Death toll

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Operation Epic Fury

The US Army Reserve soldiers, from the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, are the first to be identified out of six deaths confirmed by the US.

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The American flag flies in front of the U.S. Capitol on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Firefighters and their dog search for victims of a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Barrio Parque Jardim Burnier neighbourhood in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, on February 24, 2026.

At least 46 dead and 21 missing after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered his condolences in a post on X as specialized teams have mobilized to respond to incidents and search for missing people.

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Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Twenty-year-old man shot dead in Nazareth, Arab sector death toll in Israel hits 48

The Magen David Adom team that responded to the incident was forced to pronounce him dead at the scene. 

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Despite the immense pain and suffering that was perpetrated on October 7, when 1,250 people were murdered or kidnapped, Israelis and Jews worldwide have rallied together.

By removing 'massacre' from October 7 bill, Israel undermines its own memory - editorial

Israel's decision to remove "massacre" from the October 7 bill undermines the significance of the attack and weakens national remembrance.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Russia's Wagner to send Kyiv bodies of soldiers killed in Soledar - report

The mercenary group 'Wagner' plans to return bodies of those killed in battle and by the group.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByREUTERS
Evacuees from Soledar stay at a temporary accommodation centre in Shakhtarsk

Ukraine honors interior minister, other senior officials, killed in helicopter crash

Zelensky credits the fallen minister as being instrumental in efforts to defend Ukraine following Moscow's assault of Ukraine in February 2022.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByREUTERS
Memorial ceremony for Ukrainian interior minister, his deputy and officials who died in helicopter crash

No hope of any survivors in Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years, officials say

The worst plane crash to hit the country in 30 years had a fatal end.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByREUTERS
A rescue team recovers the body of a victim from the site of the plane crash of a Yeti Airlines operated aircraft, in Pokhara, Nepal January 16, 2023

Suicide blast outside Afghan foreign ministry kills 20, Taliban says

Suicide bombers hit Kabul during peak travel times through the city.

JANUARY 11, 2023ByREUTERS
The family members of Um al-Banin, who was killed in a suicide attack in a tutoring center in Dasht-e-Barchi district in the west of Kabul, pray at her grave in Kabul

Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town and east

Russia's shelling "post-ceasefire" continues, leaving a fatal mark.

JANUARY 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Firefighter works at a site of a market hit by Russian missiles in the town of Shevchenkove

Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin's appeal against death sentence

Iran hanged two protesters, Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard, earlier this month.

DECEMBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Three killed, several missing after explosion on island of Jersey

The search is ongoing and began after a building collapsed on the island.

DECEMBER 10, 2022ByREUTERS
Rescue operation of migrants trying to cross the English Channel

Iran official says 50 police killed in protests

In addition to police deaths, more than 300 demonstrators have been killed since the death of Mahsa Amini in September.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
Iran protests

Walmart employee kills seven, including himself, in Virginia shooting

Six other people were confirmed dead and four were being treated at area hospitals.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A person waits at a Walmart Pharmacy in West Haven, Connecticut

Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises

The death toll continues to rise as Las Tejerias, Venezuela was struck with devastating flooding.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByREUTERS
Devastating floods following heavy rain, in Las Tejerias