A 14-year-old student opened fire at the Ayser Calik School in Kahramanmaras, Turkiye, killing at least 10 people in the country's second school shooting within a single week. The attack deepens a sudden and acute public safety crisis for a nation not historically associated with frequent gun violence in educational settings. The rapid succession of school shootings has triggered widespread grief and political pressure on Ankara to respond with concrete security measures. What to watch: whether the government moves to accelerate gun control legislation, tighten school security protocols, or both, and how quickly parliament can produce a legislative response given the intensity of public outcry.
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
