Tuesday, October 6, 2026

World

September 23, 2026

Rome’s Colosseum closes after worker falls to his death

Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli revealed the development in a statement.

Rome's Colosseum
September 23, 2026

IRS agent Clinton Dale indicted for filing false tax returns for U.S. drug dealers

He allegedly designed a scheme to conceal the nature and source of income earned through drug deals by certain clients through the business.

IRS OFFICIALS
September 23, 2026

Mahama holds trade partnerships, economic cooperation meeting with world leaders

Mr Ruto commended Mr Mahama for spearheading the Accra reset agenda.

John Mahama
September 23, 2026

Court allows Trump admin to exchange land with Musk’s SpaceX in Texas

A U.S. federal court has approved a land exchange between the Fish and Wildlife Service and SpaceX in South Texas.

Trump, Elon Musk
September 23, 2026

Andrew Hubbard awaits sentencing for role in mother’s murder over $150,000 insurance

Mr Hubbard will be sentenced on December 1 after pleading guilty to his role in arranging the murder of his mother, Andreaia Worthem, over a $150,000 insurance payout.

Andreaia Worthem
September 23, 2026

Ethiopia seeks world’s largest producer of arabica coffee status

Ethiopia is modernising its coffee industry to become the world’s largest producer of arabica coffee.

Arabica coffee
September 23, 2026

Vietnam now Southeast Asia’s largest electric-car market with 40% share

Vietnam became Southeast Asia’s largest electric-car market in 2025, with electric vehicles accounting for nearly 40 per cent of new-car sales, according to the IEA.

Vietnamese EV plant
September 23, 2026

Charlotte City councilwoman Tiawana Brown, two daughters sentenced for COVID-19 loan fraud

Ms Brown will spend 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release, while her daughters, Tijema Brown, 32, and Antionette Rouse, 34, were also sentenced.

Tiawana Brown
September 23, 2026

India launches research centre for space observations

The foundation stone has been laid in Assam, a north-eastern state of India, for an advanced radar research complex for the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Narendra Modi
September 23, 2026

U.S. government official Lennie Miller sentenced to prison for bribery

This followed his January guilty plea to conspiring with Christopher Brackins and James Tillman, owners of general construction companies.

Inmates in U.S. prison