‘House of Horrors’: Chinese couple arrested in US over child abuse
Oct 08, 2026, at 12:51 am
A Chinese immigrant and his wife have been arrested in the US on charges of abusing at least 14 children born through surrogacy, media reports said.
‘Captain is a hero’: US Congress honours Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar over Flydubai episode
Oct 07, 2026, at 05:00 pm
US Congressmen Josh Gottheimer, Michael McCaul and Don Bacon have introduced a bipartisan resolution honouring Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, while condemning the alleged attempted attack on the aircraft last week.
We’re watching it very closely: US urges Russia to share more information on plague situation
Oct 07, 2026, at 10:05 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described the death of a Russian laboratory worker at a plague research centre in Siberia as a “cause for focus” but not alarm, while urging Russia to provide more information about the incident.
This isn’t about schools: Trump blames ‘mass migration’ and Islam for violent protests across France
Oct 07, 2026, at 09:12 am
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attributed the violent student protests that have erupted across France to “mass migration” and Islam, using the unrest to advance his right-wing narrative ahead of the crucial midterm elections.
First in US since World War II: Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to face firing squad
Oct 06, 2026, at 06:15 pm
The former U.S. Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be executed by firing squad, marking the first such execution in the United States since World War II, according to reports.
Oct 06, 2026, at 02:03 pm
Abu Dhabi/IBNS: India's 'hero' pilot Smit Machchhar suffered a skull fracture after being struck by his co-pilot, who had allegedly attempted to crash the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai plane last week, NDTV reported.
‘He should not have been flying’: JD Vance on Flydubai co-pilot
Oct 06, 2026, at 09:58 am
US Vice President JD Vance has questioned how the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight on September 30 was allowed to return to the cockpit despite previous concerns about him.
Israel was ready to shoot down Flydubai jet if it kept flying towards Tel Aviv: Reports
Oct 06, 2026, at 09:06 am
Israel was prepared to shoot down a Flydubai passenger plane if it continued towards Tel Aviv following an alleged attack by the airline’s Omani co-pilot on Indian captain Smit Machchhar inside the cockpit on September 30, media reports said.
Canada Post cuts fuel surcharge by 15% on domestic parcels through the holiday shipping push
Oct 06, 2026, at 02:54 am
Ottawa: Canada Post said it will take 15 per cent off its published fuel surcharge on eligible domestic parcel services from Oct. 5 to Jan. 3, 2027, offering shippers some relief during one of the busiest stretches of the year.
Oct 06, 2026, at 02:43 am
Victoria: A monument bearing the names of nearly 25,000 Japanese Canadians who were forcibly removed from their homes in British Columbia and interned during the Second World War was unveiled in Victoria on Saturday, with hundreds of survivors and descendants in attendance.
Three Indian sailors safe after cargo ship struck and sunk off Romania in Black Sea attack; two dead
Oct 06, 2026, at 02:13 am
New Delhi: Three Indian nationals among the crew of the Turkish cargo ship MV Royad Mammadov are safe, India's embassy in Romania said, after the vessel was struck in the Black Sea on Monday in an attack that left two people dead.
Who is Heather? FBI arrests California woman in China spy plot targeting Taiwan President’s son
Oct 06, 2026, at 12:52 am
The FBI has arrested a 34-year-old California woman after charging her with acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling the son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and his family, according to media reports.
British Airways flight BA295 declares emergency over Ireland, turns back to London
Oct 05, 2026, at 09:09 pm
A British Airways flight from London to Chicago declared an emergency over Ireland on Sunday and began diverting back to London, according to flight-tracking data.
Pakistan cybercrime agency raids Lahore call centres, over 3 dozen detained in fraud probe
Oct 05, 2026, at 05:16 pm
Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has raided two alleged illegal call centres in Lahore, detaining more than three dozen people, media reports said on Monday.
‘Stomp on your head’: Omani flydubai co-pilot’s chilling posts on violence against women surface
Oct 05, 2026, at 02:46 pm
Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly attacked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar during a cockpit fight on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, had reportedly expressed support for violence against women, along with other controversial views, in his past online interactions.
