World Events

The suspect accused of plowing a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival and attacking others with a machete is dead after a confrontation with police, authorities say.

German officials say Abdul Ballout was killed Sunday following a nearly 24-hour manhunt ... after Saturday's attack left one person dead and 29 others injured.

Berlin prosecutors say Ballout previously sought to join the Islamic State group, and authorities are investigating the Pride attack as an act of Islamic extremist terrorism.

7/26/2026 11:03 AM PST -- Berlin police confirm that alleged terrorist Abdul Ballout is dead after a confrontation with the police. The death total remains at one ... there are now 29 reported injuries.

One person was killed and 16 others were injured Saturday when an alleged terrorist intentionally mowed down a crowd of revelers at a LGBTQ+ parade in Berlin, Germany, according to police.

Cops said the tragedy occurred when a car barreled into Tiergarten -- Berlin's most prominent park -- plowing into a bunch of people near the route of the pride celebration. An army of police then responded and searched for the suspect, but he had already fled and is still at large. 

Berlin Police say they have identified the alleged perpetrator as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout -- who allegedly has ties to an Islamic extremist group. A police spokesperson also said some of the victims had suffered life-threatening injuries ... and some had stab wounds.

A powerful earthquake tore through Peru's Andes region over the weekend ... leaving at least five people dead, more than 20 injured and hundreds forced from their homes, authorities say.

Officials say the 5.5-magnitude quake struck Saturday night near the city of Sicaya in central Peru at a shallow depth of about 6 miles, triggering widespread damage across the region.

Authorities say several buildings partially collapsed, including a church and convent, while homes in some of the hardest-hit farming communities were reduced to rubble. Images from local TV showed residents huddled outside overnight as emergency crews searched damaged neighborhoods.

The massive earthquake that rocked Mexico and Guatemala was so powerful it started landslides ... and videos show some of the scary aftermath.

One clip making the rounds on social media shows a truck driving down a hill as a wave of dirt, rocks, dust and debris swallow up the road.

It's a close call ... and the truck narrowly avoids getting swallowed up.

Another video captures a chandelier as it sways from the ceiling in someone's home. The person filming watches in amazement as the dangling lamp shakes and shakes and shakes.

Folks down in Central America had their morning disrupted when a massive earthquake rocked the region's western coast ... and it was BIG.

The United States Geological Survey announced a magnitude-7.4 earthquake hit off the coast of southern Mexico near the country's border with Guatemala just before 8 AM PT Friday. The quake triggered a tsunami warning.

The magnitude may change slightly as the USGS continues to review the data ... but anything over 7 is pretty big.

The quake is reportedly affecting three countries ... Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

There's no Holland and Haaland bromance on the horizon -- Tom Holland admitted he tried to link up with soccer superstar Erling Haaland last month ... and to his surprise, he got completely ignored!!

The 'Spider-Man' actor owned up to the snub on 'The Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon on Monday ... when the host mentioned a recent social media post detailing his failed attempt to be bros.

Holland explained the two were near each other at the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix ... so he thought he'd shoot his shot and send him a message.

A deadly fire engulfed a bar in Bangkok ... killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more ... and the massive blaze is on video.

Horrifying footage shows giant flames shooting out of the beer hall like a giant blowtorch ... as people scream and escape onto the street.

A thick pillar of black smoke billowed out of the doors and windows, creating a haze around the establishment as people continued to flee the scene.

Iconic tenor Andrea Bocelli is in the middle of a crazy story that involves a wedding, his private estate in Italy ... and a $500,000 burglary!

Sources tell TMZ ... a couple from the United States was the victim of a robbery at a swanky Bocelli family estate in Forte dei Marmi -- an upscale seaside town on the Tuscan Versilia coast -- where intruders helped themselves to watches, cash, and fine jewelry, among other high-end brand valuables, while everyone was at dinner.

Sources tell TMZ the couple feels they were done dirty -- on the eve of their wedding, no less -- claiming there was no forced entrance into their locked and alarm-set villa. They say a wall safe, which they were unaware was in the home, was even cracked.

