At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting
At least 11 people – including a three-year-old child – have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa, BBC reported.
Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the venue in Saulsville township, west of the capital Pretoria, early on Saturday.
At least three unknown gunmen began firing "randomly" at a group of people who were drinking, police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said, according to BBC.
Ukrainian city hit by 'massive' strike as peace talks in US conclude
Russia continued its air strikes on Ukraine overnight, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a "very constructive" phone call with Donald Trump's negotiating team following three days of talks in Florida, BBC reported.
Early on Sunday the mayor of Kremenchuk, a major industrial hub in central Ukraine, said the city had been repeatedly struck in a "massive" attack. No deaths have been confirmed so far.
Meanwhile, Russia said it had shot down 77 Ukrainian drones in several locations, according to BBC.
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes remote area near Alaska-Canada border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, The Guardian reported.
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck about 230 miles (370km) north-west of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles (250) west of Whitehorse, Yukon.
In Whitehorse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Calista MacLeod said the detachment received two 911 calls about the earthquake, according to The Guardian.
Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab
The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part, BBC reported.
The move comes after images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday.
Two thousand women and 3,000 men took part separately in the marathon on Kish Island off the southern coast of Iran.
Dressed in red t-shirts, some of the women competitors were clearly not wearing the hijab or any other head covering, according to BBC.
