Jay Slater's mum says retracing his last steps in Tenerife gave her 'more closure'
Debbie Duncan says retracing her son Jay Slater''s footsteps has given her "more closure"
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Midair Horror: FlyDubai Pilot Reportedly Stabbed, Israeli News Says Incident Treated As "Full-Fledged Terror Attack"
Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv abruptly diverted to Saudi Arabia earlier today after a reported fight between the pilots triggered a distress alert, sources told CNN.
· Tyler Durden
New internal affairs minister Fujii vows to revamp local government systems
Tokyo – Japan needs to strengthen local government systems to address labor shortages, new internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii said in an interview on Wednesday.
· No Author
Shane Richie banned from driving after speeding
EastEnders star Shane Richie has played pub landlord Alfie Moon since 2002
· Bbcnews
China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong
Developed by HKUST, the MUSICO camera has sent back its first images of the city ahead of 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China
· Lo Hoi-ying
China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong
Developed by HKUST, the MUSICO camera has sent back its first images of the city ahead of 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China
· Lo Hoi-ying
India's fat dog vote goes viral
NEW DELHI — India's capital goes to the dogs on Wednesday, as voters choose which of the city's chubbiest canines deserves to be crowned its fattest.
· Agence France-Presse
Chinese researchers say missile lidar model can spot US F-35 at up to 61.5km
Chinese air force supplier models airborne single-photon lidar to spot stealth fighters without triggering radar or heat sensors
· Chao Kong
Chinese researchers say missile lidar model can spot US F-35 at up to 61.5km
Chinese air force supplier models airborne single-photon lidar to spot stealth fighters without triggering radar or heat sensors
· Chao Kong
Nigerian dancer eyes world record after seven-day marathon
Nigerian dancer Benjamin Daniel, popularly known as Ben Dancer, ended a seven-day attempt to break the world record for the longest individual dance marathon Tuesday after dancing continuously for 176 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds in Lagos.
· AfricaNews
The UN needs a 'secular pope' to mediate in a complex world
Pope Pius XII meets with then-U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, second from left, in Rome in 1957. (The United Nations)
· Staff Writer
Kansas State University junior falls 70 feet from overpass trying to avoid being hit by truck — and remarkably survives
A Kansas State University junior fell 70 feet from an overpass in a desperate bid to avoid being hit by a truck – and remarkably she survived.
· Chris Bradford
Marcos declares special non-working days in 7 towns, 2 provinces this Oct
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a series of proclamations declaring special non-working days in seven municipalities and two provinces throughout the month of October.
· Allen Limos
Disaster response an ‘urgent issue,’ says new land minister
New Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi on Wednesday pledged to respond to heavy rain and other natural disasters with a sense of urgency.
· No Author
Zheng Qinwen in confident mood ahead of China Open, but admits to pressure of playing at home
The 23-year-old has been placed in the same quarter as world No 1 Elena Rybakina, who beat her in the quarter-finals at the US Open
· Stephy Zhang
Zheng Qinwen in confident mood ahead of China Open, but admits to pressure of playing at home
The 23-year-old has been placed in the same quarter as world No 1 Elena Rybakina, who beat her in the quarter-finals at the US Open
· Stephy Zhang
Swift concert attack plan convict fails to get Disney damages
VIENNA — An Austrian convicted for planning to attack a 2024 Taylor Swift concert in Vienna on Wednesday failed to win damages from Walt Disney over the publication of his family's address in a documentary series on the US megastar's tour.
· Agence France-Presse
Prospective Cornell applicants, alumni parents boycott school over handling of frat gang-rape allegations, advisers reveal
Prominent college advisers have told The Post their clients are seeing red over Cornell University’s alleged gross mishandling of its reputed fraternity gang rape — with scores of families whose students planned to apply early to the Ivy reversing course.
· Doree Lewak
How Do You Say "What The Actual F**k" In French?
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
· Tyler Durden
Macalintal presses SC to stop BSKE postponement, says Comelec can hold polls
MANILA, Philippines —“The fight has just begun,” election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Wednesday after the Supreme Court (SC) acted on his challenge to the law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to 2028.
· William B. Depasupil
Mindful Movements: October wellness and fitness news to know and things to do | The National
Cooler weather is almost upon us, meaning it's time to get outside once again. Hiking season may have to wait a few more weeks, but outdoor runs are back on the table, along with meditation sessions under the moonlight.
· Evelyn Lau
All you need to know about OG Superman Christopher Reeve’s son Will, who battled cancer
The ABC News correspondent and Good Morning America host, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer this year, continues his parents’ impactful work
· Ishani Sarkar
All you need to know about OG Superman Christopher Reeve’s son Will, who battled cancer
The ABC News correspondent and Good Morning America host, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer this year, continues his parents’ impactful work
· Ishani Sarkar
Sussexes condemn 'reckless intrusion' after men spotted near Archie and Lilibet's school
Harry and Meghan seen during a visit to Australia earlier this year
· Bbcnews
Norway’s ministers questioned in parliament over Epstein ties
A total of 11 officials, including current Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, will speak before a committee
· Agence France-Presse
Norway’s ministers questioned in parliament over Epstein ties
A total of 11 officials, including current Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, will speak before a committee
· Agence France-Presse
Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey
The Governor of the Bank of England has said regulating artificial intelligence (AI) "is not the right place to start" but instead called first for "rigorous" testing to find vulnerabilities and safeguards to contain risk.
