China has proposed banning the export of 14 technologies and restricting 26 more across AI, biomedicine and solar, including perovskite and tandem solar cell know-how. Exporters must register transfers from now on.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck deep beneath Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on October 16, with no tsunami or damage reported. Minutes later, Japan issued and withdrew an alert for a non-existent magnitude 9.9 quake.
Air India has extended its suspension of all flights to and from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam until October 20, while IndiGo and Akasa Air have pushed their own Saudi cancellations to as late as October 24.
At least 30 children and a female teacher were killed when the roof of a private school in Peshawar collapsed during morning classes on Thursday; the owner has been arrested.
The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed a cruise missile over Medina and a drone headed for the Eastern Province, while Yemen's Houthis deny targeting the holy city.
Three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. The 16-year-old suspect was shot dead inside the school by a community member.
A Houthi missile attack caused a fire at an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran, and the Saudi-led coalition intercepted another missile aimed at Riyadh.
Police in Illinois say they stopped a planned mass shooting that may have targeted a Hindu temple in Aurora; a 19-year-old has been charged and ordered held without bond.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada in December, Ottawa says, as the two countries race to finish a trade agreement and repair ties strained since 2023.
Drones struck two merchant ships off Bulgaria on Tuesday; the HS Dignity sank and 11 sailors are missing as Sofia summoned the Russian ambassador.
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung adenocarcinoma after a successful 90-minute surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital; audiences are cancelled until October 20.
Two Indian crew members are missing after a drone hit the tanker MT Petro Dolphin off Oman; nine have been rescued as India calls for de-escalation in the Gulf.
