Attack on Manchester synagogue that killed 2 is being treated as terrorism, UK police say
What we know so far
• A car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in the northern UK city of Manchester left two members of the Jewish community dead and four others hospitalized, according to police.
• It took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
• The suspected attacker is also dead after being shot by officers, Manchester police said. The suspect wore a vest that “had the appearance of an explosive device,” according to authorities.
• The attack has been declared a “terrorist incident.” Two people have been arrested in connection with the attack, police said, without offering further information.
Part of Pablo Escobar’s ranch to be given to female victims of Colombia conflict
Estate was abandoned after Escobar’s 1993 killing and later became a theme park, and now government says given female farmers will get land
Thu 2 Oct 2025 15.53 BST
A slice of Pablo Escobar’s once-lavish ranch – a symbol of the drug lord’s enormous wealth and home to his infamous “cocaine hippos” – is being given to women who suffered in Colombia’s armed conflict, announced Gustavo Petro, the president.
Escobar, Colombia’s most notorious narco-trafficker and former head of the powerful Medellín cartel, became one of the richest men in the world in the late 1980s, with Forbes magazine estimating his fortune at $25bn.
Indonesia school collapse: 'No signs of life' detected
Midhat Fatimah AFP, AP
Nearly 60 students are still missing after a school collapsed in Java. Rescuers have switched to using heavy machines to clear out debris as the clock is running out to find survivors.
Detecting "no more signs of life," rescuers in Indonesia on Thursday decided to use heavy machinery to remove the debris of the school that collapsed on Monday.
A part of the multi-story building of the school in Java collapsed on Monday while students gathered for prayers in the afternoon.
Five students were rescued on Wednesday, but nearly 60 teenage students are still missing, sparking fears that none of them survived the accident.
Global Sumud Flotilla: Latest bid to break Gaza blockade drew activists from across the world
The Global Sumud Flotilla, the latest humanitarian mission to try to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, drew around 500 participants, including Greta Thunberg, from nearly 50 countries. Israeli forces began intercepted the mission in international waters on Wednesday evening.
Israeli forces have intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory, and have detained dozens of people.
The Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid, said most of its vessels were intercepted or assumed intercepted after communication with those on board was lost by Thursday morning in an Israeli operation that began the night before.
A 'prince,' a nationalist and a Beatlemaniac: Japan's top PM contenders
The son of a former prime minister, a hardline nationalist hoping to become Japan's first woman prime minister and an experienced, Beatles-loving moderate are leading the race to take the country's highest political post.
AFP gives a rundown of the three Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers, among a field of five, with the best shot at claiming the ruling party's leadership crown on Saturday and likely become prime minister.
Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 53 in enclave
Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered ‘terrorists and terror supporters’.
At least 53 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza as Israel threatened tens of thousands remaining in Gaza City with a forced order to leave, saying it was their “last opportunity” to flee or face the “full force” of Israel’s assault.
Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X on Wednesday that anyone who stayed would be considered “terrorists and terror supporters”.
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