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US sends third aircraft carrier and up to 10,000 troops toward Iran as tensions escalate
The Pentagon confirmed the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group departed San Diego and is heading to the US Central Command region, where it is expected to join two other carriers already positioned near Iran, alongside amphibious ships carrying roughly 9,000 to 10,000 additional Marines and sailors. By the end of November the US expects to have three carriers and two amphibious landing groups in the area, the largest naval buildup near Iran since the war there began, as officials weigh further escalation against renewed diplomatic engagement. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said this week it had captured an American unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US sends third aircraft carrier and up to 10,000 troops toward Iran as tensions escalate
The Pentagon confirmed the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group departed San Diego and is heading to the US Central Command region, where it is expected to join two other carriers already positioned near Iran, alongside amphibious ships carrying roughly 9,000 to 10,000 additional Marines and sailors. By the end of November the US expects to have three carriers and two amphibious landing groups in the area, the largest naval buildup near Iran since the war there began, as officials weigh further escalation against renewed diplomatic engagement. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said this week it had captured an American unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan villages kill at least 10 civilians, UN confirms
Pakistani aircraft bombed residential areas in Kunar and Helmand provinces before dawn on October 1, destroying homes in the Shultan and Chugam districts of Kunar and the Garmser district of Helmand. The Taliban government said nine civilians, including women and children, were killed and 11 wounded, and the UN mission in Afghanistan separately confirmed at least 10 civilians dead, most of them children. Pakistan's Information Ministry said the strikes precisely targeted camps of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch militants, killing 22 fighters, while Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the raids as an act of aggression.
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Pakistani aircraft bombed residential areas in Kunar and Helmand provinces before dawn on October 1, destroying homes in the Shultan and Chugam districts of Kunar and the Garmser district of Helmand. The Taliban government said nine civilians, including women and children, were killed and 11 wounded, and the UN mission in Afghanistan separately confirmed at least 10 civilians dead, most of them children. Pakistan's Information Ministry said the strikes precisely targeted camps of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch militants, killing 22 fighters, while Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the raids as an act of aggression.
Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties as Tigray tensions boil over
Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats on October 1, accusing them of activities that posed a direct threat to national security following overnight explosions in Addis Ababa and renewed fighting linked to the Tigray region. Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of direct and indirect acts of hostility, in breach of the Vienna Convention, and gave the diplomats 48 hours to leave. Eritrea responded on October 2 by formally severing diplomatic relations with Ethiopia, deepening a rift that follows Addis Ababa's earlier expulsion of diplomats from Sudan and Egypt.
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Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats on October 1, accusing them of activities that posed a direct threat to national security following overnight explosions in Addis Ababa and renewed fighting linked to the Tigray region. Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of direct and indirect acts of hostility, in breach of the Vienna Convention, and gave the diplomats 48 hours to leave. Eritrea responded on October 2 by formally severing diplomatic relations with Ethiopia, deepening a rift that follows Addis Ababa's earlier expulsion of diplomats from Sudan and Egypt.
Stabbed flydubai pilot hailed a hero after fighting off attacker and averting disaster
An Omani passenger attacked and seriously wounded Indian captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flydubai flight carrying 174 people on September 30. Despite his wounds, Machchhar fought back and managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the attacker, while the crew made an emergency descent of more than 17,000 feet and diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where the attacker was taken into custody. Officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, credited Machchhar's actions with preventing a far larger catastrophe, and he has since been hailed as a hero in India and the UAE.
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An Omani passenger attacked and seriously wounded Indian captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flydubai flight carrying 174 people on September 30. Despite his wounds, Machchhar fought back and managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the attacker, while the crew made an emergency descent of more than 17,000 feet and diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where the attacker was taken into custody. Officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, credited Machchhar's actions with preventing a far larger catastrophe, and he has since been hailed as a hero in India and the UAE.
South Korea orders sweeping bank security inspection after three more lenders report data leaks
South Korean financial authorities ordered a comprehensive inspection of every externally exposed banking system after personal information from three more major lenders -- KB Kookmin Bank, Hana Bank and BNK Busan Bank -- was found to have been leaked. Investigators say the circumstances of the breaches point to the use of AI in carrying out the intrusions, and police have opened an internal investigation alongside the regulatory review, as the country grapples with a wave of attacks on its financial and telecoms systems.
Read more →South Korea orders sweeping bank security inspection after three more lenders report data leaks
South Korean financial authorities ordered a comprehensive inspection of every externally exposed banking system after personal information from three more major lenders -- KB Kookmin Bank, Hana Bank and BNK Busan Bank -- was found to have been leaked. Investigators say the circumstances of the breaches point to the use of AI in carrying out the intrusions, and police have opened an internal investigation alongside the regulatory review, as the country grapples with a wave of attacks on its financial and telecoms systems.