Eight students were killed in a shooting at a school in Kahramanmaras, Turkiye, prompting public funerals attended by hundreds of mourners. The attack marks one of the deadliest incidents of school gun violence in the country's recent history. Kahramanmaras, a city in southern Turkiye, became the focal point of national grief as families buried the victims. Details on the shooter, motive, and precise circumstances of the attack are not provided in available reporting. Turkiye has relatively strict gun laws compared to some regional neighbors, making mass shooting events at schools rare and socially jarring when they occur. Authorities have not publicly outlined legislative or security responses based on current reporting. The scale of the public turnout at funerals signals broad social shock. Observers will watch for government statements on school security measures and any criminal proceedings tied to the incident.
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.
