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Military Aircraft Carrying 32 Crashes in Southern Nigeria The survival of those on board has not been immediately confirmed. According to the Associated Press on the 5th , Festus Keyamo, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, stated in a statement that a military aircraft heading from Edo State in southern Nigeria to the economic hub of Lagos crashed at around 9 a.m. SBS Oct 5, 2026 11:59 PM

Student Protests Spread Across France as 15-Year-Old Loses Hand in Explosion Student protests protesting poor educational conditions are spreading across France. SBS Oct 5, 2026 11:56 PM

FBI Arrests 30-Something Woman Suspected of Spying for China to Surveil Taiwan President's Son FBI at Los Angeles International Airport The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on the 5th that it has arrested 34-year-old Wanying Zhang on charges of acting as a Chinese spy under the direction of Chinese authorities, including surveilling the son of Taiwan's president residing in the United States. SBS Oct 5, 2026 11:55 PM

Two Dead in Vessel Fire Within Romania's EEZ; Zelenskyy Blames Russian Attack The Romanian government announced that a fire broke out on a vessel within the country's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, resulting in two deaths. SBS Oct 5, 2026 11:25 PM

Trump Claims U.S. Voting Is "Corrupt," Complains It Takes Weeks to Count Ballots President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that the U.S. election system is "corrupt," contrasting it with Brazil's presidential election, where the results of the first round of voting were announced on the same day. SBS Oct 5, 2026 11:22 PM

Meloni Applies to Register Her Voice as Trademark with EU to Combat AI Deepfakes The move is a measure to combat deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence . SBS Oct 5, 2026 10:19 PM

Afghan Taliban and North Korean Delegations Interact at Russia-Hosted Joint Drills Delegations from the Afghan Taliban and North Korea were seen interacting after meeting at a joint military exercise recently held in Russia. SBS Oct 5, 2026 9:34 PM

Taipei Mayor Apologizes After Police Make Derogatory Remarks During Raid on LGBTQ+ Bar According to outlets like Taiwan's Liberty Times, Taiwanese police raided an LGBTQ+ bar in Taipei on October 3 and investigated 52 people, including the owner and patrons. SBS Oct 5, 2026 8:36 PM

Backlash Over "Not Going to the Military" Remarks Sparks Calls to Revise Military Service Exemption System Although the Asian Games have drawn to a close, careless remarks made by a few athletes who secured military service exemptions by winning gold medals have sparked a major backlash. SBS Oct 5, 2026 8:26 PM

Karl Deisseroth and Two Others Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Optogenetics The Nobel Assembly explained that they were awarded for their discoveries regarding light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. SBS Oct 5, 2026 8:22 PM