Witness

Italy's Chamber of Deputies has reportedly suffered a hacker attack, with the chamber's website breached. Reports also claim an unused email address belonging to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was compromised, though she is said to rely on the protected government headquarters systems rather than that account. The reported breach has drawn attention to cybersecurity weaknesses at the heart of Italy's parliament.

A witness to the Dreamworld tragedy has described the 'sheer panic' of the moment the disaster unfolded at the Gold Coast theme park. The account adds to ongoing public attention around the fatal incident, its aftermath, and questions over safety at the park. Discussion continues as details of the tragedy and responses to it remain in the spotlight in Australia.

A long-standing social media account that shared years of experience with genocide, killing, starvation and displacement has been suspended, cutting off the connections and trust its owner had built with followers. The owner describes the loss as heartbreaking, saying it amounts to silencing their voice after years of surviving and bearing witness. Supporters are expressing solidarity and calling the suspension an act of censorship against people documenting atrocities.

Travel journalist Indigo Traveller has spent 72 hours reporting from inside Sudan's ongoing war, documenting the humanitarian crisis on the ground. The footage and commentary have drawn hundreds of thousands of reactions, with viewers responding to the stark conditions described and the reporter's own admission of being left speechless by what he witnessed.

A widely shared Spanish-language comment argues that political supporters of Donald Trump, Santiago Abascal and Flávio Bolsonaro have become so polarised that they would justify even the most serious crimes by their leaders, such as throwing a body into a river with witnesses and a confession. The remark reflects growing frustration with blind partisan loyalty and the erosion of accountability in right-wing politics across the United States, Spain and Brazil.

Two people have suffered serious burns in what witnesses described as a traumatic flat fire in Kent, with residents forced to evacuate their homes. The incident comes as the UK weathers a run of severe storms, with Storm Boelo expected to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain, and Storm Austen already hitting coastal areas.

Witnesses stopped a woman in Germany who was driving with a blood alcohol level of 3.15 promille while her child was in the car. The case has drawn attention because of the extremely high alcohol level, far beyond legal limits, and the presence of the child, raising questions about how the situation arose and how bystanders intervened to prevent a potential tragedy.

Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomatic vehicles visiting the West Bank, beating a French mayor, according to witnesses. The delegation was reportedly on an official visit to the occupied territory when the assault took place. The incident has drawn attention to rising settler violence against international officials and Palestinians in the region.

The district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony is seeing a string of local news. Firefighters rescued a dog from an apartment fire in Leiferde, and a vacant country inn near Brenneckenbrück on the B188 also caught fire, leaving resident Peggy Krebs to start over. Four break-ins occurred in one night across the district, with police investigating a possible link. Police are also searching for witnesses to an injured fallow deer, and two Gifhorn streets will soon become one-way.

Berlin police are searching for suspects following a robbery in the Mitte district. RBB24 reports an active manhunt, with authorities appealing for witnesses. The case is being discussed under the framing of perpetrators, victims and police, reflecting public attention to violent crime and the police response in the German capital. No further details about arrests or injuries were given in the reports.

A 69-year-old man who lost money in a cryptocurrency scam turned to a friend for help recovering his losses. Instead, the friend allegedly demanded multiple payments over 15 months under pretexts such as attorney fees and witness costs, deepening the victim's losses. The case highlights how fraud victims are being targeted a second time by people they trust.

Police in Northern Ireland are searching for masked men who broke into a home in Carrickfergus and stole cash and jewellery. The burglary, reported by Belfast Live, has prompted an appeal for information from anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area. Investigations are ongoing.

Queensland's Premier David Crisafulli is facing backlash for cancelling an order for electric buses in South East Queensland and switching to diesel instead. Critics say the decision is badly timed amid diesel supply shortages and rising prices, pointing to estimates that each electric bus would have saved around $275,000 over its lifetime compared with diesel.

A murder trial in Rockland County, New York is proceeding under the shadow of an unsolved killing of a witness connected to the case. According to New York Focus reporting, the witness's death has not been solved, and its circumstances are raising questions about intimidation, safety of witnesses, and how it may affect testimony and the trial's outcome.

Police in Ludwigsburg are searching for witnesses after the donation box at the town's Stadtkirche was looted. Local news outlet LUDWIGSBUR24 reports the theft, and residents are being asked to come forward with information. The incident has drawn attention in the region alongside separate pedestrian-safety checks in nearby towns like Bruchsal and Steinach.

A large crowd of angry residents has assembled at a building that has been cordoned off by police, who are reportedly protecting supporters of the ruling party. Witnesses describe the situation in the town as extremely tense, with no word yet on what triggered the standoff or whether the confrontation escalated further.

A drone attack struck a market in Sudan's Darfur region, killing around thirty civilians and turning the marketplace into what witnesses describe as hell. The strike is the latest in the ongoing Sudanese war, which continues to claim civilian lives amid a deepening humanitarian crisis. Commenters are condemning the attack and highlighting the repeated toll of the conflict on ordinary people.

Violent unrest is spreading across several Italian cities, including Rome, with reports of street clashes between protesters and police. Nearly 400 people have reportedly been arrested, among them minors, and hundreds of businesses are said to have been looted. Authorities are facing pressure to restore order as the disturbances continue to widen.