As New York braced for a week in the global spotlight, violence erupted at the heart of the city’s transit network: six people were wounded in a stabbing at Penn Station, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, just as the metropolitan area prepared to host the NBA Finals and football’s World Cup. Authorities detained a suspect after the attack, and all six victims were taken to a hospital, according to the New York Fire Department. One person suffered serious injuries. Fire officials had first said five people were hurt, but Mamdani…

Morning commuters at a busy Swiss train station were thrown into chaos after a knife attack that left three people wounded, in what a regional security official described as a "terrorist act." "I am exceptionally calling this a terrorist attack," Mario Fehr, who oversees security in the Swiss canton of Zurich, told reporters, saying it was "clear from the scene that the motive for this act must be sought in the realm of radicalisation and extremism." Witnesses recounted fear and confusion as the suspect, identified by police…

Tuesday May 19, 2026 Kenya was gripped by unrest on Monday as anti-riot police confronted protesters along Namanga Road in Kitengela during a nationwide transport strike driven by surging fuel prices At least four people were killed and 30 others wounded in Kenya on Monday as protests erupted across the country over steep fuel price increases. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said 348 people were detained during the unrest, as crowds took to the streets in support of a nationwide public transport strike. With memories…

By IRENE MWANGISaturday May 9, 2026 A passenger vehicle traveling in Mandera East Constituency came under a deadly ambush on Saturday morning, leaving at least six people dead and several others nursing injuries after suspected gunmen opened fire. The attack took place at Beer-Awayon village on the road connecting Mandera town and Arabia town, where the vehicle was headed before it was struck by heavy gunfire. According to preliminary reports, armed assailants intercepted the vehicle and opened fire, killing several…

A shooting at a party near Oklahoma City left at least 10 people wounded, authorities said, as investigators warned the toll could climb further. Police said they expect the number of injured to increase as additional victims seek medical care on their own. No arrests had been made after the gunfire erupted shortly after 9pm local time at a gathering at Arcadia Lake, according to a statement posted on X by the police department in Edmond, a city northeast of Oklahoma City. Officials did not immediately release additional…

A burst of gunfire in a nightlife hub near the University of Iowa left multiple people wounded early Sunday, prompting a police investigation and emergency alerts from the school. The Iowa City Police Department said it was investigating the shooting, which city officials confirmed took place Sunday, and noted that "no arrests have been made." Officials said multiple victims were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment of injuries sustained in the shooting. Authorities said the victims' conditions were not immediately…

Violence along the Lebanese-Israeli border has struck UN peacekeepers again, with members of the force wounded in an "incident" near Bani Hayyan, according to a spokesperson, in the latest blow to a mission increasingly exposed to the conflict. "There has been an incident involving peacekeepers near Bani Hayyan, and we have injuries," Kandice Ardiel said. The development follows the death of a UNIFIL peacekeeper yesterday after a projectile detonated at one of the mission's positions near the southern Lebanese village of…

Fire aboard USS Gerald R. Ford injures two; carrier remains operational in Red Sea RED SEA — Two U.S. sailors sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out Thursday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy said, adding the ship remains fully mission capable as it continues operations in the Red Sea. In a statement, the Navy said the blaze started and was contained in the Ford’s main laundry facility and was not combat-related. The sailors were treated and are in stable condition. “There…

One person was killed and about 40 were injured when a tram derailed in central Milan and slammed into a shopfront, a local firefighters’ spokesperson said, in one of the city’s most serious public transit accidents in recent years. One of the injured was in critical condition, according to a police source cited by AFP. The tram — described by firefighters as one of the newest models in operation — came off the tracks on Vittorio Veneto Street, a key downtown corridor just outside Milan’s historic center, spokesperson…

Cuban authorities said Monday that four people were killed and six wounded aboard a Florida-registered speedboat after it entered Cuban waters and opened fire on a Cuban patrol vessel, an incident likely to sharpen already-fraught U.S.-Cuba tensions. Cuba’s Interior Ministry said the wounded from the speedboat were evacuated for medical care, and the commander of the Cuban patrol was also injured. The ministry said the clash remained under investigation to determine precisely what happened. None of the dead or wounded on the…