Today's Top Stories
A mass shooting at a family gathering in Stockton, California, left four dead and ten injured as authorities search for the suspect and address rising concerns over gun violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon amid his corruption trial, further exposing deep political fractures in Israel. Ukrainian naval drones targeted Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea to disrupt Moscow’s energy revenues, signaling an aggressive tactical shift in their ongoing war. Severe flooding and landslides have killed over 442 people in Indonesia alone, highlighting inadequate disaster preparedness as climate change fuels extreme weather events across South East Asia. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is grappling with the aftermath of a fire that claimed at least 146 lives; investigations into unsafe building materials are raising alarms about regulatory failures.