Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Flights have been delayed and cancelled at three major European airports, including London Heathrow, after a cyber-attack hit the software used for airline check-in and boarding. Airports in Brussels and Berlin have also reported disruption following the incident affecting Collins Aerospace, a company providing services to multiple airlines worldwide. The attack has prompted concerns over the resilience of systems underpinning critical infrastructure, with cybersecurity experts warning that the disruption could potentially spread to other airports. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was being kept informed of developments. “I’m aware of an incident affecting airline check-in and boarding, impacting flights at…

Five people in Louisiana have died this year after contracting a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm coastal waters, a figure that state health officials say is significantly higher than the annual average. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed that, as of Wednesday, at least 26 people had been infected with Vibrio vulnificus in 2025, with every case requiring hospitalisation. Officials reported that 85 per cent of infections were linked to wounds exposed to seawater, while 92 per cent of patients had at least one underlying health condition. Over the past decade, Louisiana has averaged 10 Vibrio infections and one death…

Zelenskyy accused the Kremlin of pursuing a “deliberate strategy” to terrorise civilians and destroy infrastructure.

A drone strike by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least 75 people gathered for worship in a mosque in the besieged city of El Fasher, according to first responders. The attack, among the deadliest in the city this year, struck the al-Daraja neighbourhood, where many civilians from the famine-stricken Abu Shouk displacement camp had sought refuge after it was overrun by RSF fighters. The Emergency Response Room volunteer group said bodies were pulled from the rubble, with footage on social media showing victims trapped beneath debris. The RSF has not commented on the incident. The group…

A British couple detained in Afghanistan for eight months have been released, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has confirmed.

Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Manila on Sunday in a large-scale protest against alleged corruption in government-funded flood control projects. The demonstration, dubbed the “Trillion Peso March”, is named after a Greenpeace estimate that $17.6bn (£14bn) was misappropriated from climate-related projects in 2023. Organisers say the protest will highlight public anger over so-called “ghost” infrastructure schemes and the misuse of public funds. The date of the protest, 21 September, carries historical significance in the Philippines. It marks the anniversary of the day in 1972 when then-president Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law, ushering in a…

Indonesia will prohibit the construction of new hotels, restaurants and other commercial facilities on cleared rice fields and productive agricultural land in Bali, following the island’s worst flooding in more than a decade, which left at least 18 people dead. The ban, announced by Bali’s governor, Wayan Koster, comes after torrential rains triggered flash floods that swept through large parts of the island earlier this month. A state of emergency was declared on 10 September as floodwaters inundated homes, public buildings and infrastructure, displacing thousands of residents in Denpasar and surrounding districts. Environmental groups have long warned that the rapid…

President Donald Trump has suggested that television networks which cover him “negatively” could face government action, as controversy continues over ABC’s suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his return from a state visit to the United Kingdom, Trump claimed that major US networks were “97% against me”, though he offered no evidence for the figure, saying only that he had “read it someplace”. “Again, 97% negative, and yet I won easily. I won all seven swing states,” he said. “They give me only bad press. I mean they’re getting a licence. I…

The United States is attempting to regain control of Bagram airbase from the Taliban, President Donald Trump has said, in a move to reclaim a key strategic asset relinquished during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers on Thursday, the president confirmed that negotiations were under way with the Taliban for American forces to reoccupy the site, once the largest US military installation in Afghanistan. He described Bagram as an important regional foothold due to its proximity to China. “One of the biggest airbases in the world. We gave…

Europeans whose sex characteristics do not fit typical definitions of male or female are facing a sharp and “alarming” increase in violence, according to the EU’s leading human rights body. Findings published on Tuesday by the Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) are based on responses from 1,920 people in 30 European countries who identify as intersex, a term covering those with innate variations in sex characteristics, including individuals who identify as trans, non-binary or gender diverse. The survey revealed that rates of violence and harassment against intersex people have risen steeply since 2019, particularly among those identifying as trans, non-binary…