Flight 6E 6961 landed safely at the Lal Bahadur Shastri international airport, in Uttar Pradesh state’s Varanasi, at around 4.10pm local time.
All 166 passengers on board were reported unharmed.
According to the Varanasi police and airport officials, the crew informed the captain after noticing the fuel leak. The pilot, in turn, immediately alerted Air Traffic Control, which cleared the plane for an emergency landing, according to India Today.
The Hindu quoted unnamed sources as saying that a faulty sensor was responsible for triggering a false fuel leak alert, but this has not been confirmed in official statements.
South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday to draw the series 1-1 with Simon Harmer taking a maiden five-wicket haul.
The 36-year-old off-spinner finished with 6-50, taking his 1,000th first-class wicket in the process, on a deteriorating Rawalpindi stadium pitch.
South Africa reached the 68-run target for the loss of captain Aiden Markram (42) and Tristan Stubbs (nought), both to spinner Noman Ali, who finished with 2-40. Tristan Stubbs was caught in the slips in the same over without scoring.
Resuming Day 4 on 94-4, Pakistan’s batters folded, adding just 44 runs. Off-spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets to help dismiss Pakistan for 138. The 36-year-old finished with 6-50 for a maiden five-wicket haul — also completing 1,000 first-class wickets — on a deteriorating Rawalpindi stadium pitch. Harmer jolted Pakistan’s hopes of saving the Test when he trapped Babar Azam leg-before with the fifth ball of the day after the batsman had reached his 30th Test half-century.
Pakistan’s hopes had rested on Azam ending his century drought, having not scored a ton since December 2022.
Nine runs later, Harmer had Mohammad Rizwan caught by close-in fielder Tony de Zorzi for 18.
In his next over, the spinner dismissed Noman Ali for nought, caught behind for Harmer´s 1,000th wicket in his 235th first-class match.
Ukraine could get 150 advanced Swedish fighter jets under just-signed deal
The new E version of the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen multi role fighter being rolled out at SAAB in Linkoping, Sweden, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The new E version of the …
New NATO member Sweden has said it is willing to sell Ukraine up to 150 of its most advanced fighter jets, the first offer from a member of the alliance to supply significant numbers of jets to Kyiv, which is seeking to upgrade its small and ageing air force.
The deal signed on Wednesday by Volodymyr Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is a letter of understanding, meaning exact terms, costs and delivery dates for 100 to 150 Saab Gripen-E jets are yet to be determined.
But both leaders said it has the potential to be a game changer, not only for Ukraine – which desperately needs more air combat capabilities in its fight against Russia – but for NATO and European security overall.
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“We are opening an entirely new and truly meaningful chapter in our relations — relations between Ukraine and Sweden, and more broadly, overall security relations in Europe,” Zelensky in a post on X.
“These are very cool planes, powerful aviation platforms that allow for performing a wide range of tasks,” Zelensky said.
“This will strengthen both Ukraine, Sweden and Europe,” Kristersson said in a statement.
The King and Queen Camilla have arrived in the Italian capital for a historic meeting with Pope Leo at the Vatican.The visit comes against the backdrop of the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew. Marking a new step amid an ongoing royal scandal involving Charles’s brother Prince Andrew. A stronger relationship between the two Christian denominations is a “bulwark against those promoting conflict, division and tyranny,” said a statement from the King’s spokesman.
The King, who landed at Ciampino airport on Wednesday evening, will become the first British monarch to pray with a pope since the Reformation in the 16th Century.King Charles and Queen Camilla are preparing to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican, in a symbolic display of unity between the Catholic Church and the Church of England
The King will become the first British monarch to pray with a pope since the 16th Century – we’ll have live coverage from inside the Vatican
The monarch is supreme governor of the Church of England, and has been a longstanding campaigner for building bridges between faiths
This visit comes against the backdrop of the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew – and the Palace are keen to make sure it doesn’t overshadow the event, our royal correspondent writes
Explosion at Russian military plant kills twelve, media report
Russian investigators said on Thursday that they had opened a criminal case into the incident. Russian investigators said on Thursday that they had opened a criminal case into the incident. The death toll after an explosion at a military plant near the Russian Urals city of Chelyabinsk on Wednesday rose to twelve with five people injured, Russia’s Izvestia news outlet reported on Thursday. According to Nazarov, part of the building was damaged, but there is no risk of further collapse, and the company will continue to operate normally.
