60 m. ago Death toll rises to 6 in a fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s city of Karachi

Firefighters in Karachi are battling a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter

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69 h. ago Boeing knew of engine defect on UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, report says

US transportation safety board releases initial report on November 2025 crash that killed 15 people in LouisvilleAn engine part suspected of causing the crash of a UPS cargo plane and loss of 15 lives in Louisville in November was the subject of at least four previous failures on three separate aircraft, investigators have found.A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released Wednesday determined that Boeing warned plane owners about the defect, but did not believe it was a flight safety issue and did not require immediate repairs. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak

As Tehran’s internet blackout means names of those killed in the uprising are only starting to emerge, the diaspora is reacting with shock, sadness and angerThe families of Iranians killed by the regime in its crackdown on anti-government protests over the past week have told the Guardian of their devastation on learning of their relatives’ deaths.More than 2,500 people have been killed so far, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, but the death toll is expected to rise substantially as the regime eases a communications blackout imposed since 8 January. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Latest: Iranian judge signals trials and executions as activists say death toll surpasses 2,500

Iran's top judge has hinted that trials and executions are ahead as activists say the death toll from Iran's protests has risen to at least 2,586

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4 d. ago Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and mon...

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4 d. ago Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday.The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one of the many thousands of protesters arrested last week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump pledges 'help is on its way' as Iran death toll rises to at least 2,000

Witnesses have been able to describe scenes inside the country for the first time in days

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5 d. ago Death toll in massive landfill collapse in Philippines rises to 11

Dozens of people still missing after mound of garbage collapses at landfill facility in Barangay Binaliw last week

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5 d. ago Iran RECAP: Trump threatens 25% tariff on any country that trades with Iran 'effective immediately' as death toll 'continues to rise'

The US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on any country that trades with Iran.

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5 d. ago Iran live updates: Trump threatens 25% tariff on any country that trades with Iran 'effective immediately' as death toll 'continues to rise'

The US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on any country that trades with Iran.

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5 d. ago New footage shows scale of destruction after UPS plane crash in Kentucky

Police have released new footage of the UPS plane crash in Kentucky in November, which killed 15.

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6 d. ago Iran protests latest: Trump says US are ‘looking at some very strong options’ as death toll reportedly soars

Death toll in Iran unrest has risen to 538, according to a rights group

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6 d. ago Activists claim death toll in Iranian protests has risen to more than 500 as unrest continues

More than 10,000 people are reported to have been detained as unrest continues

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6 d. ago Heartbreaking face of the victims of Iran's brutal cruelty 'as death toll rises to more than 500': Student in Tehran shot in the back of the head and buried at the roadside

Rubina Aminian, 23, had joined in the street protests after a day of classes on Thursday. Activists now claim the death toll has risen to 538 and say more than 10,000 have been detained.

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1 week ago ‘Loving’ dad, 33, dies in Christmas Eve crash as mum suffers serious injuries

Stephen Jones, 33, was taken to hospital with significant injuries following a crash on Christmas Eve

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2 w. ago Child death toll rises from flu in US as surging cases have some states breaking grim records

Hospitalizations have nearly doubled from 9,944 to 19,053 from week of December 13 to week of December 20

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3 w. ago First picture of man who died after being found injured on Glasgow street on Christmas Day

The 38-year-old was rushed to hospital after he was discovered on a street in the west end of the city but sadly did not survive his injuries.

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3 w. ago Kentucky plane crash death toll rises to 15 after injured man died on Christmas

Alain Rodriguez Colina was working at a scrapyard that the UPS cargo plane crashed into on 4 NovemberThe death toll from the UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky in early November has risen to 15 after a man injured on the ground died on Christmas from his wounds, according to officials.Alain Rodriguez Colina was working at a scrapyard that was one of the businesses into which UPS Flight 2976 crashed as it took off from Louisville’s airport on 4 November. Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, and Louisville’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, each confirmed that Rodriguez died on Thursday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man injured by crashing UPS jet in Louisville dies on Christmas day bringing death count to 15

‘He suffered severe injuries at the time of the crash,’ the mayor of Louisville said in a statement

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3 w. ago Scrapyard worker injured in UPS plane crash dies on Christmas, raising deaths to 15

Officials say a man injured in last month’s UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky has died, raising the death toll from the crash to 15

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