Society
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured when a suspected shooter opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence in British Columbia, Canada, police said.
Nearly three in four Americans said ICE needed to be overhauled or abolished after the Minnesota killings of Good and Pretti, according to a poll.
The FAA halted all flights at El Paso airport, citing "special security reasons" after officials said Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace and lifted the restriction hours later.
Arizona authorities detained and questioned a man during a traffic stop near Rio Rico over the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, then released him after several hours, officials said.
The Trump administration removed the Progress Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York, prompting indignation from Mayor Zohran Mamdani and LGBTQ advocates.
WHO, UNICEF and the ECDC said measles cases fell 75% in Europe and Central Asia in 2025 but warned low vaccination coverage and misinformation left the region vulnerable.
Dutch prosecutors said a suspect confessed to murdering 17‑year‑old Lisa after an outing in Amsterdam last summer and to earlier sexual offenses.
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Police detained an armed man who opened fire and took hostages at a school in southern Thailand on Wednesday, officials said, while reports conflicted on whether two people were wounded.
A Somali passenger plane carrying 55 people crashed into shallow water off Mogadishu and all aboard were reported uninjured, but the cause and exact sequence remained unclear.
A two-year-old in Naples received a damaged donor heart that failed, leaving him critically ill and prompting Monaldi Hospital to suspend two surgeons and seek another organ.
Europol seized €1.2 billion in counterfeit banknotes across Europe, investigators said most shipments (about 90%) originated in China and were distributed via postal networks to countries including Germany and Portugal.
Belgian prosecutors sought six years' imprisonment for former RTBF journalist Thomas Rorive on multiple rape charges, calling him manipulative and saying he abused his position; Rorive denied them.
French health authorities reported a third infant death after the baby consumed a product covered by recent infant‑formula recalls, but said no causal link had been established.
A patient filed a complaint after a healthy uterus was removed at Kepler University Hospital in Linz, and prosecutors opened inquiries into possible bodily injury and breach of medical confidentiality.
Gisèle Pelicot wrote in her memoir that she felt like a "rag doll" when police showed images of rapes committed by the husband she had lived with for 50 years.
Thirteen-year-old Austin Appelbee swam 4km in rough seas, ran ashore and made an emergency call after his mother and two siblings were stranded off Western Australia, recordings showed.
