Driver killed as youth sports bus crashes in Hungary
Twenty-three people were injured near Hird while traveling to an aerobics competition in Budapest early on May 30.
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Daytime meteor breaks up near Massachusetts and sends sonic boom across region
NASA data placed a meteorite fall in Cape Cod Bay after residents reported a powerful bang that rattled homes and startled animals.
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Five killed after bus strikes traffic near Virginia work zone
Virginia State Police said a passenger bus failed to slow before hitting six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, sending 44 people to hospitals.
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Sixteen students killed in fire at Kenyan girls’ boarding school
Seventy-nine pupils were injured after flames engulfed a dormitory housing about 220 students at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil.
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Six workers killed at Betwa crossing project in Uttar Pradesh
Three other laborers were seriously injured when a bridge being built between Morakandar and Kandaur villages failed during stormy weather.
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At least three people are killed, four others are injured, and 11 more are reported missing in an
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Overloaded minivan crash kills 13 on expressway in central China
A minivan carrying 16 people, despite being rated for nine, struck the back of a semi-trailer truck in Nanyang, Henan province, according to Chinese traffic police.
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Earthquake in Jhelum Kills One and Injures 11
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake damaged homes in Jhelum district in Pakistan, killing one person and injuring 11 others, officials said on May 26, 2026.
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Six die after septic tank rescue in Odisha turns into a gas trap
A rescue attempt in Kalahandi district ended in six deaths and one illness after a worker entered an under-construction septic tank and others followed him inside.
Read report »Belgian school minibus collision with train kills four and leaves five children critically hurt
Investigators said the level-crossing barriers were down when the minibus entered the track in Buggenhout.
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Chemical tank collapse kills one at Washington paper mill
Nine people were missing and nine others injured after a tank holding corrosive liquid failed at a Longview industrial facility.
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Seoul overpass collapse kills three during paused demolition work
Workers had detected a 2.9-centimetre drop and stopped cutting hours before a bridge girder failed during a safety inspection, crushing people and disrupting rail services.
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Train collision in Poland kills truck driver and injures 17
A passenger train collided with a truck at a crossing in Greater Poland, igniting the lorry, derailing two carriages and sending rail traffic into disruption.
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is killed in Rafah, Israel says
Israel said its forces killed Yahya Sinwar in southern Gaza, a blow to Hamas leadership and a possible turning point in the war.
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Philippine hotel collapse death toll rises to four as search continues for 17 missing
Rescuers pulled three people from the rubble of a collapsed nine-story hotel under construction in Angeles City on May 25, 2026, but 17 others were still missing.
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Malaysian tourist confirmed dead after under-construction building collapses in Angeles, Philippines
Rescuers pulled survivors from the wreckage of a nine-storey building collapse in Pampanga while 23 people remained missing.
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Newsom declares emergency in Orange County over risky chemical tank
California officials say a failing tank of methyl methacrylate is being monitored round the clock after evacuation orders spread across several cities.
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Fez building collapse death toll rises to 15 as Morocco faces fresh safety questions
A five-storey building crumbled in Fez, killing 15 people and injuring five, in another deadly reminder of recurring collapse risks in the city.
Read report »Major blackout hits Sumatra, cutting power across several provinces
A transmission-system failure left millions without electricity and prompted emergency responses across parts of Sumatra.
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One dead and 36 injured after Staten Island shipyard blasts
A fire and two explosions at a New York City shipyard injured dozens, most of them emergency responders, as crews searched for trapped workers.
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Garden Grove tank leak keeps evacuation orders in place as crews battle thermal runaway risk
A 34,000-gallon methyl methacrylate tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove overheated, forcing repeated evacuation orders as crews warned it could rupture or go into thermal runaway.
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Magnitude 6.1 quake injures 27 in Peru's Ica region
A strong offshore earthquake shook southern Peru, leaving minor injuries, building damage and road blockages but no reported fatalities.
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California wildfires force more than 10,000 evacuations in Simi Valley and on Santa Rosa Island
2026-05-19 event: the Sandy Fire spread near Simi Valley while another blaze consumed much of Santa Rosa Island, sending thousands from their homes.
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Two Navy Growlers collide during Idaho air show, all four crew eject safely
The mid-air collision happened during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, with both crews ejecting from the aircraft.
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