Five shot dead in Langa home as Cape Town violence spreads
Police in Cape Town are investigating a house shooting in Langa that left four men and one woman dead on a Saturday night.
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Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia's president
The conservative outsider chose Cali for a security-heavy inauguration, underscoring his plan to abandon negotiations with armed groups in favor of a harder military posture.
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Student kills grandparents and five school staff in shooting outside Bangkok
A 14-year-old student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School after apparently killing his grandparents at home, authorities said. The attacker then died by suicide, while casualty estimates varied as officials treated the wounded.
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Hamburg court jails members and supporter of far-right Last Defense Wave group
Seven members and one supporter were convicted in a case that underscores how young extremist networks have become a security concern in Germany.
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Spain and Ecuador say 44 arrests and 21 tons of cocaine seized in multiyear smuggling probe
The investigation, overseen by Europol, targeted a ring that moved drugs from South America into Spain in shipping containers and was linked by police to investors in Dubai.
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Karachi police question 19 people over entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali's death
Investigators are examining surveillance footage, the victim's missing firearm and financial dealings, but have not announced charges in the case.
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Explosive-equipped drone at Leipzig airport prompts terrorism inquiry
German authorities defused the device and investigated its origin, construction and possible political purpose without publicly identifying who was responsible.
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South Sudan police arrest 60 suspected gang members in Juba anti-crime operations
The National Police Service said the arrests are part of a broader campaign against gangs, drug trafficking and youth delinquency as it tries to restore public safety in the capital.
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Five teenagers held over fatal assault in Plovdiv
A Bulgarian court remanded three boys and two girls in custody after investigators said a 37-year-old man was lured through social media and attacked.
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Four killed in shooting by serviceman in Russian-held Crimea
The Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said one soldier and three civilians died before the gunman was detained.
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Kyrgyz law removes cremation and ash-burial provisions
President Sadyr Zhaparov signed legislation prohibiting crematorium use for human remains while retaining a narrow exception for medical tissue disposal.
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Poland appeals ruling over €1.3 billion in unwanted Pfizer vaccine doses
Warsaw says the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed the deal as it seeks to halt enforcement of a Brussels court judgment.
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Western Cape murders top 170 in two weeks as South African officials debate the response
Police, provincial leaders and anti-crime campaigners are split over whether the answer is a state of disaster or a broader policing reset.
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Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin leaves country amid pressure
The former presidential hopeful appeared in Paris after being barred from office, fined and forced to suspend a parliamentary campaign.
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Lula launches fourth-term bid as Trump pressure hangs over Brazil campaign
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has formally entered the race for October’s election, casting his candidacy as a test of experience, sovereignty and political stamina.
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Four workers killed in Nyanga shooting while repairing flat tyre
Police in Nyanga, Western Cape, are investigating a shooting that killed four workers as they repaired a vehicle tyre.
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FBI investigates cyberattacks reported at Michigan and Minnesota water systems
Officials said treatment remained safe as investigators examined breaches involving remote operational technology across multiple US states.
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Gunman kills three and wounds seven at Twin Falls In-N-Out
A shooting on August 1, 2026 at the newly opened Idaho restaurant ended with the attacker’s death, leaving four people dead in total.
Read report »Indonesia arrests Malaysia Airlines pilot in Jakarta drug-smuggling probe
Authorities say the pilot was caught with more than 26 kilograms of ecstasy and methamphetamine shortly after landing in Jakarta, triggering a wider narcotics investigation.
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Death sentence imposed on former Sri Lankan police chief over Easter attacks
Pujith Jayasundara may appeal after a divided three-judge bench held him responsible for negligent failures before the 2019 bombings.
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Bulgaria schedules presidential election for October 25
The vote will test whether Prime Minister Rumen Radev can extend his Progressive Bulgarian party's dominance by helping President Iliana Yotova retain the office.
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Pope Leo XIV Elevates Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as Coadjutor Bishop in Inner Mongolia
The Vatican has completed another step in the delicate China church arrangement by consecrating a coadjutor bishop in Bameng.
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Nauru makes Naoero its official name after parliament act and government notice
Nauru has formally adopted Naoero as the country’s official name after parliament approved a constitutional amendment and the government notified international bodies.
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Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in AI chip smuggling investigation
Prosecutors say the suspect is part of a case involving allegedly falsified documents and shipments of advanced servers to China despite U.S. export controls.
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