Latest News
- More than 100 passengers evacuate burning children’s tour boat in Turkey
- Nigel Farage faces Count Binface in contested Clacton by-election
- Japan Protests Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Disputed Kuril Islands
- Sudan army reports RSF advancing on Kurmuk near Ethiopia border
- Trump’s childhood vaccine order lacks evidence, experts confirm
- Tehran asserts Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control amid US threats
- Train derails near Lewes railway station, trapping passengers in carriages
- Brown challenge poses health risks as hundreds of swimming pools close in Spain
World News
A fire on the children’s tour boat Imparator in Turkey forced over 100 passengers to evacuate, with 11 requiring medical attention for smoke inhalation.
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North have advanced into Kurmuk, a key town bordering Ethiopia, amid military withdrawal. The RSF claims heavy losses inflicted on army troops, while local administrations report ongoing intensive attacks involving drones and artillery.
Hundreds of swimming pools in Spain face health risks as the brown challenge trend leads to widespread closures, prompting fines and surveillance measures.
Meta owned apps hit by outage WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram experienced a temporary outage due…
Former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, was arrested on Wednesday as part of a corruption probe. He was released soon after being detained on arrival in Madrid from the Dominican Republic.
The World Central Kitchen (WCK) and another US charity it works with, ANERA, have announced they are pausing operations in Gaza following the strike on an aid convoy that killed seven workers – including three British nationals.
Taiwan has been struck by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years, killing at least seven and injuring at least 700. The 7.7 magnitude caused buildings to collapse, power outages and landslides on the island. The quake has sparked tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines.
The three British aid workers who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza have been named. Among the casualties were John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, who were part of a group of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) personnel killed during Monday’s strike.
A shooting at a school in Finland has killed one child and seriously injured two others. All three victims of the shooting are 12 years old, and the suspected shooter is also 12. He initially fled the scene but was later apprehended.
© 2026 WTX News.