He noted that the cause of the incident is being investigated.
Investigative authorities opened a criminal case for violating industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities, which resulted in the negligent infliction of serious harm to human health. The Bashkortostan prosecutor’s office took over the investigation process
“At 4:00 am (0200 GMT) I heard the sound of two drones passing above us,” one witness said, adding that the drones were headed towards military facilities.
Another witness meanwhile said he saw the drones heading towards the airport, adding that he heard explosions shortly afterwards.
Since Tuesday, the airport — out of service for over two years — has come under repeated drone attacks blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which the regular army has been battling since April 2023.
The airport was due to reopen on Wednesday, but this was postponed “under further notice”, an airport official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Following a months-long offensive, the army recaptured Khartoum from the RSF in March, but the city remains largely devastated, with frequent power outages and the paramilitaries intensifying drone attacks on the city.
More than a million people who had been displaced by the war have returned over the past 10 months, according to the United Nations’ migration agency.
In the past weeks, the government has sought to reopen key services and move institutions back to Khartoum after they had largely fled to the de facto capital of Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast.
Now well into its third year, the war in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced about 12 million more and triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Giorgia Meloni raises the tone and relaunches on several fronts: biofuels and climate, foreign policy and security. The Prime Minister claims the European openings obtained “also thanks to our insistence”, attacks the “ideological approach” of Brussels and reiterates the conditions for the recognition of the State of Palestine and for the stabilization of Gaza. About Ukraine, he reiterates: “we will not send soldiers”.
Meloni: “Von der Leyen’s position on biofuels is good.” We have to remain open to all solutions, as well as the sustainable biofuels, which can contribute to decarbonisation and which must be permitted even after 2035″, Meloni said in the Chamber. The Prime Minister claimed a diplomatic success, “finally, also thanks to our insistence on this point and on our ability to bring other important European partners to these positions, we note a first opening by President Ursula von der Leyen“The letter sent by the Commission President to EU leaders, the Prime Minister emphasizes, “explicitly refers to this possibility.”Applying this principle – explains Meloni – would mean ensure the survival of the internal combustion engine, fueling it with alternative and sustainable fuels, and thus saving a large part of our automotive and gas supply chain.”
Meloni challenges the EU on climate: “Enough with the green follies.”On the Green Dea frontThe Prime Minister does not mince her words: “We want to abandon the ideological approach” and “Italy will not be able to support the proposed revision of the climate law unless there is a change of approach.”Enough with the green follies“, emphasizes Meloni, who calls for a “robust review clause of the climate objectives established by the European Climate Law” to verify, within five years, “what has worked and what hasn’t.”
In the Italian view, “there cannot be only electrification for the future of the car, let alone that of heavy transport or industry, starting with steel, glass, and cement.” Meloni calls for “technological neutrality in all EU climate legislation” and adds, “no transition is truly possible without allocating adequate resources.”
Traces of DNA recovered in helmet, glove left behind by Louvre jewel heist suspects: Police The development comes as Louvre director concedes, “We were defeated.”
ByLéontine Gallois, Bill Hutchinson, and Jon Haworth October 22, 2025, 11:16 PM
Louvre reopens as search for stolen jewels continues Questions are mounting over a major security lapse. PARIS — In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, police have found traces of DNA on items the thieves left behind in their hasty getaway, French authorities told ABC News.
The DNA, which investigators are analyzing and hope will lead to the identity of the brazen thieves, was found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves the thieves used in the robbery, French police in charge of the heist investigation told ABC News.
The development came as the director of the Louvre took the hot seat on Wednesday, telling lawmakers she submitted her resignation following Sunday’s daylight robbery from the museum’s ornate Apollo .The development came as the director of the Louvre took the hot seat on Wednesday, telling lawmakers she submitted her resignation following Sunday’s daylight robbery from the museum’s ornate Apollo Gallery.
