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Investigators Say Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned Attempt To Crash Flight
Investigators said the co-pilot of an Israel-bound Flydubai flight attacked the other pilot and attempted to bring down the aircraft, prompting the flight to divert. The UAE’s attorney general said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel had planned a “terrorist act” and used the cockpit’s emergency axe to attack the captain, the official UAE…
Argentina Introduces Investment Scheme Offering Residency Passports
Argentina has launched a new investment-for-passport programme aimed at attracting foreign capital, as the country seeks to boost investment after recording the lowest foreign direct investment among major Latin American economies in 2025. Argentina’s President Javier Milei speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September…
Flydubai Pilot Says He Opened Cockpit Door During Mid-Air Altercation
The pilot of a Flydubai Boeing 737 carrying 174 passengers to Tel Aviv said he opened the cockpit door during an altercation to protect his life and that of a passenger. This handout photograph released by the Israel’s Foreign Ministry on September 30, 2026 shows Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, the captain of flydubai flight FZ…
UK Gen Z Workers Turn Away From Pensions As Living Costs Rise
Rising living costs are prompting a growing number of younger UK workers to opt out of workplace pension schemes, as they prioritise meeting immediate financial pressures over long-term retirement savings. Young workers in the UK are increasingly opting out of workplace pension schemes as rising living costs force them to prioritise immediate financial needs over…
France Shuts Nearly 400 High Schools Amid Student Protests
Nearly 400 high schools in France have been shut as students protest long school hours and poor conditions, disrupting classes and drawing attention to concerns over the country’s education system. A protestor stands next to the fire of a burning barrier as students take part in a blockading action outside the secondary school Le Corbusier,…
Trump Threatens Tough Response If Iran Linked To Flydubai Attack
US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran could face a severe response if it is found to have been involved in the Flydubai incident, after passengers helped prevent a potential disaster and the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben…
UK Swears In New Attorney General, Solicitor General
The United Kingdom has sworn in Ellie Reeves KC MP as Attorney General and Andy Slaughter MP as Solicitor General at a ceremony held at the Royal Courts of Justice. The two senior Law Officers were sworn into their roles on Thursday, October 1, 2026, following their appointments in July, according to a statement published…
Medical Helicopter Crash in California Leaves Two Dead
A medical helicopter crash in California has killed two people, months after a separate REACH helicopter accident on a California highway critically injured all three people aboard, with one later dying from her injuries. File photo of the US flag. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) A medical helicopter crashed into the sea off the…
UK-Backed Mars Rover Set to Drill Beneath Surface in Search for Signs of Life
The Rosalind Franklin rover is scheduled to launch in 2028 and land on Mars in 2030, where it will drill up to two metres below the surface to analyse samples for possible evidence of past or present life. ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter analyses the Martian atmosphere. Credit: ESA A UK-backed Mars rover is set to…
South Africa Summons US Ambassador Bozell Over ‘Undiplomatic Conduct’
South Africa has summoned US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III for the third time in nine months, with the foreign affairs ministry seeking an explanation over what it described as “undiplomatic conduct” amid strained relations between Pretoria and Washington. FILES: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP) Conservative envoy Brent Bozell…
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