 hrs. 32 min. ago

Prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town kill at least 7

A fire and riot in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria has killed at least seven people

nypost.com | 6 hrs. 13 min. ago

More than 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, UK defense chief says

Moscow’s bigger army is struggling to make headway on the battlefield.

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 57 min. ago

Five killed in car-truck collision in Assam's Sonitpur

The accident occurred near a petrol pump in the Balipara area under the Rangapara Police Station limits

thestar.com | 7 hrs. 35 min. ago

Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35

CORON, Philippines (AP) — Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others missing…

smh.com.au | 8 hrs. 38 min. ago

‘May fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city’: CIA releases pre-9/11 Bin Laden briefings

The documents dating from 1998 to 2001 detail intelligence that US government officials had gathered about al-Qaeda in the lead up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3000 people and upended American national security.

globalnews.ca | 10 hrs. 22 min. ago

Widow of Canadian killed in 9/11 wants to ‘redefine’ the day

Maureen Basnicki wants Canadians to redefine the day and celebrate service men and women including those who supported the victims in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.

nypost.com | 11 hrs. 28 min. ago

Vile vandals target American flags at California college’s 9/11 memorial

Vandals defaced several American flags at a California college's 9/11 memorial, scrawling antifa and pro-Palestinian messages at the solemn tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terror attacks.

nypost.com | 11 hrs. 29 min. ago

Chinese entities gave Iran satellite images of air base before missile strike killed 3 US service members in Jordan: report

The US has “connected” the high-resolution satellite imagery of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base to Iran’s July 17 ballistic missile attack on the facility, US officials told the Wall Street Journal.

thestar.com | 12 hrs. 17 min. ago

Charred bodies found inside ferry that caught fire in Philippines as rescuers search for 54 missing

The fire that gutted a passenger ferry in the Philippines killed at least 35 people and spread so quickly that one man said he had no time to get a life jacket as panicked passengers stepped on him. Fifty-four people…

scmp.com | 13 hrs. 17 min. ago

US declares end to lettuce parasite outbreak that killed 2

US health authorities on Friday declared the ⁠nation’s largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak ⁠over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened thousands, though ⁠the FDA said it was still probing how the parasite entered the food supply. The outbreak, which federal investigators linked to lettuce from central Mexico sourced by Taylor Farms, prompted one of the largest food recalls in recent years and renewed scrutiny of food-safety controls for imported produce. It also rattled consumer...

kyivindependent.com | 13 hrs. 24 min. ago

Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports

UK intelligence said the number of Russian casualties, meaning killed, wounded, and missing, is thought to be 1.5 million since February 2022, matching Ukrainian estimates.

nypost.com | 14 hrs. 36 min. ago

Next generation who never met loved ones killed in 9/11 pledges to ‘Never forget’

A new generation born after Sept. 11, 2001, read the names of nearly 3,000 victims at Ground Zero to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks.

dailymail.com | 15 hrs. 23 min. ago

Have they no humanity? How Spanish police failed the families of nine British expats from the same village who died in a wildfire - with one woman finding her father's bones in his burned-out BMW in a car pound FIVE WEEKS later

When Danielle Gillam-Kirton was given an urn of her parents, who were among nine Brits killed in a Spanish wildfire, she had no reason to suspect there was anything more to remember them by.

bbc.co.uk | 15 hrs. 30 min. ago

When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all

Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.

globalnews.ca | 15 hrs. 54 min. ago

Lethbridge firefighters honoured at annual memorial: ‘What we signed up to do’

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks killed hundreds of firefighters, members across North America still gather to honour the fallen.

thehindu.com | 16 hrs. 36 min. ago

When home in Delhi became a death trap: Satya Niketan building collapse

The collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on September 6 killed seven people. The incident has exposed the precarious housing conditions for students in the capital, where the demand for affordable accommodation far outstrips the availability of institutional hostels. Lavpreet Kaur reports on the rescue and the questions being raised over the safety of paying guest accommodation

theguardian.com | 16 hrs. 37 min. ago

CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11

The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacksSeveral dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence that government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security.The documents illustrate security analysts’ tracking of Bin Laden’s movements and support system, as well as concerns about possible threats to US targets. They also detail officials’ understanding of his network in the United States and other countries, including how his operations were financed. Continue reading...

