World news summaries — Page 11
Essential facts and source links for recent world stories.
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Israel weighs Boeing P-8 purchase for covert reach and anti-submarine missions
Israel’s Navy is considering buying Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft for anti-submarine and covert maritime missions. An initial assessment says its commander intends to add the requirement to a decade-long strategic plan due before the General Staff at year-end. -
Heidenau council votes to bar new Stolpersteine plaques
Heidenau’s council voted Thursday to bar new Stolpersteine plaques at Holocaust victims’ last known homes or workplaces. The far-right AfD and center-right CDU proposed holding future Holocaust commemorations at the town cemetery’s memorial site. -
Pope Leo greets Paris crowds before mass expected to draw about 600,000
Pope Leo XIV rode his popemobile along Paris’s Champs-Élysées on Saturday, waving to crowds and blessing babies ahead of an open-air mass scheduled for 3 p.m. About 600,000 worshippers were expected; the service was the centerpiece of the second day of his four-day France visit. -
Peru search continues for missing hiker Jordan Yap
Australian hiker Jordan Yap, 30, remains missing after setting out alone on a 10-day trek in Peru’s remote Huayhuash range on Sept. 15. His family raised the alarm when he missed a Lima hotel check-in and a flight; a private mountain rescue team is searching. -
Search teams recover six bodies from rubble in Athens’ Plaka
Greek media say six bodies were recovered from a collapsed building in Athens’ Plaka district after Friday’s explosion. Victims remain unidentified; an elderly couple was believed to live there, and four US citizens were reportedly staying in a holiday flat. -
Athens blast brings down residence, killing six including four American tourists
A blast collapsed a residential building in Athens’s Plaka district at dawn Friday, killing six, officials said Saturday. The dead included four American tourists and an elderly British man and his Greek wife; Mayor Haris Doukas said a gas leak likely caused the blast. -
Prince Harry welcomes return to Britain as he focuses on 2027 Invictus Games
Prince Harry says it has been “great” to return to Britain after six years in California. He and Meghan moved back last month; he said their children are happy at school and the return lets him focus on the Invictus Games in Birmingham in July 2027. -
Bangkok flooding stalls traffic after around 30 cm of rain in 48 hours
About 30 centimetres of rain fell in 48 hours, and flooding has halted traffic in many parts of Bangkok. Thai media report all 50 districts in greater Bangkok have been declared disaster zones; Thai PBS says temples and schools are serving as emergency shelters. -
Pakistan blast kills 11, injures 30; TTP claims responsibility
An explosion near Aman Mela in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan, northwestern Pakistan, killed 11 people and injured 30 on Saturday, emergency service Rescue 1122 said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack. -
Image-enhancement advances enable Met to revisit Putney Bridge CCTV in Jill Dando murder case
Met will re-examine Putney Bridge CCTV in Jill Dando's unsolved 1999 murder, citing image-enhancement advances. It includes an unidentified man running near the scene 20 minutes after the shooting; police say the review is not a new investigation or significant line of inquiry. -
Paris expects nearly 600,000 for Pope Leo XIV’s outdoor Mass
Pope Leo XIV is due to celebrate an outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde at 3 p.m. Saturday, with nearly 600,000 worshippers expected. The Vatican said 300,000 people cheered as he passed through Paris in his popemobile Friday; 80,000 young people attended a vigil. -
Police arrest 18-year-old after motorcyclist dies in A2 crash
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a motorcyclist died in a crash on the A2 near Teynham, Kent. Police were called at about 20:30 BST on Friday; the man remains in custody as enquiries continue. -
Dera Ismail Khan checkpoint suicide blast kills at least 11, wounds about 30
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, northwestern Pakistan, on Saturday, killing at least 11 and wounding about 30, police and rescue officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. -
Etna ash halts all flights at Catania airport until 4 p.m. Saturday
Catania airport in Sicily suspended all take-offs and landings until 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) Saturday after heavy volcanic ash from Mount Etna led to a temporary closure, operator Aeroporto Fontanarossa said. An overnight thunderstorm had also disrupted air traffic. -