A mass shooting at a Canadian street festival claimed the lives of 2 people and left 4 others seriously injured, according to police.

The bullets started flying Saturday night at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, an annual Latin fiesta that draws thousands of people each year.

Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo told reporters after the shooting there was initial concern that the suspect was an active shooter, but it turned out not to be the case.

Kauana Bilhar -- an influencer from Brazil -- has died after falling 27 stories ... according to multiple reports.

The social media sensation passed away earlier this week, her uncle told the Brazilian outlet G1, after she fell from her balcony in Dubai, where he said she's been living for the past two years.

The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs also released a statement in which it acknowledged it is “monitoring the case and remains available to the family to provide appropriate consular assistance” through the Brazilian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.

A Ryanair passenger was nearly sucked out of a window when it broke during a flight ... with folks rushing to pull him back inside the cabin after his head and shoulders dangled outside ... and there's video of the aftermath.

The horrifying incident took place on a Friday flight from Greece to Germany, CNN Greece reported. Passengers reportedly heard a loud bang ... and that's when the 60-year-old passenger from Serbia was nearly sucked into the sky.

His head and shoulders were reportedly sucked out the window ... but he was still wearing his seatbelt, and that gave passengers enough time to get to him and pull him back inside.

The man, a tourist from Serbia, was hospitalized with friction burns.

The flight instructor in Argentina who jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight was seeking psychiatric help ... but his dad says no one informed his colleagues.

Álvarez Bertazzo told local media his son Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was going through a "rough patch" when he jumped from a plane, leaving his student to land the aircraft.

The dad told La Nación his son had consulted a psychiatric clinic for whatever he was going through -- but his colleagues were left in the dark.

The so-called "Tinder Swindler" has settled with an Israeli billionaire's family after being sued for allegedly impersonating a member of their family as part of an elaborate ruse to score millions of dollars from women he met on a dating app ... TMZ has learned.

Leviev family attorney Guy Ophir tells TMZ ... both sides reached a settlement and presented it to the Israeli court for approval. 

We're told the settlement contains two significant provisions.

First, the man dubbed the "Tinder Swinder" in the Netflix doc, Shimon Hayut, denies allegations that he impersonated the family, but promises never to represent that he's connected to the Leviev family or their various companies going forward.

Secondly, Hayut cannot seek reimbursement of legal costs or attorney fees.

NATO is getting dicey nowadays ... Turkey's president gave every world leader at the summit custom revolvers ... but some of heads of state were completely unaware the guns came with live ammunition!!!

Here's the deal ... Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave the stunning pieces of craftsmanship -- engraved with the names of the intended recipients -- as a parting gift to each world leader attending the two-day NATO summit in Ankara ... and Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever was shocked to discover his gift had bullets packed right beside it!

Belgium's leader didn't open the gift before flying home with it ... and when he landed back in Brussels Wednesday, he was surprised to learn he was traveling with a golden gun and six rounds of live ammo ... handing it over to airport police.

A flight instructor in Argentina jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight ... abandoning his student midair and forcing them to bring the plane down for a landing all by their lonesome.

Pilot Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was flying the plane Saturday, teaching 22-year-old student Rosario when he turned to her and said ... "You know what you have to do, carry on."

Bertazzo then took off his headset, unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the door and jumped to his death ... according to prosecutors in the South American nation.

Rosario was able to land the aircraft safely ... despite being in absolute shock.

Videos circulating around social media claim Egypt fans were singled out for extra security before a FIFA World Cup match in Atlanta ... but reps for the stadium are calling foul.

A spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz Arena tells TMZ ... footage showing soccer fans entering the stadium for Tuesday's Round of 16 match between Egypt and Argentina is being misconstrued.

While social media users claim Egypt fans were stopped for pat downs while Argentina fans were waved through, the stadium rep says the Egypt fans were part of a supporter group, and as such, they were patted down for fireworks and other banned items before entry through their gate.

We're told the reason Egypt fans were stopped while Argentina fans were sent on their way is that the Argentina fans in the video were not part of a supporter group... just general fans, and they were being waved toward a different gate, where they went through security ... the same as everyone else.