Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
World News
Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar In Brazil’s political circles, Flávio Bolsonaro is known as ‘01’ for being the first-born son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. But he has been number one only figuratively. It was always presumed that Jair’s political heir would be his third son, Eduardo or ‘03’, who is now in hiding in the…
Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday (October 3, 2026), a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city. Fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia as the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks into neighbouring states, raising fears of a return…
Read More “Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels abandon regional capital as government advances” »
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration’s talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit West Asian business executives with ties to U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the New York…
Read More “U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal: report” »
Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths in the unrest, attributing the violence to “terrorist acts” orchestrated by the United States and Israel. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran said on Saturday (October 3, 2026) it had executed a man convicted of a raft of charges including firing a military-grade weapon at police officers during…
Read More “Iran executes man linked to anti-government protests” »
Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. The strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road…
Read More “Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine, damage Kyiv’s Northern Bridge” »
A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Gaza City, October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday (October 3, 2026), health and civil defense service officials said….
Read More “Israeli strike kills five, including four women, in Gaza, health officials say” »
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine has described India’s proposal for a possible ceasefire with Russia as the “broadest” among four offers received by Kyiv, with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha saying it is ready to consider a truce covering energy infrastructure and the Black Sea. “We have four proposals….
Read More “Ukraine ready to consider India’s ceasefire proposal: FM Sybiha” »
A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea said Saturday (October 3, 2026) it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claimed has manoeuvrable flight capabilities designed to…
A view of the Armco fuel depot in Riyadh. File | Photo Credit: AFP Flames and smoke were seen rising from a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh on Saturday (October 3, 2026), an AFP journalist said. The circumstances remained unclear but in recent weeks Aramco, majority-owned by…
Read More “Flames, smoke at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital” »
Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum meets Captain Smit Machchhar after he averted a possible tragedy after he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel. | Photo Credit: PTI Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday (October 3, 2026) praised Indian pilot Smit…
Read More “flydubai attack: Dubai Crown Prince praises Indian pilot Machchhar” »