A FlyDubai flight heading to Israel faced a midair emergency when one pilot stabbed another, causing the plane to drop thousands of feet before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Passengers and crew regained control, and all aboard survived. Authorities from multiple countries are investigating the incident.
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The FlyDubai flight left the United Arab Emirates on September 30, bound for Tel Aviv, Israel.
During the flight, one pilot stabbed the other, leading to a rapid loss of altitude of over 17,000 feet.
Emergency signals were triggered on the plane, causing Israel to send fighter jets to intercept it.
The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, where the assailant pilot was arrested.
Passengers helped regain control of the aircraft by breaking into the cockpit and assisting crew members.
Both pilots were treated for injuries after landing.
The airline has temporarily suspended flights to and from Israel while investigations continue.
The exact motive, how the weapon got aboard, and details of the cockpit struggle remain unclear.
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President Donald Trump said he asked U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to review a report by the Inspector General. The report cleared Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of any criminal wrongdoing related to changes at the central bank.
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President Trump publicly stated he asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to study an Inspector General report.
The report found no criminal wrongdoing by Jerome Powell regarding Federal Reserve changes.
Jerome Powell is the current Chair of the Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank.
The Inspector General’s office is an independent watchdog that investigates government agencies.
Attorney General Todd Blanche leads the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for law enforcement.
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A new injection given twice a year could change how HIV is prevented. However, there are big questions about who can get this drug because of issues with public funding, drug costs, and the power of pharmaceutical companies.
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The injection is given twice a year to help prevent HIV infection.
It is considered one of the most advanced HIV prevention methods.
Access to the injection is a major concern worldwide.
Public money and funding for global health are limited.
Pharmaceutical companies have strong influence over drug prices and availability.
There is a fight over how to make the injection affordable and accessible in different countries.
The issue highlights larger problems about health funding and drug pricing.
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Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania used artificial intelligence (AI) to study dog barks. They found that dogs’ barks contain patterns that can indicate different emotional states like happiness, anger, crying, and loneliness.
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Scientists analyzed recordings of German shepherd dogs' barks.
AI and machine learning helped identify emotional states from sound patterns.
The study focused on four emotions: happiness, anger, crying, and loneliness.
Angry barks were identified with the highest accuracy by the AI.
Researchers say barks may also communicate information about the situation, not just emotions.
Understanding dog communication requires looking at the sound, the context, and responses from other animals.
The AI cannot yet translate barks into specific messages like "I'm hungry."
Future technology might detect changes in a dog's normal barking patterns to indicate stress or discomfort.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies about possible safety problems in their AI products. This comes as AI firms agreed to self-regulate their technology in a pledge with President Trump, but concerns about safety and security remain.
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The FTC is looking into whether AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have taken enough safety measures for their AI models.
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is demanding documents and testimony from AI company executives.
The investigation started before OpenAI revealed a security breach involving its AI models impacting Hugging Face’s systems.
OpenAI paused the release of its new AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, due to poor safety test results.
AI companies recently signed a voluntary agreement with President Trump at the White House to regulate their AI development themselves.
Florida’s attorney general requested a court order against OpenAI, citing insufficient safety precautions.
A public interest law group has sued OpenAI over the security breach, accusing the company of unfair business practices that could harm the public.
Reports indicate AI firms and researchers found tens of thousands of possible security incidents with AI systems.
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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv suddenly dropped thousands of feet near the Jordanian border on September 30, 2026. Passengers described the experience as very frightening, like a rollercoaster ride without any turbulence.
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The flight was Flydubai FZ 1073 traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
The rapid altitude drop happened close to the Jordanian border.
Passengers felt a quick and severe fall similar to a rollercoaster.
There was no visible turbulence despite the sudden dive.
The incident occurred on September 30, 2026.
Passengers reported the event as scary and unusual.
The cause of the drop was not detailed in the available information.
Flydubai is an airline based in the United Arab Emirates.
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South Korea will invest up to $200 billion in U.S. energy projects, including a natural gas pipeline in Alaska, a gas plant in Texas, and eight new nuclear power plants. President Donald Trump announced the plan during a speech in the White House.
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South Korea plans to invest up to $200 billion in U.S. energy infrastructure.
The investment includes a natural gas pipeline located in Alaska.
A natural gas plant in Texas is part of the $200 billion plan.
Eight new nuclear power plants will be built across the United States.
President Donald Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office.
The projects aim to increase U.S. energy production and infrastructure.
This investment represents one of the largest foreign investments in U.S. energy.
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Dame Esther Rantzen, a well-known British TV presenter and charity founder, has died at 86. She was famous for hosting the BBC show That's Life! and for starting the Childline charity for children and the Silver Line for elderly people. She had lung cancer and campaigned for laws to allow assisted dying.
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Dame Esther Rantzen hosted the BBC show That's Life! from 1973 to 1994, reaching up to 20 million viewers.
