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EC Backtracks After Putting Ukraine’s War Dead at ‘More than 100,000’

The European Commission (EC) appears to have backtracked on claims that the Ukrainian military has sustained upward of 100,000 dead since the conflict with Russia began more than nine months ago. The 27-member commission is the executive body of the European Union, a staunch supporter of the Ukrainian war effort. In a statement issued on…


Tropical Storm Julia Kills at Least 14 in Central America as It Churns Toward Mexico

SAN SALVADOR—The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico. Salvadoran authorities reported the deaths of nine people as of Monday morning due to…


Ian Leaves Over 50 Dead as Focus Turns to Rescue, Recovery

FORT MYERS, Fla.—Dozens of Florida residents left their flooded and splintered homes by boat and by air on Saturday as rescuers continued to search for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina and North Carolina began taking stock of their losses. The death toll from the storm, one of the…


US Death Toll From Hurricane Ian Tops 50

FORT MYERS, Fla.—Dozens of Florida residents left their flooded and splintered homes by boat and by air on Saturday as rescuers continued to search for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina and North Carolina began taking stock of their losses. The death toll from the storm, one of the…


Ian Leaves Dozens Dead as Focus Turns to Rescue, Recovery

FORT MYERS, Fla.—With a death toll nearing three dozen, rescuers searched on Saturday for survivors among the Florida homes ruined by Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina began assessing damage from the powerful storm’s strike there as stunned residents began the painstaking task of surveying their losses. Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes ever…


Dozens Dead From Ian, One of Strongest, Costliest US Storms

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida’s flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina waited for daylight to assess damage from its strike there as the remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. continued to push north. The powerful storm terrorized millions…


Sichuan Earthquake Victims Say Casualties Are Heavy and Rescue Is Slow

A 6.8 magnitude quake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan Province on Sept. 5 with casualties still being evaluated so far 86 deaths and 35 people missing, as of Sept. 8. The epicenter is in Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park, which is a mountainous national reserve in Luding county, near Mount Gongga. The quake shook the provincial capital…


Almost 9,000 Ukrainian Military Killed in War With Russia: Armed Forces Chief

KYIV—Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in the war with Russia, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces said on Monday. The toll given by General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi appeared to be the first provided by Ukraine’s military top brass since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24. Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, told a…


Lightning Kills Nearly 50 This Week in India’s Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW, India—Seven people, mostly farmers, were killed by lightning in a village in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, police said Thursday, bringing the death toll by lightning to 49 people in the state this week. The farmers had taken shelter under trees during a drenching monsoon rain when they were struck by lightning Tuesday and…


1.2 Million People Have Now Fled Ukraine as Civilian Deaths Mount

Around 1.2 million people have now fled the war in Ukraine, a United Nations official said, as Russian forces have ramped up their strikes against civilian infrastructure in key cities and civilian casualties mount. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi confirmed the staggering figure in a tweet on March 4, which came as the war in…