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Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo with 32 people reported aboard

A Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State on Monday, 5 October, with 32 people believed to have been on board, according to preliminary information from Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo. Search and rescue operations are under way. Authorities have not confirmed how many people survived or died. The aircraft was travelling from

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Three scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for research using light to study the brain

Leave a Comment / Health, Medical Research / Marylyn Oparaugo

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries behind optogenetics, a method that allows scientists to control the activity of selected nerve cells using light. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced the award on Monday, 5 October. It recognised the three researchers for their

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Green Party adopts anti-Zionist policy as Israel bars leader Polanski

Leave a Comment / UK Affrairs, UK Politics / Marylyn Oparaugo

The Green Party of England and Wales has adopted a motion that says Zionism should be treated as a form of racism. Israel responded by barring the party’s leader, Zack Polanski, from entering the country. Members approved the motion at the party’s conference on Sunday, 4 October, by 1,022 votes to 813. It declares the

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Japan protests to US after Marine arrested over woman’s death in Okinawa

Leave a Comment / Asia-Pacific, World / Marylyn Oparaugo

Japan has lodged a protest with the United States after police arrested a US Marine on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Okinawa. The case has also brought demonstrators onto the streets of Okinawa and Tokyo. Police suspect Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, of killing Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in

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Hundreds of French high schools affected as student protests continue

Leave a Comment / Europe, World / Marylyn Oparaugo

Between 400 and 500 high schools in France were expected to be fully or partly closed on Monday, 5 October, as protests over teacher shortages and the condition of school buildings entered a second week. Education Minister Édouard Geffray gave the estimate on Sunday. France has about 3,700 high schools, according to Reuters⁠. The estimate covers

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Saudi-led coalition backs Yemeni offensive with air strikes near Bab el-Mandeb

Leave a Comment / Middle East, World / Marylyn Oparaugo

The Saudi-led coalition says it is providing air support for a new Yemeni government offensive against the Houthis, as fighting intensifies around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki said 100 fighter jets took part in strikes on Monday, 5 October, and that air support would continue for government forces on the

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UNAIDS reform plan expected on 8 October after stakeholder consultation

Leave a Comment / Health, Public Health / Marylyn Oparaugo

UNAIDS expects to publish a plan for its future structure on 8 October, following a two-day consultation involving governments, communities, civil society and United Nations partners. The proposals will go before its Programme Coordinating Board at a special session on 26 October, according to UNAIDS⁠. The consultation itself did not approve a final restructuring. What the

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor challenges police search warrants in the High Court

Leave a Comment / Public Services, UK Affrairs / Marylyn Oparaugo

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a legal challenge to search warrants used by Thames Valley Police during the investigation that led to his arrest in February. The Judicial Office confirmed on Monday 5 October that a High Court hearing will take place on Thursday. The proceedings concern warrants authorising searches, rather than a determination of the

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Ethiopian government forces and allies retake Mekelle after TPLF withdrawal

Leave a Comment / Africa, East Africa / Marylyn Oparaugo

Ethiopian government forces and allied fighters have regained control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal from the city. The development marks another change of control in a region where renewed fighting has disrupted recovery from the war that ended with a peace agreement in 2022. It

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Trump names Jay Clayton to lead federal AI task force

Leave a Comment / Governance & Policy, Politics / Marylyn Oparaugo

US President Donald Trump has named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new artificial intelligence task force intended to coordinate the federal government’s approach to the technology. Trump announced the leadership on Sunday, 4 October, calling the group the “Super Intelligence Force”. Its stated objectives include maintaining US technological leadership and protecting Americans’

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