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nytimes.com | 1 hrs. 26 min. ago

[$] Death Toll From Ferry Fire in the Philippines Rises to 76

Rescuers were still searching for victims days after a fire broke out on the June Aster en route to a popular tourist site. At least 43 people survived.

mirror.co.uk | 2 hrs. 28 min. ago

Man dies in West Lothian 'shooting' as police probe nearby car fire

Dozens of police officers raced to Armadale, West Lothian, where a 35-year-old man died in a suspected shooting, with police also investigating a car that was set on fire nearby

nypost.com | 5 hrs. 2 min. ago

Hero brothers charge into inferno at California care home to save trapped seniors

Two young brothers worked quickly to rescue a group of elderly people after a fire broke out.

kyivindependent.com | 5 hrs. 3 min. ago

Explosion at Bulgarian ammunition depot supplying Ukraine sparks massive fire, sabotage probe

The latest incident comes amid broader concern over fires, explosions, and suspected sabotage at European defense facilities supplying Ukraine.

bbc.co.uk | 5 hrs. 5 min. ago

Bulgaria investigates fire at weapons site that owner calls sabotage

Officials are not ruling out "outside interference", while the company says the blaze at its site was sabotage.

thestar.com | 5 hrs. 6 min. ago

Officials in western P.E.I. warn residents to expect more smoke from solar farm fire

SUMMERSIDE - A battery fire at a solar farm in western P.E.I. continued to smoulder on Saturday, almost a week after the stubborn blaze started and warnings were issued about toxic smoke.

abc.net.au | 5 hrs. 27 min. ago

Inside the mission to save critically endangered orangutans from fire

On Borneo, many believe fires threatening critically endangered orangutans are being deliberately lit to clear land for palm oil plantations.

bbc.co.uk | 5 hrs. 34 min. ago

Death toll from Philippines ferry fire rises to 76, with more still missing

Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 6 hrs. 18 min. ago

WhatsApp extortion in Calgary: Woman gets threats, then gunman fires at her home; 3 charged

nypost.com | 8 hrs. 3 min. ago

Stranger sets Florida woman on fire at gas pump after she refuses to hand over cash

Police say a woman was pumping gas into her car at a St. Petersburg, Fla. station when a stranger came up to her and deliberately ignited gasoline with a lighter. Eleanor Crawford, 41, was arrested.

scmp.com | 9 hrs. 11 min. ago

Bulgaria probes explosion at weapon storage site

Bulgaria is investigating the cause of a fire at a weapons storage facility operated by EMCO, including the possibility of sabotage and a link to a previous blaze at another of the company’s facilities in August, the interior minister said. No ‌injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out near the village of Tsareva Livada and lit up the night sky, according to videos broadcast locally. The incident came weeks after an explosion and fire at another EMCO weapons depot in western...

abc.net.au | 9 hrs. 40 min. ago

Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 76 as rescuers recover more remains

The rescue mission comes after a deadly fire broke out on the MV June Aster ferry, carrying more than 130 people, as it sailed past tourist hotspot Palawan in the Philippines on Wednesday.

euromaidanpress.com | 12 hrs. 18 min. ago

Second fire in a month hits the Bulgarian plant that ships ammunition to Ukraine, and sabotage is on the table

The country's interior minister has ordered every ammunition depot in the country inspected and says outside interference cannot be excluded.

scmp.com | 12 hrs. 34 min. ago

Bodies from Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire killed at least 35

Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others missing earlier this week. Retrieval operations will continue as more bodies are still inside the MV June Aster, coastguard officials said without providing a count. There were 43 survivors among the 132 people on board. The ferry sailed from the capital, Manila, and was off the village of...

scmp.com | 12 hrs. 34 min. ago

Rescue operation launched after boat begins to sink at Hung Hom

A rescue operation was launched in Hung Hom in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon after a recreational vessel began taking on water and sinking. Emergency services were alerted at around 1.36pm when a man fishing nearby spotted the pleasure boat gradually submerging off the Hung Hom Promenade. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene, and fire service divers swept the vessel. Following a search of the submerged hull, rescue personnel confirmed that no one was on board. It is understood that the...

mirror.co.uk | 13 hrs. 5 min. ago

EasyJet passengers evacuated as fire erupts on busy plane and airport shuts down

EasyJet flight U23905 was about to leave Milan Malpensa Airport to go to Prague in the Czech Republic when smoke started to fill the cabin

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 13 hrs. 39 min. ago

160-year-old St Louis church survives fire, condemnations and legal battle as residents take over restoration

Once deemed condemned, a 160-year-old church in St. Louis has been granted a new lease on life following a legal battle. Thanks to the Soulard Restoration Group’s successful court order, rehabilitation efforts can now commence. The St. Louis Receivership Group will finance the repairs, while local advocates are determined to protect the historic site from being torn down.

abcnews.com | 13 hrs. 44 min. ago

Prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town kill at least 7

A fire and riot in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria has killed at least seven people

defence-blog.com | 14 hrs. 38 min. ago

Bulgarian arms depot hit by fire and explosions again

A fire and a series of explosions tore through an ammunition storage site in central Bulgaria overnight into Saturday, September 12, 2026, roughly five weeks after fire and explosions destroyed a separate EMCO storage building near Belitsa, Bulgaria, on August 10. No injuries were reported in either incident. The blaze broke out near the village […]

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 15 min. ago

Philippines begins identifying victims from ferry fire as dozens still missing

A statement from the Maritime Industry Authority, citing survivor accounts, said two explosions were heard inside the vessel shortly ‌before the fire broke out

dw.com | 15 hrs. 54 min. ago

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles day after trilateral drills end