She founded Childline in 1986, a counseling service for children and young people.
In 2013, she launched Silver Line to support elderly people experiencing loneliness.
Dame Esther revealed in 2023 that she had lung cancer and planned to use Dignitas, a Swiss assisted dying clinic.
She said she became too fragile to travel to Dignitas and called for legal changes to allow assisted dying in the UK.
Daughter of a TV producer, she worked her way up from sound effects assistant to producer and presenter.
She was made a dame in 2015 for her services to children and older people.
She was known for mixing serious investigations with lighter stories on That's Life!, including famous moments like reuniting Holocaust survivors.
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Senator Rand Paul blocked a move to quickly pass the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill meant to protect children online. The bill’s sponsors, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn, wanted to pass it without a formal vote.
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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is designed to protect children on the internet.
It targets social media companies, holding them responsible for harms to kids.
Senators Richard Blumenthal (Democrat) and Marsha Blackburn (Republican) support the bill.
Senator Rand Paul (Republican) blocked the attempt to pass it by unanimous consent.
Passing by unanimous consent means approving a bill quickly if no one objects.
This bill has been discussed for some time as a way to improve online safety for children.
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The U.S. Justice Department has filed a complaint against seven federal judges in Minnesota for speaking publicly about challenges during President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts. The judges say they acted properly, and a court spokesperson agrees they followed ethical rules.
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The complaint targets seven federal judges in Minnesota.
The judges spoke to The New York Times about pressure from immigration cases during Operation Metro Surge.
Operation Metro Surge was a crackdown that led to thousands of arrests in the Minneapolis-St Paul area from December to February.
The Justice Department says judges crossed ethical lines and showed bias against the Trump administration.
Attorney General Todd Blanche asked the judges to step aside from cases involving the Department of Homeland Security.
The judges and Minnesota’s federal court spokesperson say their comments were allowed under judicial ethics rules.
Judge Patrick Schiltz noted the government failed to follow many court orders and said ICE is not above the law.
The complaint is part of ongoing tensions between President Trump’s administration and the courts over immigration policies.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to reduce the number of generals and admirals by 20%. He criticized diversity initiatives in the military and announced new partnerships with conservative-leaning schools, while dismissing reports of low troop morale.
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Pete Hegseth plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals in the US military.
He stated that the military will no longer tolerate what he described as "woke" culture or weak performers.
Hegseth denied reports of low morale and highlighted high retention rates on the USS Abraham Lincoln despite a long deployment.
The USS Abraham Lincoln crew was deployed for 286 days, longer than planned, amid tensions with Iran.
Hegseth announced a Pentagon project involving Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to study the future of warfare.
He criticized Ivy League and liberal arts colleges for promoting diversity initiatives, calling them "woke factories."
The Pentagon will partner with schools like Liberty University and Hillsdale College known for conservative values.
Hegseth is a graduate of Harvard and Princeton, yet criticized those and other Ivy League schools.
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Thomas Kennedy, an Argentinian-American immigration advocate, sued the U.S. government after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents searched his phone without a warrant at Miami International Airport. He says the agents copied data from his phone because of his political work on immigrant rights and is now asking the government to delete this information.
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Kennedy was stopped at Miami International Airport and his bags and phone were searched by CBP agents.
He was pressured to hand over his phone, with threats that the interrogation would last longer if he refused.
The agents kept his phone for about 45 minutes and likely copied data from it.
Kennedy believes he was targeted because of his activism and work with immigrant rights groups.
CBP can search electronic devices at the border without a warrant, based on the “border exception” to the Fourth Amendment.
CBP states these searches are rare, with only 55,318 device searches out of over 419 million travelers in 2025 (about 0.0013%).
Kennedy is asking the government to delete the copied data from his phone.
CBP’s website says they can copy data if they suspect it contains evidence of law violations or relates to immigration and customs enforcement.
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) found that about one-quarter of large companies in Australia paid no income tax in 2024-25, often due to reporting losses or claiming expenses. Meanwhile, a new program called Thriving Kids started, offering early services to young children with mild developmental delays and autism, replacing part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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Around 27% of big companies (earning over $100 million) reported paying zero tax in 2024-25.
Many companies said they paid no tax because their expenses were higher than their income.
Some large companies like Optus and Adani routinely pay no tax by citing investments and costs.
In total, 4,299 big companies paid $87.5 billion in tax, mainly from the mining industry.
The ATO is focusing on making sure digital businesses and data centers pay their fair share of tax.
The new Thriving Kids program began for children under nine with mild developmental delays or autism.
Thriving Kids will gradually replace the NDIS for these children by 2028 and does not require a formal diagnosis.
Queensland is the only state not participating in the Thriving Kids program so far.
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Pete Hegseth announced that Elon Musk will co-lead a U.S. government project called Project Meridian, which will study the future of warfare using new technology. The project will last 120 days and aims to provide public recommendations on how the military can stay ahead in advanced technologies and new battle environments.
