A student opened fire at a middle school in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, killing at least four people, including fellow pupils, and wounding at least 20 others, according to the local governor. The attack is the country's second school shooting in two days, a pattern with no recent precedent in Turkey. The back-to-back incidents are drawing immediate scrutiny of school security protocols and access to firearms among minors across the country. Turkish authorities have not publicly detailed the weapon used, the attacker's profile, or a confirmed motive. The speed of the second attack will likely intensify pressure on the government to respond with policy measures on school safety and gun access. The number of wounded, at least 20, suggests the shooting was sustained rather than isolated, raising further questions about response times and on-site security capacity. Watch for official statements from Ankara on emergency security measures and whether the two attacks are linked in any way.
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
