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Oct 2, 2026 - World

Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about pharaohs’ originsOn the eve of the Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to Cairo last month, the city authorities were busy removing a 66-metre-long mural from the esteemed guest’s line of sight.Depicting the Pharaoh Tutankhamun and Queen Nefertiti, the painting was among 40 murals commissioned to beautify the city for Xi’s arrival and was painted by a group of young volunteers, Rasmet Basma, in Tahrir Square. Continue reading...

Oct 2, 2026 - World

The U.S. State Department said it would suspend consular services in Brazil starting Friday, citing "security concerns" just two days before national elections in the country.

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Smit Machchhar says in video call with Indian PM that he realised if he did not get up ‘passengers would lose their lives’The Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv said his faith and his desire to save his passengers allowed him to make a “last push” to open the cockpit door as he fought for his life.Capt Smit Machchhar, who was recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, described to India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, how he helped save the plane and its more than 170 passengers. Continue reading...

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Guinea-Bissau 's military government has barred former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the country, citing security and public order concerns.

Oct 2, 2026 - World

The pilot said he fought for his life after his co-pilot stabbed him.