Day News Recap: Ukraine under renewed attack as Middle East tensions and global probes deepen
Russia stepped up pressure on Ukraine with drones hitting Kyiv’s Pivdennyi bridge and disrupting public transport, while officials said overnight strikes also damaged sites in Kyiv, Odesa and other areas in a heavy combined assault on the energy grid. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting frontline positions as the attacks intensified. 🔗 🔗In a separate warning that underlined the wider confrontation with NATO, Russia said it could use its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the alliance tried to cut off Kaliningrad. Moscow is also planning a sharp rise in defence spending in 2027, with government documents reportedly showing 17.1 trillion... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 01 Oct 2026 18:23 LONDON
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Flydubai co-pilot allegedly stabs captain in mid-air incident over Saudi Arabia
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced into an emergency response after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain during the journey, according to the supplied report. The aircraft was carrying more than 170 people when the incident unfolded on Wednesday morning. The plane later landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after passengers and crew intervened.The report says the aircraft descended rapidly, dropping to about half its altitude within a minute as it approached Jordanian airspace. It also emitted an emergency distress signal during the incident. A second pilot on board then took control and completed the landing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Oct 2026 17:00 LONDON
Flydubai cockpit stabbing under UAE probe as investigators examine possible terrorist link
The United Arab Emirates has widened its investigation into the cockpit attack on Flydubai flight FZ1073, with prosecutors now examining whether the incident involved terrorist intent, prior planning or any wider support. The flight was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it was diverted and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the emergency. The case has become a cross-border aviation security inquiry involving the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot who stabbed the captain had undergone radicalisation, while also saying it was still too early to determine who was behind the incident.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Oct 2026 13:59 LONDON
Norway parliament opens probe into 11 senior officials over Epstein-linked files and grants
Norway's parliament has opened an investigation into 11 current and former senior officials over alleged ties and state grants linked to Jeffrey Epstein-related files. The hearing began on Wednesday and includes Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, who has denied any wrongdoing. The case has drawn attention because it involves both senior political figures and public funding decisions.The inquiry centres on reports that the Foreign Ministry allocated more than 130 million kroner, or about $13.5 million, to the International Peace Institute between 1997 and 2018. The institute was led from 2005 to 2020 by Terje Rod-Larsen, a prominent Norwegian diplomat and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 21:00 LONDON
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MI5 warns UK universities over China-linked research funding and espionage risk
MI5 has issued a public warning to UK universities and academics over a China-linked organisation it says has funded research that may be feeding Beijing's intelligence services. The security service said more than 100 academics linked to British institutions had contributed to projects connected to the group, which it identified as China General Technology Research Institute, also known as the China Academy of General Technology. It said continuing ties could expose institutions and individuals to criminal liability for helping a foreign state.Security minister Dan Jarvis said the warning showed attempts by Chinese intelligence agencies to use British academic research to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 15:30 LONDON
G20 trade ministers meet in Milwaukee amid tariff tensions and limited breakthrough hopes
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended Washington's trade approach in Milwaukee on Tuesday, saying the administration is "not anti-trade." He said countries are facing similar challenges linked to global overcapacity and what he described as non-market policies. The comments came as G20 trade ministers opened two days of talks in the city, with tariffs and trade frictions expected to dominate the discussions. The meeting brings together officials from the Group of 20 major economies, including China, India, Russia, Japan, Germany and France, as well as the European Union and the African Union.Analysts quoted ahead of the talks said they did... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 07:32 LONDON
US Senate blocks report on Americans killed in the West Bank
The US Senate has blocked a resolution that would have required the Trump administration to produce a State Department report on the killing of nine Americans in the occupied West Bank. The measure also sought reporting on Israel's treatment of Palestinian children in military detention. It failed by 47 votes to 53 on Tuesday, in a vote that split largely along party lines.The resolution was introduced by Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and was forced to the floor under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. That law allows individual members of Congress to request a formal State Department... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 04:02 LONDON
