At least 109 people are dead and more than 100 remain missing after a migrant vessel carrying over 300 people capsized near Guhere, off the coast of Djibouti.
Search and rescue operations are underway. The scale of casualties makes this one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the region in recent memory.
📊 IMF-World Bank Talks Open Under Shadow of Middle East War
Finance officials from around the world are gathering in Bangkok this week as the IMF-World Bank annual meetings open against a backdrop of widening Middle East conflict, a major energy supply shock, and rising interest rates — all weighing on already-sluggish global growth.
High debt levels and the looming El Nino effect add further strain. The confluence of risks is expected to dominate discussions among finance ministers and central bank governors attending the Thailand summit.
🌍 China May Already Be Using New Military Air Base in Laos
Satellite imagery suggests Chinese military aircraft are operating from a new joint aviation facility in Laos, with commercial images from September 30 showing eight K-8/JL-8-family trainer aircraft at Ban Keun Airport — roughly twice the number the Laotian air force is assessed to possess.
Reuters, which first reported the imagery, also identified more than two dozen military and support vehicles at the site. The aircraft count exceeds Laos's known inventory, pointing to a Chinese military presence at the facility.
The development signals a potential expansion of China's military footprint in Southeast Asia, adding to concerns over Beijing's growing influence in the region.
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🌍 India Detains Thousands as Anti-Modi Protests Escalate
Indian authorities launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi, detaining thousands of protesters ahead of a planned mass demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Security forces moved to suppress the rally before it could take shape, with anger directed at both Modi and the country's election chief. The scale of detentions signals a significant escalation in the government's response to mounting public dissent.
🌍 Drone Strike Kills 30 in Sudan's Blue Nile Region
A drone strike on Wad al-Mahi in Sudan's Blue Nile region killed at least 30 people, including women and children, near a displacement camp.
The strike is reportedly linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The attack targeted a civilian area, with dozens killed among displaced populations already sheltering in the region.
Sudan's civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF has caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with mass displacement across multiple states.
🕌 Houthis Kill Three at Riyadh Airport, Airlines Cancel 124+ Flights
Two missile strikes hit Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport on Thursday, killing three Saudi nationals — including an airline captain — and injuring several others. A Saudia Airlines aircraft was damaged and smoke billowed over the facility.
Saudi Arabia's coalition vowed a "firm" response. At least 124 flights were suspended as airlines pulled out of Riyadh days before the capital is set to host a major gathering of global oil chiefs. The airport has since reopened.
The strikes are part of an escalating Houthi offensive against Saudi targets, as Yemen's Iran-backed group intensifies missile attacks on the kingdom amid the broader US-Iran conflict. Houthis have also been seizing territory along Yemen's Red Sea coast.