A hostage standoff at a Bakersfield office building ended Wednesday when FBI personnel fatally shot the suspect, police said. All hostages were freed unharmed after the confrontation began with a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon.
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Three Royal Navy personnel died when a Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed during a training exercise near Okehampton in Devon. Authorities said an investigation is under way and the victims’ families have requested time before further details are released.
At least 21 people were killed when a fire tore through a hotel in southern Delhi, where many guests were reportedly visiting for medical treatment. Authorities said the building lacked a valid fire safety certificate, and police opened a culpable homicide case.
Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra led California’s top-two gubernatorial primary, with billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer trailing in third. The winner in November will replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom and face major challenges including affordability and homelessness.
Kuwait said an Iranian missile and drone attack hit its international airport, killing one person and wounding others, as U.S. and Iranian forces traded strikes. President Trump denied Iranian media reports that indirect talks had stopped, saying negotiations were continuing.
California’s crowded governor primary remained unresolved, with Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton leading as votes were counted. Primaries in Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana and South Dakota also set key November matchups.