the five children

A rights group says an airstrike in Sudan has killed five children. The report comes as the country's civil war, fought between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, continues to drive civilian casualties and displacement. Details about who carried out the strike and where exactly it happened were not given in the report.

Reports circulating online state that during Jair Bolsonaro's government, between 2019 and 2022, 420 Yanomami children under the age of five died from preventable causes such as malaria, malnutrition and parasitic infections. The figure is said to be nearly double the number of deaths in the four years prior, renewing criticism of the former president's policies toward Indigenous territories in Brazil.

An estimated five million people in Italy are living in absolute poverty, with minors and members of large families identified as those most at risk. The figures renew debate over the country's cost-of-living pressures and the adequacy of welfare support, as campaigners and commentators call for stronger measures to protect children and bigger households from economic hardship.

A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man died in Wichita, Kansas, after a truck drove onto a soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex, which police called a heartbreaking day for the city. Meanwhile, No Kings rallies across the United States drew large crowds urging voters to cast early ballots ahead of the midterms, and police in Bend, Oregon, responded to a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary that left five people dead, including three children.

A widely shared photo shows a family who died on Air India flight AI171, which crashed in Ahmedabad, India on June 12, 2025, shortly after takeoff. Reports identify them as Dr. Komi Vyas, Dr. Prateek Joshi and their three children, who were relocating to London. The image has drawn an outpouring of grief and condolences as the crash investigation continues.

Five people have been killed in Gaza since dawn on Monday, among them two children, according to Middle East Eye. The deaths add to the mounting civilian toll of the conflict, and the reported killing of children is drawing particular attention and anger online. Details on the circumstances of the strike or strikes involved have not yet been made clear.

A Russian attack has killed a woman in Irpin, in the Kyiv region, and two people in Kryvyi Rih. Local officials say the number of wounded in Irpin has risen to 19, including nine children. Damage in the city covers 86 objects, among them about 70 private homes, five apartment blocks and seven cars.

Police have issued a warning that children as young as five are being targeted by online predators. The alert highlights growing concern among parents and child safety advocates about young children's exposure to grooming and abuse on internet platforms. It is prompting renewed calls for parents to supervise children's device use and for stronger safeguards on apps and games popular with young kids.

The UK Government's new law on gender transition reportedly contains provisions that could criminalise parents who attempt to stop their child from transitioning, carrying a potential sentence of up to five years. The claim is circulating widely on social media and drawing strong reactions, with critics accusing ministers of undermining parental rights and warning about the state overriding parents on decisions affecting children.

Queensland police have charged a driver after a speeding van was pulled over carrying five children, including a months-old baby, none of whom were wearing seatbelts. The case has drawn strong reaction, with many questioning how the children came to be travelling unrestrained at high speed and calling for tough penalties over the safety risk to the infants involved.

Two five-year-old children went missing from the Majura Early Childhood Centre in Dickon, Canberra, prompting a police search. They were later found safe, and Northside Community Service, which operates the centre, has issued an apology over the incident. The case has raised questions about supervision standards at the daycare facility.

Justine Wilson, Elon Musk's ex-wife and the mother of five of his children, has publicly said Musk dismissed her parenting advice, branding it 'maternal spam'. The remark, recounted by Wilson, has drawn attention to the billionaire's family life and his attitude toward co-parenting. Commenters are debating what it reveals about Musk's relationships and character.