Death toll from Hawaii wildfires revised down from 115 to 97

The official death toll from wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii's Maui has been revised down from 115 to 97, local media reported Friday, citing authorities.

Kremlin says ‘absolute lie' Prigozhin killed on its orders, no hard evidence of Prigozhin's death yet

The Kremlin rejected Friday rumours it had ordered the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed to have died in a plane crash two months after leading a mutiny in Russia.

Six Niger soldiers, 10 suspected jihadists killed in fighting

Six Niger soldiers and 10 terrorists were killed on Sunday during fighting in the west of the country, authorities said.

Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 89

The death toll from wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Hawaii's Maui jumped to 89, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said Saturday.

Death toll in US Hawaii wildfire rises to 67

The death toll from wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Hawaii's Maui jumped to 67, Maui County officials said Friday.

At least 36 killed as wildfires tear through Maui island, Hawaii

At least 36 people have died as fast-moving wildfires rage across the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say.

Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italy

Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media.

At least 33 dead, 18 missing after heavy Beijing rainfall

Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing’s heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday.

At Least 6 Mountain Climbers Die In Swiss Alps In 4 Days - Police

Six climbers died as a result of falling from a height or were killed by rockfalls in the Swiss Alps between July 30 and August 2, the police of the Swiss canton of Valais said.

Two Palestinians killed as Israel attacks West Bank city of Jenin

Israel’s military has launched air raids on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, dropping missiles from helicopters and killing at least two Palestinians as well as wounding 10 others, according to officials and witnesses.

EU leaders fail to reach consensus on migration

European Union (EU) leaders failed to reach consensus on migration Friday after a two-day summit.

Heatwave death toll close to 100 in India

The death toll in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining state Bihar due to the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions rose to 98 over the past three days, local officials said Sunday.

Ukraine shelled DPR 33 times in 24 hours, killing one, injuring three

 In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed forces shelled DPR settlements for over 30 times, firing 199 munitions, the DPR mission to the Joint Coordination and Control Center (JCCC) on Ukrainian war crimes reported Saturday.

Cyclone leaves 11 dead, 20 missing in southern Brazil

At least 11 people have been killed in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region on Friday, according to the state's authorities.

Death toll of migrant shipwreck off Greece could soar to hundreds

With its human cargo of migrants filling every available space, the battered blue trawler was about halfway from Libya to Italy when its engine cut out in the night.

At Least 5 People Died, 41 Injured After Destruction Of Kakhovka HPP - City Mayor

At least five people have died and 41 have been injured as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP), the mayor of the Nova Kakhovka district, Vladimir Leontiev, said on Thursday.

Two women died during the shelling of the Shebekinsky district, Belgorod region

On Saturday, the Shebekinsky district of the Belgorod region was shelled by Ukrainian nationalists. A woman was killed by militants in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka and another local resident received shrapnel wounds in her shoulder. This was announced by the head of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Death toll in train collision in India rises to over 280 — AFP

The death toll from in a train collision in eastern India rose to 288, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Saturday, citing Sudhanshu Sarangi, Director of Odisha Fire Services Department, where the indicent happened.

Ukraine shelling of Luhansk village kills four, injures 16

Four people were killed and 16 injured as a result of Ukraine's shelling of the Karpaty village in the Luhansk region, the local coordination center said on Wednesday.

135 killed, over 20,000 displaced in recent flooding, landslides in Rwanda

At least 135 people died and one more is still missing following recent flooding and landslides in parts of Rwanda, the government said on Saturday.