Australian tourist Brianna Cronin, 29, dies in Kelingking Beach fall
Rescuers carried her body up the beach stairway for 90 minutes after high waves blocked a sea recovery.
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Carabinieri profile calls ambulance driver Luca Spada a serial predator
A Carabinieri psychology report cited by prosecutors describes the jailed former Red Cross ambulance driver, 28, as a serial predator who picked elderly, sick patients.
Retired general says Witkoff, Kushner took Russian vehicle to Putin talks
A retired US Army major general criticized Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for accepting a Russian government vehicle to reach their meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Swiss police arrest man, 43, after rave shooting kills Italian woman
Swiss police arrested a 43-year-old man on strong suspicion in a rave shooting in Aarau that killed a 22-year-old Italian woman and wounded five.
Thieves buy tickets, steal Queen Nazli's diamond necklace in Vienna
Two men bought tickets to Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts, smashed a display case with a hammer and fled with a diamond necklace once owned by Queen Nazli of Egypt.
CIA director Ratcliffe flew to Moscow to warn Russia off NATO
CIA director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO, as officials fear Putin could test the alliance.
Lily Hooper found dead after police wrongly told family she was alive
Lily Hooper, 18, was found dead in Nattai National Park after an eight-day search, with police apologizing for wrongly telling her family she had been found alive.
Iran state TV airs $10 million bounty on Barron Trump
Iranian state television broadcast a three-minute segment offering a $10 million reward tied to killing Barron Trump, the president's 20-year-old son.
Canada to impose matching tariffs on US goods September 8
President Trump said Canada wants the benefits of statehood after trade talks collapsed and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs for September 8.
Mexican navy rescues two fishermen adrift five days on a cooler
Mexican naval forces located two fishermen sitting on a blue cooler in the Pacific, five days after their vessel stopped answering calls off Chiapas.
Liberia agrees to take up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the US
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States over the next year, with the first 20 expected to arrive Thursday.
Drones hit Moscow region as Putin's public schedule shifts east
Ukraine fired 637 drones at the Moscow region as reports say Vladimir Putin has shifted his public itinerary east toward Siberia and the Far East.
Ebola kills 2,128 in Congo as outbreak reaches a sixth province
Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to Bas-Uele, a sixth province, after a traveler died in Buta, as the toll reached 2,128 out of 4,566 confirmed cases.
Etna ash extends Catania airport closure to Saturday
Volcanic ash from Mount Etna has closed Catania airport in Sicily until early Saturday, cancelling about 700 flights and diverting roughly 630 more since August 6.
Colombia earthquake kills at least 281 as hope for survivors fades
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has killed at least 281 people, with nearly 380 still missing as the survival window closes.
Putin makes first visit to disputed Kuril Islands, Japan protests
Vladimir Putin visited the Kuril Islands for the first time on August 13, 2026, prompting Japan to summon Russia's ambassador in formal protest.
Europe's 2026 heat linked to as many as 25,000 deaths
Western Europe recorded its hottest June and July on record in 2026, as heat, drought and wildfires killed thousands and pushed power grids and rivers to their limits.
Russian drone kills two rail workers on Odesa passenger train
A Russian jet-powered drone struck the locomotive of the Odesa-Dnipro passenger train on Thursday, killing the driver and his assistant as 340 people rode aboard.
Sri Lanka Revives 2022 Fuel Rationing as Iran War Chokes Supply
Sri Lanka reintroduced fuel rationing and cut its work week as the war on Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, choking energy imports across the Global South.