Canadian Forces suspend search for 6 missing people, RCMP take over operation

Zaporizhzhia’s mayor says Russian advance reaches city’s outskirts

Emergency crews are searching for survivors after a Russian air strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.

Many Russian soldiers would rather do time than die at the front, but the military is increasingly hauling them back to the war anyway

As of May 2025, more than 28,000 Russians had been convicted of going AWOL. People are fleeing because they don’t want to fight. In late June 2026, authorities in the Belgorod region declared 13 people wanted after they fled almost simultaneously. Those who go AWOL — known colloquially as sochintsy, after “SOCh,” the Russian abbreviation for unauthorized absence from one’s unit — are often caught, and during the roundups even their relatives can be put at risk. One possible scenario is prison time, which at least secures the soldier’s discharge from service. In recent years, however, authorities have generally tried to send detainees back to the war. What follows is an account of how events can unfold when a mobilized or contract soldier goes AWOL, and of what such soldiers can do to avoid being returned to service.

Six people missing in Kyiv after Russia's overnight attack; family with child being searched for under rubble

Search and rescue operations are continuing at the sites of Russia's strikes on Kyiv, with six people currently listed as missing. Medics and ambulance drivers are among the injured.

Venezuela earthquakes leave near 200 dead, over 41,000 reportedly missing

On-site footage Wednesday and Thursday showed survivors and emergency services searching for trapped people, and survivors being taken away on stretchers. In others, residents decried a lack of help.

10 dead after canoe capsizes in southern Ivory Coast

At least 10 people were killed and several others remain missing after a canoe carrying villagers capsized overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday between Avikam Island and Liboli Village in the Grands-Ponts region of southern Cote d'Ivoire, a security source told Xinhua on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The passengers, including several women and children, were returning to their village after purchasing cassava when the canoe suddenly stopped before overturning, triggering the tragedy. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene after receiving the alert and immediately launched search and recovery operations. Search efforts are continuing to locate those still missing.