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Elon Musk will co-lead Project Meridian, a U.S. defense initiative on the future of warfare technology.
The project also involves Palmer Luckey, CEO of defense tech company Anduril, and Newt Gingrich, former House Speaker.
Project Meridian aims to identify technologies that will give the U.S. military a technological advantage in future battlefields.
The project will investigate new warfare environments such as underground areas and the moon.
It will last 120 days and end with an unclassified public report.
Musk’s previous government role was leading the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), which faced criticism and was controversial.
Musk and Luckey’s companies have current defense contracts, linking them closely to military technology development.
Gingrich was a member of the defense policy board during President Trump’s first term but left after President Biden took office.
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Senators from both parties have agreed on a new bill to speed up the approval process for energy and infrastructure projects. This bill aims to reduce long delays and help meet the growing demand for electricity, especially from new data centers used for artificial intelligence (AI).
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The bill is bipartisan, meaning it has support from both political parties in the Senate.
It focuses on speeding up permits for new energy and infrastructure projects.
Current permit approvals often take many years, causing delays.
The demand for electricity is rising due to more data centers supporting AI technology.
The bill requires data centers to pay for the extra electricity they use.
It proposes changes to a major environmental law that currently slows energy project approvals.
The goal is to make it easier and faster to start big energy projects.
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A replacement Flydubai plane arrived in Tel Aviv carrying passengers from a flight where a pilot was stabbed. At Ben Gurion Airport, crowds and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted the passengers and the person who helped stop the attacker.
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A pilot was stabbed on a Flydubai flight before landing in Tel Aviv.
A replacement Flydubai aircraft transported the passengers to Tel Aviv.
Crowds welcomed the arriving passengers at Ben Gurion Airport.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the passenger who helped stop the attacker.
The incident happened on a flight arriving in Israel.
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Passengers on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stopped a pilot who stabbed the other pilot and tried to disable the plane. They subdued the attacker, helped regain control of the aircraft, and the flight landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
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The flight dropped 17,000 feet in less than two minutes after the attack began.
One pilot stabbed the other and tried to damage the plane's instruments.
Passengers, including Yaniv Hayun, entered the cockpit and put the attacker in a chokehold.
Additional pilots in the passenger area took control to help land the plane.
The plane landed safely at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia before passengers returned to Tel Aviv.
The stabbed pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, is stable in hospital.
The attacker was arrested and is being questioned by Saudi authorities.
Israeli officials called the event an attempted jihadist terror attack but have not provided further details.
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Several American politicians were named to Time magazine’s 2024 Time100 Next list, which highlights influential young leaders. The list includes Senators Katie Britt and Andy Kim, Representatives Jake Auchincloss and Maxwell Frost, and James Blair, a former White House deputy chief of staff.
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Time100 Next is an annual list of rising influential leaders.
Senator Katie Britt represents Alabama and is a Republican.
Senator Andy Kim represents New Jersey and is a Democrat.
Representative Jake Auchincloss represents Massachusetts and is a Democrat.
Representative Maxwell Frost represents Florida and is a Democrat.
James Blair was a deputy chief of staff in the White House.
The list recognizes political figures who are gaining influence in U.S. politics.
The individuals listed are considered rising stars in their fields.
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Researchers at Georgia Tech developed a new system called SWANS that lets implants in the body communicate by sending signals through body tissue instead of using radio waves. This method uses electric pulses and small implants to share information quickly and with less power than current Bluetooth-based systems.
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Most implants today use radio signals like Bluetooth to communicate, but these drain battery power quickly and don’t travel well through body tissue.
SWANS sends signals through body tissue using electric pulses, inspired by how nerves communicate with ions in the body.
The system includes a wearable hub, a patch with microneedles, and many tiny injectable implants that can sense or act on signals.
The implants respond only to specific signal strengths and durations, so they can distinguish themselves among many signals.
The wearable hub controls the implants and has enough power to keep the small implants simple and energy-efficient.
Implants can be as small as those injected by syringe, avoiding the need for surgery.
This technology could allow multiple implants to work together inside the body for better health monitoring or treatment.
Each implant’s settings need to be adjusted for each person and placement in the body to work properly.
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A gas pipeline exploded in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, causing a large fire and cutting off gas supply to three power plants. This has made electricity shortages worse, and the cause of the explosion is still unknown.
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The explosion happened in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus.
Three power plants—Deir Ali, al-Nasiriyah, and Tishreen—stopped working due to a lack of gas.
The fire from the explosion is still burning.
Authorities have not yet found out what caused the explosion.
Teams are working to fix the problems caused by the blast.
Syria’s gas network had two other explosions in the last six weeks, believed to be sabotage.
No group has said they were responsible for any of the explosions.
Recent fuel price increases have led to public protests in Syria.
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