Ethiopia and Eritrea have cut diplomatic relations as renewed fighting across northern Ethiopia raises fears of a wider regional conflict spiralling beyond the country’s borders. Ethiopia moved first on Thursday, announcing the closure of its embassy in the Eritrean capital Asmara and ordering ten Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, accusing them…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has warned that Seoul could take further measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv publicly apologises for disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. The diplomatic dispute began after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed during his address to the UN General Assembly last week that…
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has recounted how he opened the cockpit door of an Israel-bound Flydubai flight while being attacked by his co-pilot, allowing passengers to enter and help stop the aircraft from rapidly losing altitude. Machchhar shared the account during a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the incident, which forced…
Explosions were heard across Addis Ababa after Ethiopia banned drone flights as fighting between federal forces and an opposition alliance intensifies in the north.
California has officially banned child marriage after Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring people to be at least 18 to marry in the state. The new law, Assembly Bill 1267, takes effect on January 1, 2027, and removes provisions that previously allowed minors to marry with parental consent and judicial approval. California had been one…
Japan has increased the fee for foreigners applying for permanent residency to ¥200,000, a 20-fold rise from the previous ¥10,000 charge. The new fee took effect on October 1, 2026, alongside wider changes to residence-related fees and permanent residency requirements. Japan’s Immigration Services Agency confirmed the new ¥200,000 permanent residency fee. Applications accepted by September…
Four people were rescued after a medical helicopter crashed into the water shortly after taking off from California’s Catalina Island, while authorities continued searching for a fifth person believed to have been aboard. The crash occurred near Pebbly Beach, close to the island’s helipad, at about 7:50pm on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County…
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed, with her lawyers saying she remained alive after two doses of pentobarbital were administered. Pike, 50, was scheduled to be executed at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville at about 8pm local time on Wednesday….
The last British and American troops have left Iraq, bringing the international coalition’s military mission against Islamic State to an end after more than a decade of operations in the country. Around 100 remaining UK personnel departed Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region alongside US forces on Wednesday, completing a withdrawal agreed between Washington and Baghdad….
South Korea has demanded an apology from North Korea after landmine explosions along their shared border injured three South Korean military personnel earlier this month. The explosions occurred on September 21 on the South Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the 4km-wide buffer separating the two Koreas. South Korea’s military said Tuesday that the…
