Death

Model, actress Tal Berkovich killed in car accident at 41

Berkovich was in Israel visiting her family. Her brother was with her in the vehicle, and is currently in critical condition at Soroka Medical Center. 

Tal Berkovich.
A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.

UN Iranian expert says security forces removed wounded protesters from hospitals

South Korean special envoy Lee Hae-chan attends talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Beijing, China, May 18, 2017.

South Korea’s ex-PM Lee Hae-chan dies of heart attack during official visit to Vietnam

 Fishermen unload mangrove seedlings that they will plant along a coastal area as part of efforts to reduce flooding on January 22, 2026 in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy, Philippines.

At least 18 dead, 10 missing, as passenger boat capsizes off Basilan, Philippines


India's Goa state orders probe after nightclub fire kills 25

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while authorities worked through the night to bring the situation under control, ANI reported.

A fire in Goa, India, which led to the death of at least 23, December 7, 2025.

American architect Frank Gehry dies at age 96, New York Times reports

Gehry's daring and whimsical creations of leaning towers and sweeping sheets of curved metal such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, made him a superstar in the world of architecture

Frank Gehry, architect of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, arrives to take part in the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations of the museum, in Bilbao, Spain, October 17, 2022.

Teenager with dreams of becoming lion tamer mauled to death by big cats after entering enclosure

The 19-year-old had previously tried to sneak onto a flight to Africa in hopes of being with the big cats.

 A lion roars inside its enclosure at a zoo in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2021.

Woman spared cremation after officials hear her knocking on coffin door

The woman was bedridden for two years prior to the incident and had reportedly been unresponsive for days.

Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple provides funds for a woman nearly cremated alive.

Mark Mellman, pollster who championed Democrats and Israel, dies at 70

For Mellman, Jewish values and Democratic values went hand in hand.

Volunteers supporting Democratic Majority for Israel in Ohio.

UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

UK inquiry finds Boris Johnson’s delayed lockdown and chaotic leadership contributed to around an additional 23,000 COVID deaths.

BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

New Jersey man’s death tied to meat allergy-causing tick in first-of-its-kind case

The man died four hours after eating a burger, weeks after he developed an allergy to meat as a result of a tick bite.

 Adult deer tick

Nobel laureate James D. Watson, DNA double helix co-discoverer, dies at 97

The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.

DNA (illustrative).

Jewish concepts of 'afterlife' may be recent adaptations, study finds

In the Hebrew Bible, the term Sheol is the shadowy abode of the dead. It is often depicted as “down below,” silent, and without active praise of God.

The authors describe a shift “from the almost ‘materialistic’ idea of the early Israeli society to the belief in life beyond the grave and the resurrection of the dead…"

Two brothers killed, father in critical condition in Ramle shooting attack

Several arrests were made by police following operational searches at the scene.

Muhammad, 23 (L) and Ziad, 16, were killed in a shooting incident in Ramla, while their father was wounded in critical condition, November 7, 2025.