A deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu Province, killing at least 69—including residents of a village built to protect survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
Donald Trump has tapped Tony Blair to lead a new Gaza reconstruction initiative, reigniting debate over his peace credentials and Iraq War legacy.
Donald Trump issues a sweeping executive order pledging full U.S. defense of Qatar after Israeli airstrikes, calling any future attack on Doha a threat to American security.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Gaza City amid Israel’s expanded ground offensive, overwhelming aid efforts in southern ‘safe zones’ with severe shortages of water, food, and medical care.
Oktoberfest was abruptly closed on October 1, 2025, following an explosion in a Munich neighborhood and a subsequent bomb threat against the festival grounds.
A devastating school collapse in East Java has killed at least three students, with dozens still missing as rescue teams work against time to find survivors.
Dr. Omar Selik, one of the last doctors in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher, was killed days after sharing a harrowing account of life under RSF bombardment.
A third day of total internet blackout in Afghanistan has frozen banking, grounded planes, and stopped humanitarian aid amid Taliban silence.
The Japanese city of Toyoake has introduced a non-binding ordinance urging residents to cap non-essential screen time at two hours per day—a controversial first in digital wellness policy.
The European Union is developing a high-tech ‘drone wall’ along its eastern flank to detect and neutralize Russian drone incursions—a response to escalating hybrid threats.