Plummeting Israel flight like 'rollercoaster', says passenger

An aeroplane flying to Israel fell 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes before it was diverted.

Japan raises permanent residency fee by 20 times

The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan’s growing foreign population.

California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states

Gov Gavin Newsom called it a “long overdue measure to protect young Californians”.

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest

Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon’s annual Small World In Motion contest.

The AI telling farmers when to harvest

Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit Nepal

A month after mass catastrophic flooding, around 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain.

Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing

Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the “terrifying” moment the plane dropped.

Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster

Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.

UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped

Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.