World news summaries — Page 24
Essential facts and source links for recent world stories.
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Sussex and Surrey urge 18- to 25-year-olds to get HPV vaccine
The Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance urges 18- to 25-year-olds who missed HPV jabs at school to get vaccinated and help prevent HPV-related cancers. Two-thirds of eligible children in the counties are vaccinated, but uptake remains below pre-pandemic levels. -
Russian attacks intensify as Kyiv residents weigh winter plans
Kyiv residents are weighing winter moves as Russia intensifies attacks, fearing renewed strikes could cut power and heat. A mothers’ group reports more requests for housing in western Ukraine or abroad, but many have not decided whether to leave. -
Turnitin sets September 2027 as earliest date for licence changes
Turnitin says it will not update licence terms before 1 September 2027. York's students' union says planned changes could allow student work to train AI models; the university will review any changes, while Southampton is phasing out the service. -
After three years of repairs, the world's only flying Seafire XVII is back in Somerset
The world's only flying Seafire XVII, SX336, has returned to Navy Wings' collection at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset after three years of repairs. It has a newly installed Rolls-Royce engine and was built by Westlands in nearby Yeovil in 1946. -
Investigators say Sinaloa cartel set up African meth labs for Australia, NZ
South African investigators say Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel set up meth labs across southern Africa to supply Australia and New Zealand. A possible link between a Swartruggens farm lab raided in May and an Australian seizure remains under investigation. -
Renewed permission gives Guernsey’s 4m ormer statue project three years to finish
Guernsey’s Development and Planning Authority has renewed permission for a 4m-tall ormer statue at the end of Victoria Pier in St Peter Port Harbour. The decision gives project company The Guernsey Ormer LBG three years to complete the bronze statue. -
Police Scotland raids target Vietnamese crime group in human-trafficking probe; 36 arrested
Police Scotland arrested 36 people, found 14 cannabis-growing operations and searched or checked 47 addresses across Scotland in an operation targeting a Vietnamese crime group. The force alleges human-trafficking links and will assess whether any detainees are victims. -
BMW uses Lego car workshop to introduce five- and six-year-olds to engineering
BMW held a Berkshire workshop where five- and six-year-olds designed Lego electric cars to introduce them to engineering. Its research found 78% of parents believe AI will significantly change jobs available to children, while 49% do not know what skills they will need. -
Dartmoor visitors urged to stop feeding ponies amid health and road risks
The Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society urges visitors not to feed semi-wild ponies, warning that human food can make them ill and draw them to roads. Livestock protection officer Karla McKechnie says 25 ponies have been hit by vehicles this year; 18 died. -
Rathlin Island gets 10 social homes in first scheme for over a decade
Rathlin Island now has 10 new social homes, its first housing development in over a decade, intended to help sustain a community of about 150. Ruari Morgan moved into one two weeks ago after a generator fire left him without electricity, heating or hot water for 2½ years. -
Blackhurst Farm pairs wildlife-friendly grazing with direct beef sales
The Davies family sells beef direct from Blackhurst Farm in the Shropshire Hills, where Highland cattle graze wildlife-supporting rough pasture. Government-backed funding helped pay for a sales building, a borehole for dry spells and pond work to slow flooding. -
£6m Monkhouse plant is UK’s first full-scale MABR sewage treatment site
Severn Trent says its £6m Monkhouse plant near Shrewsbury is the UK’s first full-scale sewage treatment plant using MABR technology to target ammonia. The firm says treated water can be returned to the system at almost river quality. -
Bristol trust investigates three nurses over possible improper access to Oliver McGowan’s records
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is formally investigating three nurses over possible improper access to Oliver McGowan’s records. His mother was told at least five staff may have viewed them without permission as recently as this year. Oliver, 18, died in 2016. -
Walton Hospital expands diagnostic centre with MRI and CT scans
A £7.5m expansion at Walton Hospital’s NHS Community Diagnostic Centre in Chesterfield has added MRI and CT scans, letting patients get tests locally instead of travelling to larger hospitals. Patients praised the easier parking and quieter setting. -
Pope Leo’s Lourdes visit is part of the first papal state trip to France in 18 years
