Crime

South Africa Launches Manhunt After Two Mass Shootings Kill 27

Two apparently unrelated mass shootings have killed 27 people and wounded 26 near Johannesburg and Cape Town. Police are examining illegal-mining rivalry in one attack and possible business competition in the other as separate manhunts continue.

One in Eight Haitians Driven From Home as Violence Spreads

Nearly 1.5 million Haitians, about 12% of the population, are now displaced, and nearly 80% are outside Port-au-Prince as gang violence spreads into once-safe regions. With hurricane season underway, US deportations rising and aid less than half funded, the crisis is growing on every front.

Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Energy and Defence Sites

Ukrainian drones struck oil refineries and defence-linked factories across Russia, including a facility 1,450 kilometres from the border. Russia said 592 drones were intercepted, while regional authorities reported two deaths and several injuries.

In a Bizarre Twist Delhi Court Allows Seven Foreign Nationals in NIA Case to Travel Home

A Delhi court has allowed one American and six Ukrainians investigated in an NIA terror case to visit their home countries for one month. The agency has kept its UAPA investigation open, but its first chargesheet contained only immigration offences.

Croatian Court Clears Extradition of Nord Stream Bombing Suspect to Germany

A Croatian court has approved the extradition of Ukrainian diver Volodymyr Zhuravlov to Germany over the 2022 Nord Stream explosions. German prosecutors accuse him of helping plant the explosives, but his lawyers deny the allegations and plan to appeal the ruling.

Eleven Killed in Mass Shooting Near Durban

Eleven people, including a woman believed to be pregnant, were killed when three gunmen opened fire at a house party near Durban. Police have launched a 72-hour manhunt and are examining whether a feud between rival groups led to the attack.