World News

Saudi Arabia reopens Riyadh airport after Houthi attack kills three 

09 October 2026

Saudi Arabia has reopened Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport following attacks by the Houthis that killed thre...

Satire silenced: Indian artists face censorship as anti-Modi protests grow 

09 October 2026

New Delhi, India – Stand-up comic Brijesh Jha posted a parody video on Instagram last week to protest the removal of h...

Is Trump signalling a return to war with Iran after the midterms? 

09 October 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said that he does not intend to bomb Iran again until the November midterm elec...

Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election 

09 October 2026

News|Israel-Palestine conflict The Labour Party has won an election for a parliamentary seat vacated by former leader Ke...

‘Indentured servants’: US green card move will hit thousands of IT workers 

09 October 2026

The United States government has moved to exclude some of the world’s top tech companies from a programme that allows ...

Japan’s Okinawa calls for review of US forces pact after killing 

09 October 2026

News|Military The prefectural assembly of Okinawa has called for a review of an agreement overseeing the stationing of U...

2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay 

09 October 2026

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay. The committee’s ...

Afghanistan’s emerald miners struggle with tools but attract global buyers 

09 October 2026

Panjshir, Afghanistan — At a packed hall in the offices of the Panjshir provincial government, an auction is under wa...

Who is Dov Lando, the Israeli rabbi criticising Zionism? 

09 October 2026

One of Israel’s top ultra-Orthodox rabbis, Dov Lando, has become the centre of controversy in Israel after comments em...

Why has Iraq decided to ban online map service Waze? 

09 October 2026

Iraq is set to ban the popular navigation app Waze, which was founded in Israel. Communications Minister Mustafa Sanad a...