South Africa launches emergency response after 12 women killed near Johannesburg
South Africa's president has announced a national emergency response after the bodies of 12 women were discovered in an area east of Johannesburg over a two-month period. The deaths have triggered widespread concern about violence against women in a country that already faces one of the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world. The announcement came on Tuesday as authorities faced pressure to respond to the scale and apparent clustering of the killings.Cyril Ramaphosa said the government would begin a multidisciplinary, national-level response to the murders. He said there had been four arrests in connection with the case, but... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 00:02 LONDON
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UN chief condemns Myanmar airstrike that reportedly killed at least 50 at market
The UN chief on Tuesday strongly condemned an airstrike in Myanmar's Rakhine state that reportedly killed at least 50 people at a market. The statement described the attack as deadly and placed the reported toll at a minimum of 50. The source identifies the location only as a market in Rakhine state. It does not name any actor responsible for the strike, provide a precise date beyond Tuesday, or give details on weapons used, the condition of the wounded, or any wider operational effects. The UN chief called for those responsible to be held to account. No further information is... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 29 Sep 2026 22:32 LONDON
Estonia says Russia ordered arson attack on defence firm Milrem Robotics
Estonia has said an August arson attack on the defence company Milrem Robotics in Tallinn was ordered by Russian special services, in a case that has sharpened tensions between Moscow and NATO's Baltic flank. The company supplies unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, placing it at the centre of Estonia's support for Kyiv. The Kremlin has rejected the allegation.Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said investigators had concluded with certainty that the fire was an act of sabotage ordered by the Russian Federation's special services. He said the perpetrators had been apprehended and no longer posed a threat, and that Estonia had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Sep 2026 14:59 LONDON
Italian court convicts three Egyptian security officials in Giulio Regeni kidnapping case
An Italian court has convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia over the kidnapping of Giulio Regeni, the Italian student whose death in Egypt in 2016 triggered years of diplomatic tension. The men were each sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated kidnapping, while a fourth defendant was acquitted. The ruling was delivered on Monday in Rome and marks a major new step in a case that has remained unresolved for a decade.Regeni, a postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge, disappeared in Cairo in January 2016 while researching union activity among street vendors. His body was later found... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 21:29 LONDON
Serbia calls snap parliamentary election for 25 October amid student revolt
Serbia has moved to an early parliamentary election on 25 October, after President Aleksandar Vucic announced the vote in response to months of student-led protests and wider political pressure. The election had originally been due in December 2027, making the new timetable a significant acceleration of Serbia's political calendar. Analysts quoted in the supplied reporting say the decision is intended to reduce political risk rather than settle the crisis.The protests have been driven by anger over a 2024 railway-station canopy collapse that killed 16 people, with student demonstrators accusing the authorities of negligence and corruption. The unrest has continued for... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 08:01 LONDON
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At least 28 killed in separate mass shootings in South Africa
Twenty-eight people have now been confirmed dead in two separate mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, according to police. The attacks took place in the Johannesburg area on Saturday evening and near Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday, leaving 25 others injured. No arrests had been made by Sunday morning, and investigators said the motives remained unconfirmed.In the Johannesburg attack, eight gunmen stormed a bar close to the city and opened fire on customers outside before continuing the assault inside. Police said 18 people were killed there and 14 more were injured, while the attackers also torched... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 07:59 LONDON
Croatian court approves extradition in Nord Stream bombing case
A Croatian court has approved the extradition of a Ukrainian man wanted by Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions. The ruling concerns a suspect identified by German prosecutors as Vladimir Z., but the decision is not yet final. His lawyer said the case will be appealed, leaving the timing of any transfer uncertain.The man was arrested in the northern Croatian town of Pula in August on a European warrant, while he was reportedly working on a film dramatization of the attack. According to the account provided by his lawyer, the court approved extradition on September 18.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Sep 2026 23:02 LONDON
