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Oregon school shooting: 16-year-old kills three children and a teacher in Bend

A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, 15 October, and a bystander shot the attacker inside the school, according to police and the bystander's family.

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Health & Education·from Oct 16·upd. 10h ago

Photo: Estonian Foreign Ministry, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

Pope Leo XIV recovering after lung surgery, Angelus planned for Sunday

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, 16 October, after lung cancer surgery, and the Vatican reports steady recovery with an Angelus planned for Sunday, 18 October.

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Safety·from Oct 16·upd. 6h ago

Trump denies Starlink speed cap in Ukraine as Telegraph says Musk proposed it

Ukraine is negotiating with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite link, while a Telegraph report says Elon Musk proposed the restriction to Donald Trump.

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Safety·from Oct 13·upd. 9h ago

Police violence and mass arrests fuel France's school protests as unrest spreads to Germany and Italy

About 7,900 people have been taken into police custody since mid-September, nearly 90 percent of them minors, as lawyers accuse officers of causing serious injuries to teenagers.

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Safety·6h ago

Sean Combs transferred to a low-security prison in Pennsylvania after lavish-life reports

The Bureau of Prisons confirmed on 16 October 2026 that Combs is now held at FCI Allenwood Low, after NBC News reported privileges at his New Jersey prison and a reported injury in a fight there.

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Safety·2h ago

White House forces out Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece amid donor lawsuit

Greece's president declined a farewell ceremony for Kimberly Guilfoyle, while US special envoy Paolo Zampolli was dismissed on 15 October after a clash with the State Department.

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Safety·11h ago

Bryson Fire forces Malibu evacuations as strong winds and power shutoffs hit Southern California

Several brush fires burned across Southern California on Friday, 16 October, forcing evacuations near Malibu as hot, dry and windy weather fed the flames. About 170,000 customers were without electricity as of Friday after utilities cut power as a precaution.

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Safety·7h ago

Andrea Sempio's defence reports say the Garlasco footprint is size 40 and contains no blood

Experts for Andrea Sempio, the sole suspect in Pavia's new Garlasco murder inquiry, filed reports on 16 October. They argue the footprint fits a size 40 shoe and that the print labelled 33 contains no blood.

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Housing·2h ago

Porto housing protests split commentators over rent caps and a stalled supply of homes

Demonstrators took to the streets of Porto on 16 October 2026 over the housing crisis, and Portuguese columnists disagreed on whether rent caps or new construction offer a way out.

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Safety·6h ago

Dave De Kock found guilty of manslaughter over boy's death, Romy W. acquitted

A jury at the Ghent assize court on Friday, 16 October 2026 convicted Dave De Kock of manslaughter and kidnapping and acquitted Romy W. of kidnapping in the death of a four-year-old boy.

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Safety·from Oct 15·upd. 10h ago

Ambulance trust probes possible unauthorised access to tiger victim's records

Two Yorkshire Ambulance Service staff members may have accessed medical information about a 24-year-old man killed by a tiger on 10 October. The trust has opened an investigation and reported the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office.

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Safety·from Oct 15·upd. 14h ago

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

Hilary Swank, 52, expecting third child in December, responds to backlash against older mothers

The 52-year-old actress announced on Instagram that she is expecting her third child with husband Philip Schneider, due in December. She then said on a US talk show that women face more backlash than men for having children later in life.

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