An 82-year-old man has died after getting into a fight with a man in his 70s over a sunlounger on a beach in Greece, local media is reporting. Witnesses say a disagreement over the use of the loungers at Vouliagmeni beach, near Athens, escalated into a violent fight, which then further spiralled to involve other…
A drone hit a busy beach in southern Russia, killing seven people including three children, local authorities have said. In social media footage verified by the BBC, a drone can be seen hurtling towards a cliffside before crashing into a fireball on the beach below as tourists look on from the shore and in the…
A man lost his hand after an explosive device detonated while he was cleaning up Fourth of July firework debris on a Northern California beach. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jason Turner and his girlfriend were walking along Point St. George Beach in Del Norte…
Sea arrivals into mainland Europe peaked in 2015, when the UN said more than a million people crossed the Mediterranean. Between April 2025 and March 2026, there were a combined 169,341 sea arrivals to the UK, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus. Crossings to the UK accounted for about 23% of the total.
Bathers found five decapitated heads displayed on a beach in Ecuador in what appears to be a warning to gang members who have been threatening local fishermen. The gruesome discovery was made on Sunday on the beachfront in Puerto López, a town which has been wracked by gang violence. Next to the body parts, locals…
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man hailed as a hero for tackling one of the gunmen behind an antisemitic attack on Australia’s Bondi Beach earlier this month, is speaking out in the aftermath of the massacre. In an exclusive interview with CBS News that airs Monday on “CBS Mornings,” al Ahmed said he “didn’t worry about…
Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15 people. Since then, Australian governments have been galvanized into action on countering antisemitism and tightening already strict national gun controls. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his predecessors…
Sydney — Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to “get guns off our streets,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, showing his government was keen to take quick action less than a week after a terrorist attack left 15 people dead at a Jewish holiday gathering on Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach. Sajid Akram and his…
Sydney — Hundreds of people gathered in Sydney on Thursday to mourn the youngest victim of the terrorist attack that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach. The 10-year-old girl, who has been publicly identified only as Matilda, has become a symbol of the country’s grief for the 15 people killed by two gunmen….
Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff, an American volunteering at the Hanukkah event at Australia’s Bondi Beach, was shot during the attack. He’s now recovering from gunshot wounds to his stomach and thighs. Anna Coren spoke with Lazaroff’s parents who have a message for leaders everywhere.
