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Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe
The UAE attorney general says the co-pilot of the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight attempted a "terrorist act" with the cockpit crash axe. The suspect, an Omani, had reportedly been removed by Oman Air over radical views; Australia and Israel are examining security failures.
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Brazil: Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in a neck-and-neck first round of the presidential election
More than 158 million Brazilians vote on Sunday. President Lula, 80, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son, are neck and neck in the polls, in a campaign shaped by relations with Donald Trump's United States.
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Ukraine: Russia strikes a second major bridge in Kyiv, Zelensky vows to target Russian refineries
After the South Bridge, Kyiv's North Bridge was hit on Saturday and Moscow urged foreigners to leave the capital. Zelensky announced stepped-up strikes on Russian refineries, while US-Russia talks reportedly include selling Lukoil assets to Trump allies.
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France: high school students call for an "act 3" on October 6 as the government promises replacement teachers and targets parents over damage
After a week of blockades and clashes, French high school organisations are calling for further protests on October 6. The education minister announced a plan to replace absent teachers, while the justice minister wants parents of minors involved to pay for the damage.
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Diesel: Washington presses Europe to tap its reserves and threatens to restrict exports
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is asking Europeans to release diesel "immediately" to bring prices down. According to Reuters, Washington threatened France and Germany with restrictions on US diesel exports. Brussels is warning against the move and convening member states as prices hit records.
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France: high school protests turn violent, nearly 2,000 arrests and more than 400 schools closed
What began as school blockades over run-down buildings turned into clashes, fires and nearly 2,000 arrests on Thursday. The government speaks of "urban violence" and blames LFI and the far left, which the party disputes. More than 400 schools are closed on Friday.
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Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: a pilot stabs his captain and the plane makes an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
Flydubai flight FZ1073, carrying more than 160 Israeli passengers, made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday after a pilot stabbed the captain. Israel calls it an attempted attack; passengers and a relief crew regained control of the aircraft. Flydubai has suspended its flights to Israel.
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At the White House, AI chiefs sign a "morally binding" pledge to regulate themselves
Donald Trump brought together the heads of Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and other AI groups at the White House on Tuesday, where they signed a voluntary accord: internal controls, an external auditor and a board committee. Trump rules out new laws and wants to rename AI "superintelligence".
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Starship reaches orbit for the first time and deploys 26 Starlink satellites before a shortened flight
On its fourteenth test, SpaceX's Starship reached orbit and deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites despite an engine shutting down early. Planned to last ten hours, the flight was cut short after about three hours without explanation. The milestone is key to NASA's Artemis moon programme and to making the rocket fully reusable.
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Five men arrested near RAF Fairford, a base used by US forces against Iran, on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
British police arrested five men near RAF Fairford after three suspicious vans were reported; army bomb-disposal experts examined the vehicles and 85 households were evacuated. London allows Washington to strike Iran from the base. According to the Daily Telegraph, an Iranian lead is among those being examined; police have not named anyone behind the plot.
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Aleksandar Vučić resigns as Serbia's president to run for prime minister in the snap election of 25 October
Barred from a third presidential term, Aleksandar Vučić resigned to lead his party's list in the 25 October snap election and seek the head of government. He faces the student movement born of the Novi Sad station disaster, which killed 16 people in 2024 and has been protesting against corruption for nearly two years. Ana Brnabić is acting president.
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