India and China resume direct flights after five years of suspension
India and China resume direct flights after five years of suspension On Thursday , India's Ministry of External Affairs said direct air services with China can resume by late October 2025, and IndiGo will operate daily Kolkata–Guangzhou flights starting October 26, 2025. Following disengagement along the LAC in late 2024, the MEA said civil aviation authorities held technical talks earlier this...
Family rejects suicide claims in death of South African ambassador Nathi Mthethwa in Paris
Family rejects suicide claims in death of South African ambassador Nathi Mthethwa in Paris. The family of South African Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has firmly rejected reports suggesting he died by suicide after allegedly falling from the 22nd floor of a Paris hotel on September 30, 2025. Relatives, speaking from his home in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, described the circumstances surrounding his...
Philippines Earthquake: woman gives birth at Cebu City roadside
Philippines Earthquake: woman gives birth at Cebu City roadside WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO HEALTHY BABY BOY AT CEBU CITY ROADSIDE AMID MAGNITUDE 6.9 QUAKE Shortly after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu at 9:59 p.m. on Tuesday night, September 30. Patients of Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) were immediately evacuated to the open area outside of the hospital. Among the last to leave...
South African man jailed for life for raping 101-year-old woman
South African man jailed for life for raping 101-year-old woman The Groblersdal regional court has sentenced Sifiso Johannes Mahlangu to life imprisonment for raping a 101-year-old woman. The court also sentenced Mahlangu, 28, from Sehlakwana village in Zaaiplaas to an additional three years’ imprisonment for housebreaking with intent to commit an offence. “The court heard that on July 27 2024, at Zaaiplaas,...
Activists: Israel stops Gaza flotilla boats
Activists: Israel stops Gaza flotilla boats According to activists involved, the Israeli Navy has begun stopping the pro-Palestinian Gaza flotilla in international waters. Soldiers boarded the first vessels this evening, the activists wrote on Instagram. An activist reported in a video on X that he was on one of more than 40 private boats about 70 to 80 nautical miles from...
Trump Wins $24.5 Million Settlement From YouTube Over Account Suspension
Trump Wins $24.5 Million Settlement From YouTube Over Account Suspension ouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump, marking another major victory for Trump in his long running fight against what he has called politically motivated censorship by Big Tech. The settlement, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Northern California, ends a...
Tragedy in Cebu as 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Claims 69 Lives
6.9-magnitude quake struck northern Cebu near Bogo City late Tuesday. A devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck northern Cebu on Tuesday at 9:59 p.m., killing at least 69 people and injuring more than 140. The quake’s epicentre was near Bogo City, about 19 kilometres northeast of Cebu, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
Japan to Equip Aegis Destroyers with U.S. Tomahawk Missiles
Japan to modify destroyer JS Chōkai (DDG-176) to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles by March 2026. Japan has announced plans to boost its naval power by fitting Tomahawk cruise missiles onto its Aegis destroyers. Defence Minister Minoru Kihara confirmed that the first upgrade will be done on JS Chōkai (DDG-176) before March 2026. The step is part of a wider deal with...
Arsenal Face Olympiacos in Champions League Showdown at the Emirates
Arsenal host Olympiacos at the Emirates in a Champions League group phase match. Arsenal head into the tie in good spirits after a strong 2-0 win against PSV Eindhoven in their opening fixture. The Gunners also carry the weight of a positive record, unbeaten in their last 10 Champions League home games. Manager Mikel Arteta will be encouraged by the return...
Valencia Sues Netflix Over Vinícius Júnior Racism Documentary
Valencia CF has taken Netflix and a production company to court. Spanish club Valencia confirmed on Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the streaming giant and the production team behind a documentary about Vinícius Júnior of spreading false information. The club argues that the film wrongly suggested that a large section of Mestalla Stadium supporters directed racist...
