Three people died and three were injured when a drone crashed in Pionersky, Istra, outside Moscow. In Solnechnogorsk, two were injured as a drone struck an apartment building. Moscow Region experienced 81 drone attacks repelled by air defenses.
Crews stabilized a massive under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after columns buckled and floors sagged, leading to evacuations and street closures. The project, a large office-to-residential conversion, experienced damage likely due to added weight from building expansion.
Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's Omsk oil refinery, its largest, located 2,700km from Ukraine. The attack, confirmed by local authorities, occurred before a Nato summit. Russia claimed most drones were destroyed, with no casualties. President Zelenskyy hailed it as a significant achievement, extending Ukraine's strike capability to Siberia.
A major fire in an eighth-floor apartment of a 10-story building in Antwerp on Wednesday morning resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries. Over 200 residents were evacuated, and firefighters from multiple districts responded to the blaze. The cause is under investigation.
A new 860-foot skyscraper at 262 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan has blocked the iconic view of the Empire State Building from the Flatiron district, sparking widespread public outrage. The luxury tower, built using 'air rights' zoning loopholes, contrasts sharply with New York City's affordable housing crisis and new pied-à-terre tax.
A young Venezuelan girl, Andrea Valentina Canonico, recounts her 2-day ordeal trapped under rubble after twin earthquakes killed at least 1,430 and left 68,900 unaccounted for.
A powerful explosion at an apartment building in Agartala's Ramnagar Road No. 4 injured several people and caused extensive damage. Emergency teams, including the Bomb Squad, are investigating the cause, which remains undetermined.
Three civilians were injured, one seriously, when air defenses destroyed aerial targets over Voronezh, Russia. Manufacturing facilities, apartment buildings, and cars were damaged. A state of emergency was declared in parts of the Zheleznodorozhny District.
Ukraine has successfully attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen region, over 2,000km from its border, using newly developed long-range drones. President Zelenskyy confirmed the operation, highlighting the drones' capability to travel over 3,000km. Meanwhile, Russia struck Zaporizhzhia, killing five people.
Al Jazeera Mubasher cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli drone strike on an apartment building in the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza. Three Palestinians died and several were injured in the attack. Wishah is the 13th Al Jazeera employee to die during the conflict.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gave Belarus one week to remove Russian military equipment used in attacks on Ukraine, threatening to do so himself. He also highlighted Belarus's role in supplying Russia's oil refining industry and the Russian army. Meanwhile, EU leaders discussed diplomatic channels with Russia, and Poland's president threatened to revoke an honor for Zelenskyy over renaming a military unit.
A drone struck an apartment building in Zhukovsky, damaging its fire escape and balconies. Debris also hit a fitness center, industrial facility, and a shopping mall in Lubertsy, causing a fire. A woman was injured in Elektrostal by falling debris.
A convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Stanley Rosenstrauss, has been authorised by the NSW government to manage nearly a dozen apartment buildings across Sydney, including those popular with young families. He was granted a strata management and real estate licence despite disclosing his crimes.
New York and the UK are implementing new taxes on luxury properties to address the housing crisis and fund public services. While these measures aim to target the ultra-rich, experts suggest they are only a partial solution to broader issues of real estate financialization and monetary policy.
Two men, Roman Lavrynovych (Ukrainian) and Stanislav Carpiuc (Romanian), were convicted of plotting to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The fires in May 2025 damaged Starmer's former home, an apartment building he once owned a share of, and destroyed his former SUV. A figure known as "El Money" allegedly orchestrated the plot via Telegram.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 20 in Kyiv on Monday. Strikes hit apartment buildings, a market, a grocery store, and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a significant religious landmark, causing substantial damage and fire.
Toronto police are investigating if the killing of Constable Marc Pinizzotto during a search warrant execution is linked to a global terror network, potentially connected to the March shooting at the US consulate and a broader series of "shooters for hire" attacks.
Drone debris struck a multi-story building in Krasnodar, Russia, causing a fire and injuring two people. A separate drone attack in the Seversky district damaged private homes and injured one person. A region-wide drone alert has been issued.
Cuba faces severe challenges with four-month US oil blockade causing rolling blackouts, water shortages, and food difficulties. Protests escalate as US sanctions intensify, straining the island's already fragile infrastructure.
Russia aims to construct apartment buildings in four months by 2026 using prefabrication technology, according to Moscow Deputy Mayor Vladimir Efimov. This initiative, part of efforts to speed up Russian construction projects, has already halved building times in renovation programs and is expected to significantly reduce project durations.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine overnight, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding over 100. Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia were main targets. President Zelenskyy urged more support from the U.S. and Europe.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine overnight, killing at least 14 civilians and wounding over 100. Kyiv, Dnipro, and other cities were targeted, with residential buildings damaged and people trapped under rubble. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed most drones but struggled against ballistic missiles.
Russia launched a major overnight assault across Ukraine, killing at least ten people and injuring dozens. Kyiv and Dnipro were heavily targeted, with residential buildings hit. Moscow stated the strikes were retaliation for a drone attack on a dormitory in Luhansk.
Russia launched a major overnight assault across Ukraine, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens. Kyiv and Dnipro were heavily targeted, with apartment buildings hit in the capital. The strikes follow a Russian warning of "systematic strikes" in response to a drone attack.