Ron Dearing UTC submits plans for five classrooms and a sixth-form centre
Ron Dearing UTC submitted plans to convert office space at Hull’s The Maltings into a sixth-form centre and five classrooms. The plans are not expected to raise student capacity, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service; comments close on 8 October. -
Jersey youth survey to ask about social media and generative AI for the first time
Jersey students in Years 4 to 12 can take the voluntary, anonymous 2026 Children and Young People’s Survey online from 5 to 16 October. For the first time, it will ask about social media and generative AI use, as well as health and school life. -
Burnham targets empty high-street buildings in £210m regeneration plan
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a £210m package aimed at regenerating UK high streets by bringing derelict and empty buildings back into use, enabling community takeovers of neglected spaces and supporting businesses and buildings at risk of closure. -
Totnes campaigners challenge access rules at field earmarked for housing
Campaigners say a new booking system is restricting public use of Lower Field, a roughly six-acre site in Totnes owned by Education South West. The trust says it uses the system to manage access for safety and school needs; public rights of way still lead to the river. -
Pezeshkian says Iran awaits US reply despite distrust of talks
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran no longer trusts talks with Washington but is awaiting a US response to its proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. Qatar and Pakistan are relaying Iran’s messages, he said. -
Zelensky says Russian strikes in Ukraine killed at least two, injured 14
Russian airstrikes killed at least two people and injured 14 in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday. He said the deaths occurred in Zaporizhzhya; attacks were also reported in Kyiv and the regions of Odessa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Mykolaiv and Vinnytsia. -
Welsh watchdog says Ranulph Fiennes was unlawfully deprived of liberty
Care Inspectorate Wales found explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 82, was unlawfully deprived of his liberty at a Welsh care home earlier this year, where he was under continuous supervision and could not leave freely. He had moved between care homes for nearly two years. -
Maidstone teacher receives a roughly $66,000 settlement over scalp burns
Natasha Holgate, a Maidstone teacher, received an out-of-court settlement of about $66,000 after saying a 2022 salon bleaching appointment left her with severe scalp burns. She underwent emergency skin-graft surgery and multiple reconstructive procedures. -
Roughly 12,000 Syrian Kurdish families are returning to Afrin in state convoys
Roughly 12,000 Syrian Kurdish families are returning to Afrin in state convoys after fleeing the 2018 Turkish-led offensive. One family reclaimed its home through an agreement; Zeina Sido found hers gutted and now lives in a displacement camp. -
Explosion in Athens collapses building, killing American couple
An explosion Friday brought down a two-storey building in Athens’ Plaka district, killing an American couple staying in a tourist rental; four people were missing as rescue operations continued. Mayor Haris Doukas said a gas leak was the likely cause. -
Russia says drones targeted Kyiv data center tied to Ukraine’s Starlink use
Russia’s defense ministry said drones targeted Kyiv’s Cosmonova data center, which it said supported Ukraine’s Starlink use. Ukrainian officials said a drone hit an office building in Kyiv’s Solomyanskyi district; Kyiv’s mayor said five people were injured across the capital. -
Aberdeen cyclist struck by car; 37-year-old charged in attempted murder case
A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with attempted murder after a car struck a 19-year-old cyclist in Aberdeen at about 18:00 on Friday. The rider was taken to hospital, and the man is due at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday. -
Kenneth Fishwick charged with murder after fatal Peterlee stabbing
Durham Police say Kenneth Fishwick, 53, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody after Dean Fishwick, 51, died in hospital following a stabbing. Dean was found injured at a property on Thames Road in Peterlee shortly before midnight on Wednesday. -
Visitors can now see a giant mosaic and a fresco of an unknown city at Rome's Baths of Trajan
Rome opened a restored gallery beneath the Baths of Trajan this month, showing a 33-by-52-foot mosaic and a fresco of an unknown city. Archaeologist Francesco Pacetti says the mosaic may be the largest wall mosaic found in the Roman world; digging continues.