· Bbcnews
Middle East flights: Air Canada, Air France and Cathay Pacific extend suspensions | The National
International airlines continue to adjust schedules for Middle East flights in the aftermath of the Iran war as airspace restrictions persist.
· David Tusing
Exclusive: Zack Polanski says UK should defy Israel on fate of British Consulate in East Jerusalem
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called on the British government to defy Israel and keep the British Consulate in East Jerusalem open, in comments made exclusively to Middle East Eye.
· Middleeasteye
‘We are stuck here’: In cramped shelters, Lebanon’s displaced dream of their villages
A 72-hour-old newborn is laid to sleep on a thin, worn-out mattress on the floor of a school in Sidon, south Lebanon, his first days unfolding in a classroom-turned-shelter.
· Middleeasteye
Couple stabbed woman in frenzied attack over love triangle, court told
Tara Morrison was allegedly murdered by the couple while visiting their home. (Supplied: Facebook)
· David Weber
Sohlberg sets Central Elections Committee hearing on Likud petition against Fly&Vote initiative
Central Elections Committee chairman and Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg has set an October 6 hearing on the Likud petition concerning AID Coalition’s Fly&Vote initiative, which helps Israelis living abroad arrange travel to Israel to vote.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Egypt seeks greater share of Nile water amid rising tension with Ethiopia | The National
Egypt needs to double its share of Nile water, not just protect it, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said, as tension with Ethiopia rose on two fronts.
· Kamal Tabikha
From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot
After switching tactics, federal agents are detaining and deporting record numbers of people from the US
· Alexandra Villarreal
Chinese-Malaysian woman proud to find grandad honoured in China for secret WWII sacrifice
Kuang’s family only learned of his wartime service a decade ago when historical volunteers visited their home
· Alice Yan
Chinese-Malaysian woman proud to find grandad honoured in China for secret WWII sacrifice
Kuang’s family only learned of his wartime service a decade ago when historical volunteers visited their home
· Alice Yan
A Clinton ‘scandal’ led to Trump-Russia probe, investigative journalist John Solomon tells to ‘Pod Force One’
An attempt to “neutralize” one of Hillary Clinton’s biggest weaknesses during her 2016 presidential campaign ultimately triggered the Russia collusion probe into President Trump, veteran journalist John Solomon explained in the latest episode of “Pod Force One.”
· Victor Nava
9/11 Memorial & Museum educates milestone 20M students for 25th anniversary: ‘Sacred obligation’
They’re too young to remember, but they’ll never forget.
· Katherine Donlevy
Hong Kong route linking Yau Ma Tei and Tseung Kwan O to fully open in December
Route 6’s completion to be marked by opening of key section of long-awaited Central Kowloon Route
· Cannix Yau
Hong Kong route linking Yau Ma Tei and Tseung Kwan O to fully open in December
Route 6’s completion to be marked by opening of key section of long-awaited Central Kowloon Route
· Cannix Yau
Syria arrests Hezbollah-linked cell and seizes rocket launchers | The National
Syrian security forces have arrested a three-man cell linked to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and dismantled rocket launchers in their possession in the southern Yarmouk river basin.
· Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Baghdad celebrates, Kurds concerned as US completes Iraq withdrawal
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
‘I wanted to live’: A Ukrainian orphan’s journey through Russian occupation
Kyiv, Ukraine – When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Denys Kostev was 18 and living in an orphanage in Kherson. Appalled by the war, he used to film social media videos decrying the invading Russian forces.
· Mansur Mirovalev
US ends troop mission in Iraq, Baghdad to celebrate Sovereignty Day on October 1
Some fear pro-Iran armed groups could expand in Iraq with the withdrawal of a US-led coalition originally deployed to fight Islamic State
· Agence France-Presse
US ends troop mission in Iraq, Baghdad to celebrate Sovereignty Day on October 1
Some fear pro-Iran armed groups could expand in Iraq with the withdrawal of a US-led coalition originally deployed to fight Islamic State
· Agence France-Presse
People switching to Novo's Wegovy pill from obesity injections kept losing weight in real-world study
People who switched from obesity injections to Novo's new Wegovy pill continued to lose weight after three months, according to an analysis of real-world data the company presented on Wednesday.
· Annika Kim Constantino
Israeli drone hits Gaza shelter as attacks wound six Palestinians despite ceasefire
Two children are among six Palestinians wounded in fresh Israeli attacks in Gaza despite the ceasefire, according to local sources cited by the official Wafa news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers
The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate
· Bbcnews
Mining couple have explosive gender reveal at Kalgoorlie's Super Pit
Topic:Pregnancy and Childbirth
· Jarrod Lucas