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30 dead after landslide at landfill in Guinea, govt. decided to close site due to danger week prior

Guinea's minister of territorial administration, Djenab Toure, announced on Thursday that the government was closing the landfill because it was unsafe and said the waste was to be relocated outside

People gather at a landfill after a landslide, triggered by heavy overnight rains, killed several people in Dar es Salam in Conakry, Guinea, August 23, 2026.
This aerial view shows the 25 de Marco popular shopping street in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 16, 2025

At least 23 dead after bus-truck head-on collision in Brazil's Parana

Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested following the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 6, 2026.

Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak

Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16. Israel became part of the US Central Command in 2021.

US military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, official says, citing Pentagon assessment


Russian military blogger, 6 others killed in St Petersburg blast

A St Petersburg website said the explosion took place at a cafe that had at one time belonged to Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private army that is fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

 A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, is seen in this undated social media picture obtained by Reuters on April 2, 2023

500 fallen soldiers' families to gov't: Keep out of Remembrance Day ceremonies

In quieter times when the country was less split by the judicial overhaul debate, Remembrance Day and Independence Day were hallowed moments when all political disagreements fell by the wayside.

 Bereaved families who oppose the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, hold a press conference in Ramat Gan, March 26, 2023

New Zealand's cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing

Relief teams from Fiji and Australia have been deployed to help recovery efforts.

 PREVIEW XML A view of flood damage in the the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke?s Bay, New Zealand, in this picture released on February 15, 2023

Following quake, water shortage leaves Turkey vulnerable to disease

The earthquake that ravaged southern Turkey destroyed lives. It also destroyed survivors' access to clean water, leaving the risk of disease a real problem.

 Seho Uyan, who survived a deadly earthquake, but lost his four relatives, sits in front of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Turkey February 11, 2023.

Aid convoy successfully reaches rebel-held northwest Syria

After previous attempts to send aid have been blocked, an aid convoy has made it to earthquake-ravaged northwestern Syria.

 Syria earthquake damage

Wagner boss Prigozhin says Russia could take two years to capture east Ukraine regions

"As far as I understand, we need to close off the Donetsk and Luhansk republics and in principle that will suit everyone for now," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a rare interview with a Russian blogger.

 Visitors pose for a picture outside PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022

Already devastated by earthquake, Turkey faces increased threat of terrorism

The disastrous earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria may hinder Turkey’s counterterrorism initiatives and provide an opportunity for Syrian extremists to enter the country.

 A man who evacuated his home warms up next to a fire on a street, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria February 8, 2023.

The ‘cycle of violence’ dehumanizing cliches after Jerusalem massacre - analysis

Though Jerusalem was on the receiving end of violence, the global community still turns the narrative against the victim state.

 Police operate at the scene of a Jerusalem terror attack after two bombs exploded at the bus stops near the entrance to the city, November 23, 2022.

Russia's Wagner to send Kyiv bodies of soldiers killed in Soledar - report

The mercenary group 'Wagner' plans to return bodies of those killed in battle and by the group.

 Evacuees from Soledar stay at a temporary accommodation centre in Shakhtarsk

Ukraine honors interior minister, other senior officials, killed in helicopter crash

Zelensky credits the fallen minister as being instrumental in efforts to defend Ukraine following Moscow's assault of Ukraine in February 2022.

 Memorial ceremony for Ukrainian interior minister, his deputy and officials who died in helicopter crash