Abu Dhabi on high alert: UAE Air Defenses Intercept Aerial Threats Amid Iran vs US-Israel War Residents in Abu Dhabi were placed on high alert after authorities issued an emergency warning while the country’s defence forces responded to incoming aerial threats. The alert came amid escalating regional tensions linked to the widening conflict involving Iran, […]
NEWBURGH: A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into the frigid Hudson River, but the pilot and a passenger escaped the wreckage and safely swam to shore, authorities said. The crash occurred Monday night, shortly after the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, according to the Federal Aviation […]
Dubai Airport Emergency: DXB Confirms Four Injured in Concourse Incident Amid Regional Tensions And Attacks Between Iran and US-Israel Dubai International Airport (DXB), one of the world’s busiest travel hubs, was rocked by an incident early on March 1, 2026, that resulted in minor damage to a concourse and four people being injured, Dubai Airports […]
Storm Marta batters Spain and Portugal (Representative image) Fresh storms and torrential rain battered Spain and Portugal on Saturday, triggering widespread flooding, evacuations and major transport disruptions across the Iberian Peninsula, just days after earlier storms caused deadly damage in the region.In Portugal, the latest weather system — named Storm Marta — prompted the deployment […]
Another extortion-related shooting took place in Surrey Sunday leading to the arrest of three Indian men, including one 19-year-old, amid Surrey mayor Brenda Locke’s appeal to the federal government to declare a national state of emergency in Surrey over the rampant extortion incidents. Surrey police officers responded to a shooting incident on Sunday and arrested […]
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior successfully completed a nationwide Emergency Alert System test on Saturday Bahrain successfully carried out a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System on Saturday night, with mobile phones and smart devices across the country receiving alerts as part of a planned trial to strengthen public safety preparedness.The test was conducted at […]
Surrey mayor Brenda Locke called on Ottawa to declare a federal state of emergency after 35 incidents of extortion crime took place in the BC (British Columbia) city this month. “The City of Surrey is experiencing an acute and escalating crisis of organized extortion, intimidation, and targeted shootings resulting in fear, trauma, and economic harm […]
Mid-Air emergency forces Emirates flight to land in Edinburgh amid bad weather / Image: file What was supposed to be a routine eight-hour journey from the sun-drenched runways of Dubai to the historic city of Newcastle turned into a dramatic aerial battle on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. As Emirates Flight EK35 approached Northern England, it […]
Mumbai, January 28 – The plane carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar crashed during an emergency landing at Baramati Airport. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. The flight had taken off from Mumbai and crashed approximately an hour later. Images from Baramati showed the plane engulfed in flames after […]
“Family Comes First”: Indian Employee’s Emergency Leave Experience in Netherlands Leaves Internet Shocked Asking for emergency leave is what many professionals dread but it turned into a heartening moment for Indian expatriate Ashwini Thamke, who works in the Netherlands. When Thamke had to book a last-minute ticket to India due to a family medical emergency, […]