Oct 05, 2026, at 09:26 am
Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who is under arrest and being interrogated in the United Arab Emirates, has reportedly told investigators that he planned to crash Flydubai Flight FZ1073 into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport during the September 30 cockpit ordeal, according to media reports.
British-Indian man, ex-wife face US extradition over alleged cancer drug fraud
Oct 04, 2026, at 10:39 pm
A British-Indian businessman and his former wife are facing extradition to the United States over allegations that they defrauded healthcare programmes of millions of dollars by supplying cancer drugs that had not been approved by a federal agency, media reports said.
US Marine 'arrested' on Japan over suspicion of murder, PM Takaichi lodges strong protest
Oct 04, 2026, at 06:38 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday confirmed that her government had lodged a strong protest with the United States following the arrest of a US Marine stationed in Okinawa on suspicion of robbery and murder of a local woman.
Pakistan crime shock: Teen raped at home, accused threatened to kill her
Oct 04, 2026, at 05:18 pm
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a local youth in Pakistan's Narowal district, highlighting concerns over the safety and security of women and children in the country.
Russian drone strikes destroy Indian-run pharma plant in Ukraine, 1 dead
Oct 04, 2026, at 04:43 pm
A pharmaceutical plant owned by Indian-run Kusum Group in Ukraine's Sumy region was severely damaged in a Russian drone attack, leaving one person dead and several others injured, according to media reports.
flydubai co-pilot accused of hijack attempt had completed UK university course: Report
Oct 04, 2026, at 12:51 pm
The flydubai co-pilot accused of attempting to seize control of a Tel Aviv-bound aircraft and carry out a "terrorist attack" had previously completed a distance-learning aviation management course at a UK university, the institution has confirmed, Sky News reported.
Carney unveils National AI Council to guide Canada's push for tech sovereignty and 250,000 new jobs
Oct 03, 2026, at 10:29 pm
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday the creation of a Prime Minister's National Council on Artificial Intelligence, tapping researchers, entrepreneurs and investors to advise the government on adopting AI while protecting Canada's sovereignty over the technology.
UAE calls Flydubai cockpit attack a ‘terrorist act’; Omani pilot tried to take control
Oct 03, 2026, at 04:41 pm
The United Arab Emirates has described the attack by an Omani pilot on the Indian captain Smit Machchhar of Flydubai flight FZ1073 on September 30 with a crash axe as a "terrorist act", according to media reports.
Fresh ‘Hinduphobia’ incident? Hindu temple vandalised in US ahead of Navratri
Oct 03, 2026, at 04:00 pm
A Hindu temple in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, US, was vandalised with bricks while priests and devotees were present inside, according to media reports.
Manchester terror plot foiled? UK charges 2 Iranians over Yom Kippur attack plan
Oct 03, 2026, at 03:36 pm
British police have arrested and charged two Iranian nationals with terrorism offences over a suspected plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Oct 03, 2026, at 02:07 pm
Deleted social-media posts reportedly linked to Omani Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami have shed light on his views on women.
Oct 03, 2026, at 01:40 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was attacked with the cockpit's crash axe by co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly attempted to take control of the aircraft and crash the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, UAE prosecutors confirmed on Saturday, NDTV reported.
Oct 03, 2026, at 01:06 pm
Dubai/IBNS: flydubai has temporarily suspended all flights to Israel until further notice, citing safety concerns, following a cockpit fight aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flight last Thursday in which the co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft, media reports said.
Oct 03, 2026, at 11:50 am
The revelation that Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami had reportedly been removed from flight training in Oman over concerns about his alleged radical views has added a new and troubling dimension to the flydubai Flight FZ1073 cockpit attack.
Ontario pledges $1 million to Ukraine Energy Fund ahead of fifth wartime winter
Oct 03, 2026, at 09:35 am
Totronto: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that the province will donate $1 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, an international effort to repair and maintain Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure, as the country heads into a fifth winter of Russia's invasion.