Pope Leo XIV will visit Lourdes this weekend during a four-day trip to France, the first official papal state visit there in 18 years. He will pray at the grotto, meet seven survivors of sexual abuse, celebrate Mass and join a torchlight Rosary procession. -
Iran steps up land trade as U.S. blockade strains Turkey crossing
Iran is pushing trade overland as a U.S. blockade limits most imports and cuts off oil and gas sales. Hundreds of trucks queue for miles at Turkey’s Gürbulak crossing, where waits have more than quadrupled since the war began, the International Transporters Association reports. -
Gulf oil keeps flowing as Hormuz workarounds send shipping costs soaring
Pipeline detours and a U.S.-guided corridor are keeping Gulf oil moving after Iran disrupted the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts estimate about 8 million of 15 million barrels a day cut off have returned; oil is near $100 a barrel, but shipping costs have soared. -
Ukrainian corps reports 400 meters of mines laid near Lyman in two nights
Ukraine’s Third Army Corps says its aerial and ground drones laid mines over roughly 400 meters (1,312 feet) near Lyman, Donetsk, in two nights during Operation Vivaldi; the corps says human troops would need about two weeks for the same task. -
North Korea vows to keep nuclear weapons despite Lee’s call for denuclearization
Choe Son Hui said Thursday North Korea would retain its nuclear weapons permanently, dismissing South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s renewed call for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula; she called its nuclear status irreversible. -
At least six people killed by bears in Krasnoyarsk; official says bears surround Abaza
Officials say bear attacks killed at least six people in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region over the past month. On Sept. 23, Khakassia deputy head Dmitry Buchenik said bears had surrounded Abaza; he said some bears were chased off and three bears were killed. -
At UN debate, five leaders address Taiwan, Pacific peace and human suffering
On the second day of the 2026 UN General Debate, AP spotlighted five leaders’ remarks: Palau said the Pacific must not be a theater for geopolitical competition; Paraguay backed Taiwan; others raised youth unemployment, Africa’s decision-making role and human suffering. -
UK defence deal aims to give 40,000 young people work opportunities by 2030
A UK government-industry deal will create employment opportunities for 40,000 people aged 18–24 with major defence firms by 2030, rising to 50,000 by 2035. It also expands apprenticeship and work-experience routes and directs unsuccessful candidates to other sector openings. -
Malaysia's return plan for Myanmar migrants raises Rohingya concerns
Malaysia plans to send nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants home next week, the first of 5,000 it says agreed to “voluntary” repatriation from detention. The Rohingya share is unknown; advocates fear the plan may erode protections for a minority denied full citizenship in Myanmar. -
Chicago museum will return Metzinger painting to Lewenstein heirs
The Art Institute of Chicago says it will return Jean Metzinger’s 1913 painting “Woman with a Fan” to heirs of Jewish owner Emmanuel Lewenstein. The Nazis coerced its sale at auction in the occupied Netherlands in 1940; it has since been removed from public display. -
Pakistan says it struck 10 Afghan locations; Kandahar resident reports blast
Pakistan's information minister said Thursday its forces carried out air and drone strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan, without saying where; a Kandahar resident told AFP an overnight airstrike hit the city, describing a jet, an explosion and a fire. -
Suspected gunman Sean Ward dies after exchange of fire near Ontario synagogue
Suspected gunman Sean Ward, 29, died at the hospital Monday night after officers shot him in a firefight outside Belleville’s Sons of Jacob synagogue on Sunday. Ward had opened fire on Const. Jeff Smith during Yom Kippur services; Smith was in serious but stable condition. -
A month after Nepal's deadly floods, more than 5,700 remain missing
A glacial collapse triggered a deadly flood in Nepal on August 26. One month later, Nepal's disaster authority says 1,451 bodies have been recovered and more than 5,700 people are missing; reconstruction is estimated at $4.78 billion, with over 80,000 people affected. -
After deadly floods, Nepal PM Balendra Shah to press climate case at UN
Nepal PM Balendra Shah will press for climate support at the UN General Assembly this week, as flood survivors look to him to make their climate-justice case. The August 26 disaster killed more than 1,400 people and left over 6,000 missing in Nepal and China's Tibet region. -
AI-altered image falsely places Sri Lankan minister at Thileepan memorial
An AI-altered Facebook image falsely showed Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar at a Thileepan memorial before the September 26 anniversary. The original-photo editor said he was absent; Google's verifier reported an invisible SynthID watermark.
