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‘Debris field’ found from medical flight missing over Atlantic en route to Boston

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‘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…

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Nolo becomes Category 3 Hurricane in remote Pacific Ocean

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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…

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Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

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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…

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Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ’deeply disturbing’, pledges greater transparency

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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…

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Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely

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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…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Indonesia’s Sumbawa region, GFZ says

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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…

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North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill

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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…

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

Smoke rises from a fire at the Aramco refinery south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s ​Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday (October 3, 2026) they ‌had targeted an Aramco ​facility in the ⁠Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, saying the attack was in ‌retaliation for Saudi attacks…

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Netanyahu invites ‘true hero’ Indian flydubai captain to Israel

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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture honouring Flydubai ‘hero’ Captain Smit Machchhar, in Puri. File | Photo Credit: ANI Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (October 3, 2026) invited to Israel as a guest of honour the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how…

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Netanyahu invites ‘true hero’ Indian flydubai captain to Israel

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Netanyahu invites ‘true hero’ Indian flydubai captain to Israel

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture honouring Flydubai ‘hero’ Captain Smit Machchhar, in Puri. File | Photo Credit: ANI Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (October 3, 2026) invited to Israel as a guest of honour the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how…

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