A stampede at Haiti's Citadelle Laferriere killed at least 30 people as crowds gathered for an annual celebration at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Haitian authorities confirmed. The historic mountaintop fortress, one of the largest in the Americas, was densely packed ahead of the event when the fatal crush occurred. Authorities have not released a precise account of the sequence of events that triggered the stampede. The death toll places this among the deadliest crowd-crush incidents in Haiti's recent history. The Citadelle Laferriere, built in the early 19th century and a centerpiece of Haitian national identity, draws large domestic and international visitors for annual commemorations. Crowd management capacity at the remote, high-altitude site is constrained by its geography and infrastructure. Haitian officials will face pressure to review event safety protocols for the site, and UNESCO may weigh in on visitor management standards. The toll may rise as emergency response efforts continue in a country with already strained public health infrastructure.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
