Three people were killed and several others were injured after a driver crashed into multiple cars and pedestrians late Saturday night in Oakland, California, authorities said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The crash happened shortly after 11 p.m., according to officials. Three people were pronounced … Read more
At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities. A woman was killed after a drone hit her home in Khimki, a city just northwest of Moscow, and two men died in the village … Read more
Two campaign staffers working for a right-wing candidate in Colombia’s upcoming presidential election have been shot and killed, officials said Saturday. Gunmen on motorcycles killed the two men Friday night in the central-west Meta Department, said the candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella. Meta is a stronghold of rebel fighters who rejected a historic 2016 peace … Read more
U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night social media post. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second-in-command of the Islamic State group globally and … Read more
A long-serving Hamas commander who replaced Mohammed Sinwar and helped plan the October 7 attacks in Israel was killed on Friday, Israeli officials said Saturday. Haddad was head of Hamas’ military wing, the Israel Defense Forces said in a news release. The IDF said that he “was involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night social media post that offered few details. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second in command … Read more
President Donald Trump late Friday said that a top Islamic State group commander has been killed in Africa in a joint operation with Nigeria’s armed forces. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the militant group, was killed, Trump said in a … Read more
The judge said Shirilla made a calculated decision to take that obscure route out of her routine, at a time when not many people would be around. Russo said: “She had a mission, and she executed it with precision. The mission was death.” One week later, on Aug. 21, 2023, Shirilla was sentenced to life … Read more
Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago recovering one body. The string of coral islands is a luxury holiday destination popular with divers, who often stay at remote resorts or on liveaboard dive boats. “Following an … Read more
Researchers say they have identified four sailors who were among 129 who died during a fatal polar expedition in 1845, resolving a decades-long debate about the identity of one of the men on the mission. The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror launched from England in 1845. The mission, led by Captain Sir John Franklin and … Read more