North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea a day after the US, South Korea and Japan concluded joint military exercises Pyongyang had called provocative.

thehindu.com | 16 hrs. 35 min. ago

Shouldering history: Vizianagaram entrepreneur collects ‘patches of pride’

Kapuganti Ravi has a rare collection of 480 specialised patches spanning police forces, fire safety units, and security organisations from India and abroad

thestar.com | 16 hrs. 48 min. ago

Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35

CORON, Philippines (AP) — Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others missing…

news.sky.com | 18 hrs. 23 min. ago

Blaze breaks out at London tower block as multiple fire crews dispatched

A fire at an 18th-floor flat in London is being tackled by around 70 firefighters.

scmp.com | 20 hrs. 13 min. ago

When Indonesia burns, these women run towards the fire

Irma smells the fire before she sees it: a column of thick, yellow-tinged smoke rising above the tree line near her small wooden home. She pulls on heavy rubber boots, checks her equipment and drives straight into the impenetrable smog emanating from wildfires devouring the peatland and ancient forests of Borneo. “I am terrified that the flames will reach residential areas. It is extremely dangerous,” the 39-year-old mother told This Week in Asia, moments before disappearing into the murk that...

theguardian.com | 20 hrs. 33 min. ago

Firewall compromised: has Friedrich Merz blown ‘democracy’s last shot’?

Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumblingA cataclysm. A 9.0 earthquake. A five-alarm fire. A bitter rejection of Germany’s joyous reunification three decades ago, and a threat to the democratic postwar order.Sizing up the repercussions of last weekend’s win for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party in the former communist state of Saxony-Anhalt, German commentators expressed a sense of doom, panic and helplessness in the political establishment. Continue reading...

thehindu.com | 20 hrs. 56 min. ago

Mayor Mamdani pays homage to NYC firefighters for their courage and bravery on 9/11

The New York Mayor paid homage to the more than 300 members of the city’s fire department who had risked their lives while responding to the burning Twin Towers and saving countless lives

thestar.com | 21 hrs. 29 min. ago

Charred bodies found inside ferry that caught fire in Philippines as rescuers search for 54 missing

The fire that gutted a passenger ferry in the Philippines killed at least 35 people and spread so quickly that one man said he had no time to get a life jacket as panicked passengers stepped on him. Fifty-four people…

livemint.com | 1 days ago

North Korea Fires Short Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea

North Korea fired multiple short ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast Saturday, a day after the US, South Korea and Japan wrapped up joint military exercises that Pyongyang had condemned as a threat to its security.

abc.net.au | 1 days ago

Bikie charged over tobacco shop blaze that set man alight

A Bandidos gang member has been charged as part of an investigation into several suspicious fires, including a blaze in Melbourne's west that left a man fighting for his life.

scmp.com | 1 days ago

Up in smoke: how Southeast Asia bungled its haze response

Dr Asma Zafirah doesn’t need satellite images to know when Kalimantan is burning. She sees it in the watery eyes and laboured breaths of the patients at her clinic in Sarawak, and the children who are kept home from school to protect them from the toxic air. Southeast Asia’s transboundary haze crisis was meant to have been brought under control six years ago. But Borneo is once again belching out dangerous emissions, as fires in the peatlands and forests of Kalimantan – Indonesia’s section of...

news.sky.com | 1 days ago

Deaths in Philippines ferry fire rises to at least 35

A fire which broke out on a passenger ferry in the Philippines has killed at least 35 people, while 54 are still missing.

dailymail.com | 1 days ago

Vogue magazine under fire for 'tone deaf' 9/11 post on 25th anniversary of tragic attack

The fashion magazine took to Instagram on Friday to share a series of throwback photos that appeared in the November 2001 issue of Vogue. But some people felt the post was not appropriate.

nypost.com | 1 days ago

JD Vance fires back at heckler: ‘If you love Mexico so much, get your ass over there!’

A man dressed in a purple shirt interrupted Vice President JD Vance in the middle of his address to the Republican midterm convention, prompting the veep to go off script. “Well, my friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your ass over there,” Vance said as security dragged the man away from his perch...

cbsnews.com | 1 days ago

Death toll in Philippine ferry fire soars as more bodies are recovered

A fire on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines left dozens of people missing and killed at least five. An intense and widespread search was on for the unaccounted for.

livemint.com | 1 days ago

Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system struck by projectiles? Satellite images reveal extensive fire damage, says report

A major oil pipeline system in Saudi Arabia was reportedly struck by projectiles, with assessments indicating damage to pumping stations. Satellite imagery revealed significant fire damage, raising concerns over the incident.

nypost.com | 1 days ago

Fast-moving wildfire explodes in Northern California as mass evacuations ordered

The fire was only 5 percent contained as of Friday morning.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Gaganyaan Episode 6: Life support: Living in space

The Scope | Three astronauts inside a sealed spacecraft cannot rely on Earth’s natural environment. In Episode 6 of The Scope: Gaganyaan — India’s Leap, we look at the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) that will help sustain the crew inside the Crew Module. From oxygen and carbon dioxide removal to temperature, humidity, pressure, water, waste management and fire safety, every part of life in space requires careful engineering.

foxnews.com | 1 days ago

Rob Riggle recalls 'apocalyptic' scene at Ground Zero while searching for survivors after 9/11

Rob Riggle recalls the "apocalyptic" scene at Ground Zero as part of the bucket brigade, describing burned fire trucks and skyscrapers gutted by debris.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Fire erupts at Vishwa Samudra Bio-Energy Plant in Nellore district