Watch: Netanyahu calls Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar ‘hero of the entire world’
Watch: Netanyahu calls Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar ‘hero of the entire world’ Source link
Category: World
World News
Germany’s Merz in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose country is among Ukraine’s largest supporters, has been joined on the trip by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche, according to government sources. File | Photo Credit: Reuters German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Sunday on an unannounced visit in a show of support for the country in…
Read More “Germany’s Merz in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy” »
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met, says reports
A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the U.S. are met, Nournews reported Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying…
Read More “Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met, says reports” »
‘Debris field’ found from medical flight missing over Atlantic en route to Boston
Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Searchers found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday (October 3, 2026) during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard said. There were four Canadian nationals…
Read More “‘Debris field’ found from medical flight missing over Atlantic en route to Boston” »
Nolo becomes Category 3 Hurricane in remote Pacific Ocean
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Nolo in the Pacific Ocean, west of Hawaii, on October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Nolo strengthened into a major hurricane on Saturday (October 3, 2026) far out in the Pacific Ocean, well to the west of Hawaii’s main islands. The storm’s…
Read More “Nolo becomes Category 3 Hurricane in remote Pacific Ocean” »
Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
FILE PHOTO: Death row inmate Christa Pike, held at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI) in Tennessee and convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, who is due to be executed by lethal injection on September 30, 2026 is shown in this 2023 Tennessee Department of Correction booking photograph. Tennessee Department of Correction/Handout via REUTERS…
Read More “Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike” »
Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ’deeply disturbing’, pledges greater transparency
Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Cornell’s president called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing” Saturday (October 3, 2026), said it would weigh on the university for years to come and pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage…
Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely
Supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers’ Party candidate for presidential re-election, attend a rally one day before the general election in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A series of polls on Saturday (October 3, 2026) showed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slightly ahead…
Read More “Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely” »
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Indonesia’s Sumbawa region, GFZ says
A screengrab showing the epicentre of the earthquake on October 4, 2026. Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Sumbawa region of Indonesia on Sunday (October 4, 2026), the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the GFZ added. Published – October…
Read More “Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Indonesia’s Sumbawa region, GFZ says” »
North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill
An intermediate-range missile is fired during a drill overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via Reuters North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile…
Read More “North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill” »