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A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500MP Surveyor (file photo)

No survivors: Tinubu confirms all 32 dead in Nigerian air force crash, declares three-day national mourning

President Bola Tinubu confirmed all 25 passengers and seven crew aboard the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 were killed when it crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday, and declared three days of national mourning with flags at half-mast.

6 October 2026 · 2 min read

Fishermen on the Congo River between Kinshasa and Brazzaville

Opinion

The river keeps taking them, and the state keeps looking away

Another night, another overloaded boat on the Congo: the poor travel the river in the dark because the roads do not exist — and the state calls it an accident, again. It is not an accident. It is a choice, made for them.

5 October 2026 · 2 min read

A vessel on the Congo River at Ubundu port

International

Night collision on the Congo River kills at least 30; dozens still missing

Two vessels collided while navigating the Congo River in darkness in DR Congo's Équateur province. Congolese officials told AP that at least 30 people were killed and dozens remain missing; rescue teams were still searching the river.

5 October 2026 · 2 min read

International

Captain killed as drones hit corn ship in the Black Sea; Zelensky blames Russia

Two crew, including the captain, died after the Turkish-owned grain carrier Royad Mammadov sank in the Black Sea on Monday. Zelensky called it 'a horrific strike by two Russian drones'; Romania has not assigned blame.

5 October 2026 · 2 min read

International

32 aboard as Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashes in Ondo; wreckage found, rescue underway

A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 carrying 25 passengers and seven crew crashed near the naval base at Igbokoda, Ondo State, after losing radio contact on a routine Benin-to-Lagos flight. The wreckage has been located and a search-and-rescue operation is underway.

5 October 2026 · 2 min read

Sandy beach with a rocky headland at Diveagar

India

At least eight students drown in the sea off Diveagar beach in Maharashtra

Eight teenagers from a private coaching academy in Pune drowned off Diveagar beach in Raigad district on Thursday after misjudging the tides. Police said 48 students and teachers were on the picnic trip.

2 October 2026 · 1 min read