A 13- or 14-year-old eighth-grade student opened fire at a middle school in Kahramanmaras province, southeastern Turkiye on Wednesday, killing nine people, eight of them children, and wounding 13 others, six in critical condition. Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci described the attack as a 'personal' incident. Local Governor Mukerrem Unluer said the shooter entered two classrooms where fifth-grade students, aged 10 to 11, were seated, firing indiscriminately before killing himself. He carried five weapons and seven magazines believed to belong to his father, a former police officer. School shootings are rare in Turkiye, making Wednesday's attack the second in consecutive days. On Tuesday, a former student shot and wounded at least 16 people, students and teachers, at a school in Sanliurfa province before also killing himself. The back-to-back incidents mark an unusual and acute rupture in a country with no established pattern of such violence. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek confirmed a formal investigation has been launched. Unverified CCTV footage circulating online showed the attacker shooting two students in a hallway; separate footage showed students jumping from a second-storey window. The speed of the response, the weapons' origin, and any systemic access failures will likely define the scope of the investigation and any policy response that follows.
Venezuela's earthquake death toll has reached 1,430 with the US Geological Survey warning fatalities could top 10,000, placing it among Latin America's deadliest in a century. US military planes are landing in Caracas, Washington is mobilising $150 million in aid, and rescue teams from 17 countries are on the ground.
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.
