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  • Bus crash kills at least 21, injures 34 in south of Iran

    TEHRAN, Iran – At least 21 people were killed after a bus overturned in the south of Iran, state media reported Saturday.

    Masoud Abed, the head of Fars province’s emergency organization, said that 34 other people were injured in the accident to the south of Shiraz, the province’s capital.

    Abed said that rescue operations are ongoing and that additional information and final figures will be announced after the operation is complete and detailed investigations have been carried out.

    He added that the incident occurred at 11:05 a.m., and rescue forces were immediately present at the scene.

    The cause of the incident is under investigation.

    With nearly 17,000 casualties annually, Iran is among the top countries for road and street accidents. The toll is attributed to the disregard of safety measures, the use of old vehicles and inadequate emergency services.

    AP

  • Torrential rain leaves 5 dead, 5 missing in S. Korea

    SEOUL, July 19 – Days of torrential rain in South Korea left five people dead, five missing and more than 7,000 evacuated in floods and landslides, the interior ministry said Saturday.

    Four fatalities were confirmed and two people went unaccounted for at 11:00 a.m. local time, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

    Additional casualties were reported in Sancheong county, South Gyeongsang province, where one person was found dead and three others went missing after landslides swamped houses, according to Yonhap news agency.

    XINHUA

  • 8 dead, 4 injured in 3-vehicle crash in northern Philippines

    MANILA, July 19 – Eight people were killed and four others injured in a three-vehicle crash in Isabela province in northern Philippines on Saturday, local police said.

    Police said the crash occurred before dawn on Saturday along a highway in Aurora, involving a truck and two passenger vans.

    Police said the truck crashed into the oncoming vans after it encroached on the opposite lane. The eight fatalities were the driver and seven passengers of a van. One of the four injured was reportedly in a coma.

    Police said human error caused the accident and a follow-up investigation was underway.

    XINHUA

  • Israel kills 43 including 32 starving Palestinians near aid distribution center in southern Gaza

    ANKARA – At least 43 Palestinians were killed and several others injured across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including 32 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces while waiting for assistance in the southern city of Rafah, according to medical sources.

    Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that more than 70 people were injured when the Israeli army targeted Palestinians gathered near an aid distribution center affiliated with an American-Israeli company, who were seeking food as humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate.

    The Israeli army fired a volley of live ammunition at the crowd, resulting in a high number of casualties, the agency said.

    Nearly 900 Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid at sites mostly associated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an American organization backed by Israel, according to UN figures. The GHF started operating in Gaza in late May, bypassing the UN and other established NGOs.

    In another attack in the southern city of Khan Younis, Israeli airstrikes hit tents sheltering displaced families, killing two people.

    In northern Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeted tents near a UN school in eastern Gaza City, killing seven Palestinians and injuring 17.

    Two others were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a crowd in Jabalia town in northern Gaza.

    A number of civilians were also wounded when Israeli forces bombed a residential apartment near Al-Shifa Medical Complex.

    ANADOLU

  • Over 20 injured after vehicle plows into crowd in Los Angeles, LAFD says

    July 19 – A vehicle drove into a crowd in East Hollywood in Los Angeles early on Saturday, injuring more than 20 people, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

    At least four victims were in critical condition and at least eight others are seriously injured in the incident that occurred on Santa Monica Boulevard, the alert said.

    REUTERS

  • 5 shot dead in South Africa’s Pretoria

    JOHANNESBURG, July 19 – A total of five people were shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Friday night at a tavern in Olievenhoutbosch, Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, police in Gauteng Province said on Saturday.

    According to the police, the gunmen entered a tavern at around 10:30 p.m. and started shooting randomly, killing the five without saying a word.

    “Police are on a lookout for approximately 10 suspects after five people, two females and three males, were shot dead, and three others injured inside a tavern at Shoba informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch on Friday,” said Mavela Masondo, Gauteng Province police spokesperson.

