Asia

• Myanmar: airstrike on crowded marketplace kills at least fifty 1 October 2026
  At least fifty people have been killed and 58 injured after a military airstrike hit a busy market in a town in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. Local aid workers said the riverside commercial centre was bombed around midday on 28 September, when it was crowded with traders and shoppers. There…
• Israel: passengers avert disaster after one pilot attacks the other 1 October 2026
  Passengers and crew aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv helped prevent disaster after a co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft. Israeli officials said the captain was stabbed before the jet plunged nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds. Some passengers entered…
• Iraq: last anti-IS British and American troops leave 1 October 2026
  The last British and American troops have left Iraq, ending the international coalition’s military mission against IS after more than a decade. About a hundred UK personnel left Irbil alongside US forces, completing a withdrawal agreed with the Iraqi government. Operation Inherent Resolve began in 2014 after IS seized extensive…
• North Korea: missile launch sends signals to China and USA 24 September 2026
  On 20 September North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea. South Korea’s military said the first missile travelled about 300 miles and the second more than 400 miles. The launches were just ahead of the UN General Assembly on the 22nd and Xi Jinping’s visit to…
• Yemen: Houthis claim downing of Saudi fighter jet 17 September 2026
  Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have released footage which they claim shows the downing of a Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jet, amid escalating regional conflict and growing concerns over global energy supplies. The Houthis say the jet was downed by a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile; they have released a video…