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FILE - A view of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
Blasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A series of blasts were heard across the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday night, hours after the government banned the use of drones and as fighting … more
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Police officers look at a school damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another night and day of relentless aerial attacks. Children and … more
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Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)
Attacker's identify and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster
Investigators are trying to understand why an Omani copilot stabbed his captain on a FlyDubai flight to Israel. The flight, carrying 174 people, made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday … more
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News media personnel stand outside the building where relatives of Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot for Flydubai, previously lived in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Indian airline captain hailed as 'hero' after cockpit stabbing on Flydubai flight
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian airline captain was at the controls of a Flydubai flight Wednesday when a copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, with his actions to thwart the … more
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 9 civilians, Kabul says; Pakistan says only militants hit
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 9 women and children were killed and another 11 … more
FILE — A lake of meltwater has formed on the tongue of the Rhone glacier near Goms, Switzerland, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall. The GLAMOS Swiss glacier monitoring service and Swiss Academy of … more
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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website used to locate someone in immigration detention is displayed, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Rachel Leathe)
Human rights groups ask UN panel to help end ICE's effort to hide locations of detainees
Human rights advocates have asked a United Nations panel to intervene in a new U.S. government practice that they say amounts to the “enforced disappearance” of noncitizens. The practice involves … more
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Crowds of anti-illegal immigration protesters demonstrate in the streets in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo)
Protesters against illegal immigration in South Africa call for more deportations
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of people held a demonstration against illegal immigration in the South African city of Durban on Wednesday, vowing to intensify their actions against what they … more
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A FlyDubai aircraft carrying Israelis who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
What to know about the terrifying FlyDubai flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia
One pilot stabs another as he attempts to take control of a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel with the aim of crashing it, according to Israel's prime minister. Passengers, many of … more
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FILE - A group of migrants try to cross the channel from France to Britain on a dinghy boat, in Hardelot, northern France, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped
LONDON (AP) — A pilot program between the U.K. and France that aimed to curb the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, Britain's government said … more
13 sentenced in Paris over 2021 English Channel boat sinking that killed 31
PARIS (AP) — Thirteen people were sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on Wednesday in connection with the sinking of a boat in the English Channel nearly five years ago, in one of the … more
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Plinio Vicentin Jr., who is running for federal lawmaker as "Plinio Trump," with the Novo Party representing Minas Gerais state, campaigns from his car ahead of the general election in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Plínio Trump, Mick Jagger and Samurai Taxi Driver keep Brazil's tradition of joke candidates alive
JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil (AP) — When helicopter pilot Plínio Vicentin Júnior drives his vintage Pontiac Grand Ville through the streets of Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, an American … more
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