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• Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and other Mideast developments

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  A fight erupted between the pilot and co-pilot on a commercial FlyDubai plane....
  
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• Trump calls Iraq war a ‘quagmire’ as US troops leave country

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Washington: The US military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting President Donald Trump to hail the conclusion of “a very expensive excursion into Hell.” The last US troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. Trump, in a social media post, described the withdrawal by a September 30 deadline as “orderly.” Appea
  
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• Tennessee woman in hospital after \u2018failed\u2019 execution

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Tennessee authorities “failed” to carry out the lethal injection execution of Christa Pike, who was hospitalised after witnesses reported she was still breathing despite receiving two lethal injections.The US Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution hours earlier, with three liberal justices arguing the Court was rushing to execute Pike before her legal challenges had run their course in lower courts.Pike’s lawyers had sought clemency on grounds of her young age and ment
  
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• Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after failed execution

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Washington, United States: Lawyers for Christa Pike said Wednesday night the state of Tennessee...
  
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• S. Korea's elderly population reaches 21.6 pct amid rapid population aging

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's elderly population reached 21.6 percent of the total population amid rapid population aging, statistical ministry data showed Thursday. The number of people aged 65 and older totaled...
  
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• Russians Turn to Street Choirs for Unity, Escapism, and Subtle Dissent

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  When 20-year-old Muscovite Artyom Allabut stumbled on videos of Russian street choirs,...
  
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• Radio waves coming from an alien planet may be a cosmic first

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
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• Plunged 14,000 feet in 29 secs: How stabbed Indian pilot averted flydubai crash

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
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• Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 9 civilians, Kabul says; Pakistan says only militants hit

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 9 women and children were...
  
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• No criminal wrongdoing in $2.5Bn Federal building renovation but it was mismanaged, watchdog finds

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  According to the findings,...
  
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• Nepal Telecom suffers over NPR 88 million in infrastructure damage in Bhotekoshi floods

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Nepal Telecom suffers over NPR 88 million in infrastructure damage in Bhotekoshi floods ......
  
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• Nancy Mace on OnlyFans? Republican lawmaker responds to internet buzz; says ‘subscribe right now…’

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Online buzz grew about...
  
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• Modi, Trump hail Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have praised Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar after he was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday, September 30. Machchhar was the captain of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was carrying 174 people from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. While the aircraft was flying over the region, it transmitted emergency signals before being diverted to Tabuk,
  
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• Japan Tightens Permanent Residency Rules: Higher Fees and Stricter Requirements for Foreigners

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Japan toughened on...
  
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• Israel-Dubai flight hijacking latest: Netanyahu names ‘true hero’ pilot who got stabbed

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
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• Iran behind flydubai co-pilot's stabbing attack, alleged crash attempt? Netanyahu vows to 'get to the root’

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  The host asked Benjamin...
  
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• Indian airline captain hailed as ‘hero’ after cockpit stabbing on Flydubai flight

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian airline captain was at the controls of a Flydubai flight Wednesday when a copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders. Capt. Smit Machchhar, who hails from India’s financial capital Mumbai, was seriously injured as passengers...
  
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• From textile engineering to cockpit hero: Indian pilot wins praise after flydubai drama

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar averted a crash after his co-pilot reportedly stabbed him mid-air, opening the cockpit door so passengers could overpower the attacker.He was hailed as a hero by the prime ministers of India and Israel, and is recovering in a Saudi hospital where the flight was diverted.The Mumbai native studied textile engineering before discovering aviation at 19, logging nearly 9 750 flying hours over a 15-year career. For Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero fo
  
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• Execution of woman in U.S. reportedly fails, death row convict taken to hospital

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Reporters said Christa Pike was still breathing and audibly snoring after being given lethal injection; she would be the first woman to die by lethal injection in Tennessee in 200 years ......
  
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• Engineer allegedly shot dead by in-laws claimed they abused him because he was transgender, court ...

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Jonathan McKinsey had claimed his parents-in-law punched and insulted him...
  
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• Christa Pike botched execution: What happens to Gary Sutton, scheduled to be put to death ...

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
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• 'Catastrophic' - Swiss glaciers lose 20% of their mass in five years

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20% of their mass in five years, experts have said, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record. Swiss glaciers saw 5.5% of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network found in a new study, published after a record hot summer preceded by a winter with little snowfall. "The glaciers this year have lost enormous quantities of ice," said GLAMOS c
  
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• Australian electric vehicle sales up 117 pct in first half of 2026: report

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicles accounted for more than a quarter of all new car sales in Australia in the first six months of 2026, according to new industry data. The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC)...
  
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• 9 best fruits to help reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease risk

  01-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Fruit is a friend to the heart, boosting its health by lowering some of the key risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Eating plenty of fruits may play a “major role” in preventing clogged arteries, which can lead to a heart attack, studies have found. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The soluble fiber in fruit can improve cholesterol, for example, says Dr. Annapoorna Kini, a cardiologist at the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York. “The Ameri
  
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• U.S. regulator launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI over AI safety

  01-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a broad investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) safety practices at Anthropic and...
  
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• Urgent: Traffic accident injures 6 in Russia's Vladivostok: media

  01-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  VLADIVOSTOK, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A...
  
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• This Is Something Trump Can’t Break

  01-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  The president’s effort to use tariffs to steer manufacturing back to the United States can only go so far. ......
  
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• This Head Start center teaches in two languages. A Trump overhaul would require one: English

  01-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  Head Start preschools are bracing for...
  
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• Think more rain means more river water? Not necessarily

  01-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  Some rivers are receiving more rain than before but have lower water flow, according to a study...
  
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• Tennessee governor orders outside investigation and halts executions after inmate survives lethal injection attempt

  01-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  Tennessee governor orders outside investigation and halts executions after inmate survives lethal injection attempt. ......
  
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