An explosion has ripped through Venezuela’s second-largest oil refinery, causing it to suspend activities. Reuters reports that the fire at the Cardon facility in Punto Fijo, Falcón state, started in a gas line. The facility can process 300,000 barrels of oil per day when operational. Published On 7 Oct 20267 Oct 2026 Share Explosion shutters…

The Syrian embassy in Berlin has returned the passport of a citizen that the former Assad government seized 43 years ago. Adnan Wahoud, a mechanical engineer and inventor residing in Germany, says his passport was confiscated because he refused to cooperate with the former government. Published On 7 Oct 20267 Oct 2026 Share Syrian embassy…

The mountainous district is key to control of Mocha, the Red Sea port the Houthis seized last month. Forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government have launched an operation to capture a strategic mountainous district from the Houthis as part of a wider push to retake the Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait….

Turkiye’s first domestically produced electric SUV, the Togg T10X burst into flames at a charging station. No one was injured and the operator says the car was not charging when the fire started. EVs reportedly accounted for 52% of new car sales in Turkiye so far this year. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026…

Thousands of Argentina fans poured into Buenos Aires’ Monumental stadium ahead of Lionel Messi’s final international match. The World Cup-winning captain and Argentina’s all-time leading scorer is ending a 21-year international career, saying it’s time for a new generation. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026 Share Fans flood Buenos Aires ahead of Messi’s final…

Protesters rallied outside the US Embassy in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested over the killing of a 39-year-old woman in Okinawa. The angry demonstrations have revived calls to reduce the US military footprint on an island hosting about 70% of US military facilities in Japan. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026 Share…