Japan raises permanent residency fee by 20 times
The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population.
Tennessee woman ‘snoring’ and still alive as execution halted, witnesses say
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Pike, media witnesses said Wednesday, despite her being administered two doses of a lethal injection drug.
In a press conference, media witnesses described hearing Pike snore 40 minutes after she was administered two doses of pentobarbital. An ambulance pulled up to Riverbend maximum security institution ahead of the press conference, but Pike’s condition is unclear.
Continue reading...Christa Pike’s execution by lethal injection fails in Tennessee
Witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Pike after a lethal injection attempt.
Hegseth announces 20% cut to US military commanders
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says he’s firing 20% of the military’s generals and admirals.
UK says Iran may be linked to alleged airbase plot, drawing angry denial
Andy Burnham says UK has 'strong indications' Iran involved in alleged security incident at RAF base used by US.
Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Lower Drug Prices in Medicare – WSJ
- Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Lower Drug Prices in Medicare WSJ
- CMS finalizes model that aims to bring most-favored nation pricing to Part B Fierce Healthcare
- Trump’s watered-down Medicare drug pricing rule saves 96% less than initial proposal STAT
- CMS finalizes GLOBE rule as projected Medicare savings fall from $11.9B to $440M Endpoints News
- What Medicaid’s New Payment Model Means For Your Prescriptions Yahoo
Russia launches major attack on Ukraine’s energy grid, causing power cuts – France 24
- Russia launches major attack on Ukraine’s energy grid, causing power cuts France 24
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, forcing power cuts ahead of winter CNBC
- Several regions of Ukraine hit by power cuts after Russian strikes, grid operator says Euronews.com
- Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones; killing 7, targeting power grid, Zelenskyy says KSL.com
Nobel Peace Prize jury treads carefully after Trump campaign – Yahoo
- Nobel Peace Prize jury treads carefully after Trump campaign Yahoo
- Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz AP News
- Trump, Carney and a galactic entity: This year's Nobel Peace Prize contenders SBS
- Out-of-this-world beer joins ISS Nobel Peace Prize buzz in Dean Regas’ space roundup WKRC
- Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but he may influence who does, say experts Reuters
Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day as US troops complete withdrawal
Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday.
Police search for additional victims as two bodies discovered in California
Officials investigating missing persons case find bodies in remote area of Lancaster, north of Los Angeles
Law enforcement officials are looking for additional victims after two bodies were found on Tuesday in a remote area of Lancaster, California, a small city about 70 miles north of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Authorities found the bodies in a shallow grave while they were investigating a missing persons case, according to KTLA. Outside of the sheriff’s department investigating the discovery of the remains as a homicide, little is known about the two people who were found in the shallow grave.
Continue reading...Daredevil Jaan Roose completes slackline walk high above central Seoul
Estonian completed first of two attempts to navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on Thursday
The lunchtime crowds drifted slowly back to their offices along central Seoul’s main boulevard, heads up and phones raised to the sky.
High above, a narrow ribbon ran between the Koreana hotel and the Dong-A Media Center, a few hundred metres from the capital’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace and Gwanghwamun square.
Continue reading...California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".
Passengers tell of ‘nightmare’ onboard diverted Flydubai flight
Israeli passengers tell of the horror onboard the Flydubai flight that was diverted after a pilot was stabbed.
Iran parades Shahed drones through capital
Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations
Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence , including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.
The laws ban employers from using the technology to predict a worker’s emotional state by using their biometric data, require employers to send written notices to workers if AI is responsible for mass layoffs and ban employers from relying on AI to decide to fire someone.
Continue reading...Swiss glaciers suffer ‘disastrous’ year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
Iran war live: Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming
Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce
Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal
Kristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
The divorce claim “for settlement purposes only” was disclosed in court records filed in Hamlin county, South Dakota, the state of which Noem was previously governor.
Continue reading...Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight
An amazed US President Donald Trump relayed the story of how an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land a Flydubai flight.
Inside India’s forest villages, where a dangerous mix of crises led to 32 child deaths
At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.