The day’s world news is led by lives at risk and long-running accountability questions, from a fast-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo to deadly fires in India and London and new Israeli military probes into killings in Gaza. Elsewhere, a major US company pushes deeper into drone de...
The day’s world news is led by lives at risk and long-running accountability questions, from a fast-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo to deadly fires in India and London and new Israeli military probes into killings in Gaza. Elsewhere, a major US company pushes deeper into drone delivery, while a royal family move and a lopsided baseball result add lighter turns.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo passes 5,000 confirmed cases as transmission accelerates in a remote region. The pace of spread is described as unusually fast, and response efforts are struggling to keep up, underscoring the difficulty of containing a deadly disease where access, logistics and health capacity are limited.
Israel’s military opens internal criminal investigations into two prominent Gaza cases: the 2024 killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab and her relatives, and the 2025 deaths of 15 emergency and aid workers in Rafah. The move puts renewed focus on military conduct in incidents that drew international scrutiny and demands for accountability.
At least nine people die and six are injured after a fire tears through a hotel in central Kolkata in the early hours of the morning. Firefighters deploy multiple engines and work overnight to control the blaze, while rescue operations continue and reports indicate some of the dead are Bangladeshi nationals.
Police in west London open a murder investigation after a suspected arson attack on a house in Hounslow leaves one person dead and eight others injured. Emergency crews are called shortly after 1 a.m., and authorities treat the fire as a serious criminal incident rather than an accidental blaze.
Amazon says it plans to expand Prime Air drone deliveries to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of the year. The company is aiming to speed delivery of lightweight packages, in some cases to roughly 30 minutes, as it tries to scale a service that has remained limited for years.
Prince Harry and Meghan are reported to be planning a move back to the United Kingdom, settling in a private home outside London rather than returning to royal duties. The reported relocation would also bring their children, Archie and Lilibet, back to Britain with them.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Seattle Mariners 22-0, tying the modern-era record for the largest shutout margin in Major League Baseball. Milwaukee scores throughout the night and keeps Seattle off the board entirely, turning the game into one of the most one-sided results in recent MLB history.
Top World stories
- Prince Harry and Meghan plan to relocate to the UK in coming weeks (33 sources)
- Amazon expands Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities by year-end (26 sources)
- Nine die in Kolkata hotel fire; Bangladeshi nationals reported among victims (25 sources)
- Israel’s military opens internal criminal probes into Gaza killings of Hind Rajab and aid workers (13 sources)
- Israel orders criminal probe after admitting troops fired at car carrying Hind Rajab (13 sources)
- Murder probe after suspected arson fire in Hounslow kills one and injures eight (10 sources)
- More than 100 killed in Central African Republic landslide at illegal gold mine (10 sources)
- DOJ says it’s no “serious dispute” Comey’s “8647” seashell post could be a Trump threat (9 sources)
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