Death

Jim Bakker, TV preacher felled by scandals, dies at 86

The televangelist rose to national fame alongside Tammy Faye before a sex scandal and fraud conviction brought down his evangelical empire.

Televangelist Jim Bakker attends the ceremony honoring BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 20, 2011 in Hollywood, California.
Illustrative:  An Australian Army soldier is seen on a street on July 16, 2025 in Charters Towers, Australia.

One Australian soldier killed, five injured in Mount Bundey training accident

Illustrative: Law enforcement officers are seen on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol during a protest against police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia, US, block party shooting kills two, wounds dozens, officials say

IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.

Defense Ministry: 1,318 Israeli security personnel killed across all fronts since October 7


Severe storms, tornados kill multiple people in Midwest US as power is cut in Chicago, Columbus

Images and videos have surfaced on social media showing major flooding, widespread property destruction, innumerable collapsed trees, and even flipped cars.

Damaged houses are seen a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.

Iranian ‘Black Widow’ accused of killing a dozen men handed 10 death sentences by Iranian court

The woman said she would marry men temporarily and, after living with them for around two to three months, would kill her victims by giving them pills or dissolving the pills in their drinks.

A noose with mock flowers displayed during a demonstration by Franco-Iranian associations, including the Committee to Support Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) against the capital punishment in Iran, a day after the World Day Against the Death Penalty, in central Paris on October 11, 2025.

Fourteen illegal miners dead, many injured, in South Africa disused mine, police announce

Police did not give more details.

ILLUSTRATIVE: An ambulance leaves the Lily mine, which is owned by Vantage Goldfields, near Barberton, east of Johannesburg, February 5, 2016.

Three children killed in separate fatal accidents across Israel over one day

Among those killed were a 5-year-old left in the car, a 12-year-old in the Jordan River, and a 16-year-old who fell while rappelling.

Magen David Adom vehicles.

After another Israeli child dies in hot car, Hatzalah asks parents to 'stop for one second'

23 children died in such incidents between 2021 and 2025, according to data from Beterem, Safe Kids Israel.

 Magen David Adom Ambulance

Former Beitar Jerusalem player Shimon Chernocha dies at age 78

"He was always a listening ear, knew how to give the combative advice to the team," said former player Aviram Brokhian. "Every player on the team loved him."

Shimon Chernocha.

Yemeni gov't troops suffer heavy losses as coordinated Houthi strikes kill at least 30

The government sources added that the death toll could rise.

Newly recruited Houthi soldiers march during the funeral of Houthi fighters killed during recent fighting against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 6, 2021.

Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands

The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 11 by Sunday, and nearly 7,700 people were evacuated to around 275 relief camps across Kerala, a state government minister said.

Rescuers work on the debris following a landslide near the Meenakshi Bridge close to a tunnel project site in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, July 7, 2026.

At least 12 people killed by gunmen, women, children abducted in Nigerian village

Six members of one family burned to death after the attackers set fire to their house, one resident told Reuters.

Nigerian Army soldiers patrol near the scene after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Three killed, including shooter, in shooting attack in Idaho shopping center

Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters the shooter was dead and the threat to the community was over.

Illustrative:  Kootenai County Sheriff Deputies wait outside the Kootenai County Jail during a plea hearing for Joseph Edward Duncan III, August 23, 2005 in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho.