Rescue mission

WATCH: Eighteen rescued from Lod apartment fire, including infants and elderly

Officials confirm a full investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.

 Israeli Firefighters work to contain a fire in an 8-story residential building in Lod. May 30, 2026.
CHINA-WEATHER Rescuers use pumps to drain off water after heavy rains at a flooded residential compound in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality on July 9, 2025.

Three dead and 17 missing after flooding in China's Chongqing

Rescue workers search for survivors among debris as a nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, May 24, 2026.

Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse

ISRAELI SECURITY forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026.

Group of deaf Israeli civilians rescued from heart of Nablus in unusual West Bank incident


Israel to send two firefighting jets to aid in Greece wildfires

The statement from the Prime Minister's Office emphasized the nation's commitment to "stand by Greece in combating massive wildfires."

 Men help a firefighter as they try to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village Vlyhada, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023.

Cruise turned crisis: Woman who fell overboard on Royal Caribbean ship survives

The passenger, 42, was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas heading from Florida to Willemstad, Curaçao when she fell off the tenth deck.

 Imagine going on a cruise in the sky.

Heartwarming: Chimpanzee experiences freedom, sees sky for first time

Vanilla, a 29-year-old chimpanzee previously held in captivity, embraces her newfound freedom at Save the Chimps nature reserve in Florida.


How much did the int'l search for the Titan submersible cost?

While some agencies can seek reimbursement, the US Coast Guard is generally prohibited from collecting reimbursements for search and rescue services.

 Rear Admiral John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a press conference updating about the search of the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible, which is carrying five people to explore the wreck of the sunken Titanic, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 22, 2023

Titan sub disaster: Who pays the bill when trips for the rich go wrong? - opinion

If companies like OceanGate, SpaceX, or Virgin Galactic – who sell thrills to the super wealthy for exorbitant sums – want to engage in this, then they should bear some of the responsibility.

 A CANADIAN FLAG flies at half mast in respect of the five victims of the loss of the Titan submersible from the OceanGate Expeditions trip to the Titanic shipwreck, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on Friday.

Is Jewish Agency capable of operating quick rescue aliyah from Russia? - analysis

Is the Jewish Agency, the official body in charge of immigration, capable of implementing a quick, efficient and large operation in Russia?

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during an official inauguration of the monument honoring the heroes of the siege of Leningrad

Only one other submersible on Earth might be able to reach missing Titan

According to reports, the other submersible, called Limiting Factor, is owned by video game developer Valve Software CEO Gabe Newell. 

Equipment that was flown in by US Air Force transport planes is loaded onto the offshore vessel Horizon Arctic, before its deployment to the search area of a missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible in the port of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada June 20, 2023

India ends rescue work as focus turns to cause of worst crash in decades

At least 288 people were killed in a passenger train crash in India on Friday.

 Heavy machinery removes damaged coaches from the railway tracks at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 4, 2023.

Motorcyclist collapses, dies on off-road path in northern Israel

After a man collapsed in difficult terrain, the first responders and a helicopter could not reach him fast enough.

 The IDF’s elite Airborne Combat, Search and Rescue Unit 669.

Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

The four children, aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as an 11-month-old baby, survived the impact and were rescued over two weeks after the crash.

 An aerial view of the Amazon river, before the signing of a document by Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos that will allow for the conservation of the Tarapoto wetland complex in Amazonas, Colombia January 18, 2018.