The Israel Defense Forces reported Saturday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months.
The soldiers were killed in an explosion, the army confirmed, without providing further details. The incident is likely to amplify calls for a cease-fire and increase Israeli public anger over ultra-Orthodox exemptions from military service. In January, 21 Israeli soldiers were killed in a single attack by Palestinian militants in Gaza.
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The U.S. military launched a series of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
This follows an incident where a merchant sailor went missing and his vessel caught fire due to the latest Houthi strike on shipping in the critical Red Sea corridor, authorities stated. These attacks mark the U.S. Navy’s most intense combat since World War II as it counters the Houthi campaign.
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Seeking a resolution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine was the focus as dozens of world leaders gathered for the first day of a major conference in Switzerland on Saturday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is using the peace conference to garner support for a 10-year plan he first proposed in 2022 to end hostilities between Ukraine and Russia. Notably, Russia and China do not have representatives at the Swiss conference.
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer, attending Trooping the Colour, a military parade marking Britain’s King Charles III’s official birthday, on Saturday.
Kate, dressed in a white dress and hat, rode in a carriage with her three children at the start of the annual celebration before watching the proceedings from a viewing point. Prince William participated in the parade on horseback.
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ personal assets.
The judge dismissed his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. Judge Christopher Lopez approved converting Jones’ proposed personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines passenger flight that descended within several hundred feet of the ocean off Hawaii in April.
Weather conditions on the island of Kauai caused pilots of Southwest flight 2786 on April 11th to abort a landing attempt at Lihue airport prior to the rapid descent towards the ocean, according to air traffic control audio reviewed by CBS News. The flight eventually returned to Honolulu, where it landed safely.
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A Los Angeles County firefighter was killed and another was injured Friday while responding to a vehicle fire at a quarry in a desert community north of Los Angeles, authorities reported.
An explosion occurred shortly after the firefighting crew arrived at the quarry in Littlerock around 2:10 p.m., killing a 19-year veteran firefighter based in the nearby city of Palmdale, L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone stated.
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Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were left hanging upside down for about half an hour on a ride at a century-old amusement park.
Portland Fire and Rescue announced on the social platform X that firefighters collaborated with engineers at Oaks Park to manually lower the ride, though they had prepared for a high-angle ropes rescue if needed. All riders were evacuated and medically evaluated, with no injuries reported.
