A shooting and hostage standoff in Kyiv on Saturday left six people dead after a man allegedly opened fire on passersby before barricading himself inside a supermarket. Ukrainian authorities are investigating the incident as a terrorist act. The gunman refused to negotiate with law enforcement during the standoff, complicating any resolution. The location and timing of the attack, in the Ukrainian capital amid an ongoing war with Russia, will draw immediate scrutiny over security conditions inside Kyiv. Ukrainian investigators have not publicly identified the suspect or disclosed a confirmed motive. The terrorist designation carries legal weight under Ukrainian law, potentially expanding the investigative and prosecutorial tools available to authorities. What to watch: whether a motive or affiliation emerges, and how the designation shapes the official response and any broader security measures in the capital.
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
