A gunman killed six people in Kyiv before taking hostages, and Ukrainian police shot him dead to end the incident. Authorities identified the attacker as a 58-year-old man from Moscow, though no motive has been established. The sequence, mass shooting followed by a hostage situation, required an armed police response that ended with the gunman's death. The case draws immediate attention given the attacker's Moscow origin and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, though officials have not drawn any connection between his nationality and a political or military motive. Investigators face the central question of whether the attack was ideologically motivated, criminally driven, or the act of a disturbed individual. The nationality detail will keep this incident in focus for Ukrainian security services and international observers until a clearer picture of motive emerges.
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.
