A grim day in world news is marked by fresh reminders of how quickly lives can be lost through disaster, neglect, and desperation. Near Algiers, an overnight fire tore through a state-run orphanage, killing 11 children and injuring 19 others, with authorities still unable to say what sparked it. In Italy, a court delivered a measure of accountability for another tragedy, sentencing former motorway chief Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa that killed 43. Meanwhile, more than 500 Rohingya refugees are feared dead after two boats reportedly capsized in the Bay of Bengal, underscoring the deadly risks faced by a persecuted people with few safe escape routes. Elsewhere, Aer Lingus unveiled deep job cuts and route reductions, while U.S. investigators said a bird strike likely contributed to the Hudson River helicopter crash that killed six.