Vessel’s crew arrested in operation off the coast of the Canary Islands after US tip-off
Indian embassy and consulate in UAE announce chip embedded e-passports for Indian citizens from 28 October
From 28 October 2025, Indian nationals in the UAE can apply for chip-embedded e-passports through a new online system under the upgraded GPSP 2.0. The digital platform allows online submission of ICAO-compliant photographs, signatures, and documents, r…
Cyclone Montha approaches India – with schools closed and thousands evacuated
Indian authorities have shut schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people from coastal areas as the nation braces for a severe cyclonic storm to hit.
Man pleads guilty to killing Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.
Supporters celebrate Ivory Coast president’s massive election victory
Supporters of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara celebrated after officials announced his secured fourth term.
EU officials are scrambling to resolve a growing trade clash with China over rare earths and chips, as the bloc gets caught between Beijing and Washington (Financial Times)
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EU officials are scrambling to resolve a growing trade clash with China over rare earths and chips, as the bloc gets caught between Beijing and Washington — Also in this newsletter: Campaigners file complaint agains…
Passenger accused of stabbing two teens with metal fork during flight
A man has been accused of stabbing two teenagers with a metal fork during a flight from the US to Germany.
Expanded state powers on fossil fuel projects and water ‘betrayal’ of Australians, nature law critics say
Extracts of planned changes to the EPBC Act prompt ‘anger’ from conservation organisations that fear nature protection will be weakenedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastState governments could be given expanded powers to make d…
Elastic Streams uses agentic AI to simplify log parsing and accelerate issue resolution for SREstic
Elastic announced Streams, an agentic AI-powered solution that rethinks how teams work with logs to enable much faster incident investigation and resolution. Streams uses AI to automatically partition and parse raw logs to extract relevant fields, grea…
Tourist, 80, found dead on remote island after ‘failing to board cruise ship’ in Australia
A TOURIST has been found dead on a remote island after “she failed to board” a cruise ship in Australia. The woman, 80, was reportedly trekking near the Great Barrier Reef, off the Far North Queensland coast, when she went missing. Queensland Police sa…