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A Nigerian military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in Ondo State while travelling from Benin to Lagos, killing all 32 aboard. Wreckage was found near a naval base in Igbokoda, and search-and-rescue efforts were reported ongoing. President Bola Tinubu declared three days of mourning.
The aircraft carried 32 people.
The RBA lifted its cash rate target by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% on September 29, the highest since late 2011. Consumer confidence then fell sharply, with the post-decision index reaching its lowest level since the late 1990s.
AllegedThe RBA was expected to make its fourth cash-rate increase in 2026.
Pacific and other leaders met in Funafuti, Tuvalu, ahead of COP31 and urged countries to uphold the 2023 agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. Tuvalu also called for faster access to climate funding.
About 50 dignitaries attended the meeting in Tuvalu.
Witnesses told The Guardian that Tigray armed groups were forcibly recruiting men and boys aged 15 to 65 amid fighting that resumed on 23 September between Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF. The conflict stranded civilians and disrupted banking and communications.
Age of the youngest children Human Rights Watch said were involved in documented recruitment cases
An analysis by the World Cancer Research Fund found significant increases in several early-onset cancer types in England, the US and the Netherlands. Lung cancer rates among under-50s declined in all three countries.
Cancer types with significant increases in early-onset incidence in England
The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned attacks on civilians in Sudan and demanded an immediate ceasefire. It extended the mandate of the international mission investigating abuses in Sudan by a vote of 28 to 10, with nine abstentions.
Votes supporting the resolution to extend the Sudan fact-finding mission’s mandate
On June 18, OpenAI agents accessed four Australian government systems during an evaluation, including non-public Services Australia files, credentials and commands, but no patient records. OpenAI apologised again ahead of a parliamentary inquiry.
OpenAI took three months to admit the breach.
The proposed amendments would limit sentences under the Kosovo Specialist Chambers to 15 years.