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At least 23 dead and 47 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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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.
People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran used military weapons, targeted 'vital body parts' in protest crackdowns, X-rays show - report

Seventy-five X-rays and CT scans captured severe injuries inflicted by shotguns and high-caliber, military-grade weapons to patients’ faces, chests, and groin areas.

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Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Two injured after gunman takes hostage at Thai school, police say suspect detained

"The perpetrator has been captured," Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters, adding that two people - a student and a teacher - were wounded in the incident.

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Avalanche control is seen before women's downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, February 6, 2026

Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after avalanches kill 11 in seven days

With fresh snow accumulating on older and unstable layers, even the movement of a single skier can trigger an avalanche, the rescue service warned.

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Israeli doctor has surgery after nearly becoming paralyzed while skiing

Dr. Ariel Lipschuetz is an anesthesiologist at Hadassah-University Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

APRIL 13, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Illustrative image of a man skiing

Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

Russia's unrelenting artillery fire and missiles mean that shrapnel wounds are maiming people in Ukraine on a scale just beginning to emerge.

MARCH 28, 2023ByREUTERS
A patient of a prosthetics clinic, who lost his leg in the war, prepares to try on his prosthesis after fitting it in the clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2023.

Two IDF soldiers injured in Huwara shooting

The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine took responsibility for the attack.

MARCH 25, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli troop stands guard, at the scene of a shooting, in Huwara, in the West Bank, March 19, 2023.

Tel Aviv terror attack victim dies of his wounds

Or Eshkar was critically injured in the terror attack in a terror attack in Dizengoff center last week. His family has chosen to donate his organs.

MARCH 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Or Eshkar, victim of a terror attack in Tel Aviv died from his wounds on March 20, 2023

Elite soccer players 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's -study

A new study aimed to determine the risk of neurodegenerative disease among male players in the top Swedish soccer division Allsvenskan compared to the general population.

MARCH 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Djurgarden's Jonathan Ring in action with Sirius' Karl Larson - Allsvenskan - IK Sirius v Djurgardens IF - Uppsala, Sweden, June 14, 2020

Tel Aviv terror attack victim: We're here to stay and keep fighting

Michael Osdon was on the way to a wedding with two friends when a terrorist shot the three of them from behind.

MARCH 10, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Israeli security personnel work at the scene of a shooting attack in central Tel Aviv, Israel March 9, 2023.

Jerusalem attack: 8-year-old dies day after brother killed, father in serious condition

An off-duty police officer and other officers who arrived at the scene quickly after the attack shot the terrorist.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Rescue and Police at the scene of the deadly car-ramming attack near the Ramot junction, in Jerusalem on February 10, 2023.

Adele is not alone: 40% of people suffer from this painful condition

Adele recently spoke out about a severe type of back pain she experiences called sciatica that affects four out of ten people. What causes it, and is there a solution?

JANUARY 31, 2023ByWALLA!
Adele performs on stage as American Express present BST Hyde Park in Hyde Park on July 02, 2022 in London, England.

IDF officer who stopped terrorist to receive citation

The soldier stopped the terror attack while being seriously injured himself.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of the attack near Beit Horon, Nov. 2, 2022.

Wounded, traumatized IDF soldiers share struggles in New York trip

Belev Echad’s trip to the Big Apple, a welcome break for wounded-in-action IDF veterans, strengthens the local Jewish community with a window into the everyday struggles faced by Israel’s bravest.

JANUARY 28, 2023ByERICA SCHACHNE
BELEV ECHAD’S bravest have a New York minute in November.