news.sky.com | 16 hrs. 48 min. ago

Deaths in Philippines ferry fire rises to at least 35

A fire which broke out on a passenger ferry in the Philippines has killed at least 35 people, while 54 are still missing.

cbn.com | 18 hrs. 31 min. ago

'Chilling': As Nepal Grapples With Flooding Chaos, Christians Face Another Potential Horror

As Nepal deals with the horrific toll of tragic flooding that killed more than 1,000 people, at least 20 churches have reportedly been destroyed by the damaging waters.

nypost.com | 18 hrs. 46 min. ago

‘Right-hand-man’ son of genocidal Somali dictator who killed 200,000 found living in Ohio, linked to $1.8M Medicare firm

"There is clear evidence of ethnic cleansing, torture, indiscriminate bombing of civilians, war crimes and crimes against humanity. "

nypost.com | 18 hrs. 47 min. ago

Ground Zero ceremony holds touching first-ever moment of silence for 9/11-related deaths

More than 9,400 people are estimated to have died from 9/11-related illnesses so far -- or more than triple the number of people killed on the day of the attacks.

dailymail.com | 20 hrs. 31 min. ago

Pictured: Two cyclists killed in car crash after driver 'lost control' and ploughed into them near Gravesend - as families pay tribute

Steven Anscomb and Natasha Lewis (pictured) and a third person were knocked off their bikes while riding down Sole Street in Gravesend, Kent, on Sunday September 6.

thehindu.com | 20 hrs. 57 min. ago

Why are Delhi University students forced into dangerous PGs?

DU Housing Crisis | Following the tragic building collapse in Satya Niketan that killed seven people, serious questions have emerged about the reality of student housing in Delhi. Why are students of one of India’s top institutions pushed into unregulated private PGs?

cbsnews.com | 21 hrs. 12 min. ago

Death toll in Philippine ferry fire soars as more bodies are recovered

A fire on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines left dozens of people missing and killed at least five. An intense and widespread search was on for the unaccounted for.

livemint.com | 23 hrs. 1 min. ago

Modi calls for removal of trade barriers, safety of seafarers at key Brics meet

More than 15 seafarers, many of them Indians, have been killed in attacks on merchant vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli joint strikes on Iran started on 28 February.

thehindu.com | 23 hrs. 28 min. ago

Iran President Pezeshkian holds exhibition commemorating children killed in Minab school bombing

euronews.com | 1 days ago

Colombia’s Cali remembers earthquake victims one month on

Residents of Cali gathered to honour those killed in the August 10 earthquake, releasing white balloons and laying flowers one month after the disaster.

dailymail.com | 1 days ago

Brit motorist is killed and his wife is seriously injured during vintage car rally after vehicle crashes off scenic road in Italy

The 72-year-old man died at the scene of the crash in Chianti, in the province of Siena, while his 73-year-old wife was airlifted to hospital.

scmp.com | 1 days ago

‘Pillar of Shame’ sculptor to ask Denmark to negotiate for artwork’s return

The creator of a sculpture commemorating those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will ask Danish authorities to negotiate with Hong Kong for its return, with city officials disputing his claims of owning the confiscated artwork. The fate of the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture has come back under the spotlight after the High Court on Friday handed jail sentences to three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China at the end of a...

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

How 9/11 Changed America and Tested NATO’s Article 5

The Sept. 11 attacks killed 2,977 people, transformed American security, and began two decades of war. They also provided NATO’s only test of Article 5. Allies defended US airspace and later deployed tens of thousands of troops, but each government retained control over what it contributed. That distinction remains critical for Ukraine.

nypost.com | 1 days ago

Cantor heir recalls family’s 9/11 losses — and the kindergarten dropoff that spared Howard Lutnick

The twist of fate spared the elder Lutnick while 658 of Cantor’s 960 New York employees were killed when a hijacked plane struck the North Tower.

globalnews.ca | 1 days ago

‘Our grief has not faded,’ Carney says on 25th anniversary of 9/11

Carney remembered the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the attacks, including 24 Canadians, as well as thousands who were wounded.

mirror.co.uk | 1 days ago

9/11 anniversary: Trump makes speech at Pentagon after skipping Ground zero memorial service

Almost 3,000 people were killed 25 years ago today, with millions around the globe still bearing the burden of September 11, 2001, to this day