Young golfer named as first Italian victim of Swiss bar blaze

January 2, 2026 4:57 PM

Young golfer named as first Italian victim of Swiss bar blaze

Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies from a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year’s Eve party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old Italian international golfer who lived in Dubai, was named on Friday as the first of several possible victims from Italy to be identified. So severe were the burns suffered by the mostly young crowd of revellers in the Le Const...

Car ploughs into Christmas crowd in France’s Guadeloupe; at least 10 killed

December 6, 2025 10:25 AM

Car ploughs into Christmas crowd in France’s Guadeloupe; at least 10 killed

A Christmas celebration in Sainte-Anne in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe turned tragic on Friday after a vehicle rammed into a crowd preparing for festive events, killing at least 10 people and injuring nine others. Local broadcaster Radio Caraibes Internationale (RCI) reported that three of the injured are in critical condition. The incident took place at Schoelcher Square, located opposite the town hall and the church, where final preparations for the event were being made. Auth...