Traces of DNA recovered in helmet, glove left behind by Louvre jewel heist suspects: Police The development comes as Louvre director concedes, “We were defeated.”
Louvre reopens as search for stolen jewels continues Questions are mounting over a major security lapse at th…Show more PARIS — In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, police have found traces of DNA on items the thieves left behind in their hasty getaway, French authorities told ABC News.
The DNA, which investigators are analyzing and hope will lead to the identity of the brazen thieves, was found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves the thieves used in the robbery, French police in charge of the heist investigation told ABC News.
The development came as the director of the Louvre took the hot seat on Wednesday, telling lawmakers she submitted her resignation following Sunday’s daylight robbery from the museum’s ornate Apollo Gallery. Laurence des Cars, president and director of the Louvre Museum and French Senator Laurent L…Show more Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images Appearing in front of France’s Senate Culture Committee for two hours, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said her resignation was rejected.
“Last Sunday, after acknowledging … the consequences of the terrible attack we had just suffered, I submitted my resignation to the Minister of Culture. She refused it,” des Cars said.
Amid mounting criticism over the colossal lapse in security at one of the world’s most famous museums, des Cars conceded, “We have been defeated.”
“This tragedy deeply shocked museum staff, fellow citizens, and admirers of the Louvre around the world,” said des Cars, reading an opening statement. “This is an immense wound that has been inflicted on us.”
Des Cars added, “This theft hurts our institution.”
Missiles and fireworks were thrown at gardaí and the public order unit along with other specialist units were deployed to disperse the crowd last night.
Over 300 gardaí were involved in policing the protests. Two were injured and taken to hospital.
The policing operation began just before 7pm yesterday as gardaí prevented protesters arriving at Citywest from gathering in large numbers to form a critical mass.
Uniformed gardaí in soft caps directed people to leave the area under Section 8 of the Public Order Act
They also linked arms and formed lines which protesters tried to breach and were subjected to verbal abuse .
Missiles were thrown at gardaí, two were injured, one in the arm or shoulder, while one officer was hit on the head with a bottle. Both were treated in hospital.
Fireworks were also fired at gardaí and the graduated policing response was escalated and groups of men broke masonry off the road and the Luas stop to throw at gardaí.
The public order and mounted units were deployed to push protesters back as the graduated policing plan was stepped up. The water cannon was on standby but not used.
Many were so-called “recreational protesters”, teenagers and young adults with their faces covered and hoods up travelling on e-scooters and bikes.
Aerial view of Hong Kong International Airport with planes parking on the tarmac
Airport Authority says. Hong Kong airport’s north runway has been temporarily closed as two salvage vessels with an 80-member crew are set to arrive in the city to lift a crashed cargo plane that veered off its path and killed two people. The Airport Authority said that the north runway would be closed starting from 8am on Thursday, with the operation .
To salvage the aircraft, which broke into two sections, expected to “last for a few days”. “With the support of Guangzhou Salvage
Bureau, Chu Kong Passenger Transport Company has been commissioned to deploy two professional lift vessels to lift the cargo aircraft.
Respectively, will arrive in the waters near the Hong Kong International Airport over two days, according to the authority.
waters,” it said. Two salvage vessels, “Nan Tian Xiang” and “Nan Tian Peng”, with a maximum lifting capacity of 350 and 500 tonnes
Specialist equipment and a crew of about 80 professionals, including divers, machinists, boatmen and engineers, would be deployed to assist with the operation, it added. According to checks by the Post, “Nan Tian Xiang” departed Guangzhou and already arrived in the waters near the north runway on Wednesday evening.
The wreckage of the cargo plane on the shore near Hong Kong International Airport’s north runway. Photo: Sam Tsang The wreckage of the cargo plane on the shore near Hong Kong International Airport’s north runway. Photo: Sam Tsang On Monday, Emirates flight 9788 from Dubai, operated by Turkish cargo charter carrier ACT Airlines, swerved off the north runway while landing and struck a security patrol vehicle, killing two airport employees.