    He added that the motive for the shooting remains unknown. The police have opened a case of murder and attempted murder for investigation.

    The spokesperson urged the public to provide information that could assist the police in arresting the suspects.

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  • Israel kills 38 including 29 starving Palestinians near aid distribution center in southern Gaza

    ANKARA – At least 38 Palestinians were killed and several others injured across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including 29 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces while waiting for assistance in the southern city of Rafah, according to medical sources.

    Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that more than 70 people were injured when the Israeli army targeted Palestinians gathered near an aid distribution center affiliated with an American-Israeli company, who were seeking food as humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate.

    The Israeli army fired a volley of live ammunition at the crowd, resulting in a high number of casualties, the agency said.

    Nearly 900 Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid at sites mostly associated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an American organization backed by Israel, according to UN figures. The GHF started operating in Gaza in late May, bypassing the UN and other established NGOs.

    In another attack in the southern city of Khan Younis, Israeli airstrikes hit tents sheltering displaced families, killing two people.

    In northern Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeted tents near a UN school in eastern Gaza City, killing seven Palestinians and injuring 17.

    A number of civilians were also wounded when Israeli forces bombed a residential apartment near Al-Shifa Medical Complex.

    ANADOLU

  • One dead, three missing after South Korea landslide

    Houses and rice fields are submerged during flooding caused by torrential rain, in Yesan, South Korea on July 18, 2025. REUTERS

    SEOUL – A landslide triggered by torrential rain killed at least one person in South Korea, the national fire agency said Saturday.

    Three people were also missing after the landslide buried two houses in a village in southern Sancheong county, officials said, as heavy rain continued to pound the country.

    “At least three people have been reported missing and we have recovered one body,” an official at Sancheong county fire station said.

    The official said that one person in their twenties, and a couple in their seventies were reported missing.

    Sancheong county told all residents Saturday to “evacuate immediately to a safe area.”

    The county has a population of some 34,000 people.

    South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains in July, but the country’s southern regions saw some of the heaviest hourly downpours on record this week, official weather data showed.

    The Ministry of Interior and Safety said Saturday at least four people have been killed in rain-related accidents and more than 7,000 forced to evacuate their homes.

    South Korea is regularly hit by flooding during the summer monsoon period, but is typically well-prepared and the death toll usually relatively low.

    Scientists say climate change has made weather events around the world more extreme and frequent.

    The country endured record-breaking rains and flooding in 2022 which killed at least 11 people.

    AN-AFP

  • 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in western Germany

    A firework explodes low near spectators at the final fireworks display of the Rhine funfair on Friday, July 18, 2025, in Duesseldorf, Germany. AP

    BERLIN – German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf.

    Fire squad and emergency services deployed after the incident late Friday at the Rheinkirmes event along the Rhine river, where images from the scene showed fireworks going off nearly at ground level along its banks.

    A child was among the injured, the DPA news agency reported.

    Düsseldorf fire services said police were investigating the cause of the accident.

    “Our thoughts are with those affected and their families. We wish all those affected a speedy recovery from the consequences of the accident. We deeply regret the accident,” said Peter Dietlmaier, a spokesman

    Organizers ended the fair early for the day, and were deciding whether to continue the traditional fireworks at next year’s event, he said.

    The 10-day fair features amusement park rides, drone and fireworks shows, and other entertainment by hundreds of staff along the left bank of the Rhine, opposite the city’s historic district. The fair is organized by the St. Sebastianus Rifle Club, which traces its history to the year 1316.

    AP

  • 3 killed in car crash in Philippines

    MANILA, July 19 – A car collided with a passenger bus in Laguna province, south of Manila, on Saturday, killing three and injuring many, the local police said.

    The police said the crash occurred before dawn on Saturday along a highway in San Pablo City.

    The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, where three were declared dead.

    The police have taken the bus driver into custody as the investigation into the collision continues.

    XINHUA