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25 storiesSouth Korea weighs ending military service exemptions for athletes and artists
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on October 6 that it is considering tightening or abolishing the military service exemption granted to athletes and artists, after some Asian Games gold medalists said exemption mattered more to them than…
DRC boat collision death toll rises to 26, with 82 missing
A collision between two boats on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Équateur province has killed 26 people, Yicai, Xinhua and Jiemian reported. Jiemian, citing Congolese authorities, said the vessel was carrying 163 peopl…
China's tax administration issues unified national penalty discretion standards
China's State Taxation Administration has issued the National Tax Administrative Penalty Discretion Standards (2026 edition), according to Xinhua, Jiemian and 36Kr. Jiemian reported the standards cover 9 categories and 66 penalty items, tak…
China's seawater desalination capacity tops 3 million tons per day
China's total seawater desalination capacity has reached 3.077 million tons per day, the Ministry of Natural Resources said. The government aims to raise the national total to 4.5 million tons per day by 2030 under a plan issued in July by …
Norway plans temporary ban on camera-equipped AI glasses in some places
Norway's government announced on October 5 that it plans to temporarily ban camera-equipped AI glasses in certain places, saying the aim is to protect privacy and stop people being filmed without their knowledge. According to a statement fr…
Fire aboard France’s Charles de Gaulle carrier at Toulon base; navy says no injuries
A fire broke out aboard France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was docked at the Toulon naval base, according to a French Navy statement cited by CLS and Yicai. The navy said the fire was extinguished and no on…
Saudi Arabia bans sharing missile interception footage; China embassy warns citizens
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry issued a multilingual emergency notice in the early hours of 6 October saying that photographing, publishing or spreading information about intercepted missiles and drones, or where they fall, would lead to …
US Navy MH-60R declares emergency over Red Sea near Yanbu; tracking signal lost
A US Navy MH-60R “Seahawk” helicopter declared an emergency and sent the 7700 general emergency code while flying over the Red Sea near the Saudi coastal city of Yanbu in the early hours of October 6 local time, then disappeared from public…
Trump signs order easing highway limits on tax-exempt diesel
US President Trump signed an executive order on October 5 local time that temporarily suspends some federal restrictions on red-dyed diesel, allowing tax-exempt fuel normally limited to off-road use to be used for highway transport. Trump s…
Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts, ash plume reaches about 900 metres
Mount Semeru in Indonesia's East Java province erupted at 5:29 a.m. local time on Oct 6, sending an ash column about 900 metres high, according to the country's volcano geology and disaster mitigation centre. The eruption lasted 135 seconds…
Nigerian Air Force helicopter with 32 aboard crashes in southwest Nigeria
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter carrying 32 people — 25 passengers and 7 crew — crashed in southwestern Nigeria on Oct 5, according to Chinese outlets relaying Nigerian media and Nigerian military, police and aviation ministry information. …
Canada to lead probe into medical plane crash off Nantucket; six feared dead
Canada's Transportation Safety Board said on October 5 it will lead the investigation into the October 3 crash of a medical evacuation aircraft off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Six people were on board — four Canadian crew members, a pa…
Thailand flood death toll rises to 31 as Bangkok flooding eases
Thailand's disaster prevention authorities said 31 people have died in flooding that has affected the country since September 16. As of October 4, Bangkok and 27 provinces were still flooded, with about 1.171 million households and 3.263 mi…
China issues yellow flash flood warning for parts of Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan
The Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a yellow flash flood warning at 18:00 on October 4, covering 20:00 that day to 20:00 on October 5. Parts of northeastern Jilin, southeastern Heilongj…
China safety officials order holiday-return traffic and mine checks in video dispatch
The State Council Work Safety Committee Office and the Ministry of Emergency Management held a video dispatch on October 5 on National Day holiday safety work, with minister Zhang Chengzhong calling for continued implementation of Xi Jinpin…
US Coast Guard ends search for medical plane off Nantucket; six presumed dead
The US Coast Guard said late on Oct 4 local time that it had stopped searching for a medical aircraft that went down in waters near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The Canada-based medical transport company that operated the plane said all…
Israel restricts crew from 27 nationalities on flights to Israel
Israel's Transport Ministry has told foreign airlines that crew holding single or dual nationality of 27 countries, including Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, may not operate or travel on flights to Israel. Busin…
Chongqing launches special campaign over motorcycle photo-shoot safety hazards
Chongqing has started a special rectification and regulation campaign over safety hazards in commercial motorcycle photo shoots known as “landing-sign” shoots on Nanbin Road, including riders taking their hands off the handlebars, occupying…
Coast Guard finds debris off Nantucket from missing medical jet; six unaccounted for
A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 air ambulance carrying six people went missing on a flight from Bermuda to Boston, and the US Coast Guard says it has found debris in the sea near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The search for the fou…
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes Gaoxian in Sichuan's Yibin at depth of 5 km
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Gaoxian county in Yibin, Sichuan province, at 01:19 local time on October 5, 2026, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center's formal determination cited by Jiemian. The quake had a focal depth…