Death toll

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


'186,000 Gazans dead’: Lancet magazine publishes new blood libel

The Lancet published a controversial letter with "purely illustrative' estimations of casualties in Gaza, sparking widespread misinterpretation despite author retractions and journal's clarifications

 Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Abu Yossef Al-Najar hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 12, 2023.

Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children

At least 35 people across Nepal have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June when annual monsoon rains started. Rains normally continue until mid-September.

Vehicles get stuck at an area affected by landslide due to bad road conditions after three days of heavy rain at Myagdi, Nepal, October 20, 2021.

UN chief Martin Griffiths defends Gaza death toll statistics

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz called on the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to step down.

  Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefs media on the launch of the funding appeal to support conflict-torn Sudan in 2024 at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 7, 2024.

40% of total Gazan deaths based on unverified data

After a drastic reduction in the reported death toll of in Gaza, scrutiny regarding method used to calculate the victims reveals that 10% are reported via Google Forms and and 30% via reliable media.

 Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Abu Yossef Al-Najar hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 12, 2023.

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315

Thousands of homes were damaged, and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said.

 Traffic moves as municipality workers clear debris from the streets after flooding in Sheikh Jalal district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan May 12, 2024.

Death toll in Ukraine increasing due to Russian 'meat grinder' strategy

Independent bodies have collated information on the death toll in Russia and Ukraine; both are higher than the first year of fighting as losses rise to tens of thousands.

 Rescuers work at a site of a residential area hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 15, 2024.

Blasts near Pakistan candidates' offices kill 26 on election eve

Several groups, including the Islamist militant Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and separatist groups from Balochistan have carried out attacks in recent months.

 Members of a bomb disposal squad examine the site of a blast in Khanozai, Balochistan, Pakistan, February 7, 2024

Israel minimizes civilian casualties more than anyone in history - expert

While some have argued Israel could have waited longer, used different munitions, or not conducted the war at all, these all fail to acknowledge the context of the hostages, rockets, and tunnels.

 IDF soldiers operating in Gaza following an overnight strike

Fallen soldier Daniel Kasau Zegeye among first to enlist after Oct. 7

"He instilled in us immense motivation to succeed in life," family members said of their fallen loved one.

Warrant Officer (res.) Daniel Kasau Zegeye.

IDF reservist, recently released, dies shortly after being honored with distinction

Berger was raised by a single mother and came to Israel as a lone soldier.

 Sgt. First Class (res.) Nicholas Berger.