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Netanyahu on alleged FlyDubai pilot stabbing: "I don't think it was a hijacking"
A FlyDubai flight headed for Israel made an emergency landing on Wednesday after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other. Tony Dokoupi
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The children dying in India's remote tribal heartland
At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.
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Experts say Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice this year
Experts say Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice this year, second-biggest annual loss, due to heat waves and less snow
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China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.
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US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead
The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before judges from an appeals court halted the execution.
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US judge approves settlement allowing Paramount to acquire Warner Bros
Mammoth deal has raised questions about corporate consolidation and editorial independence in media.
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Putin shows no sign of stopping the war as Russia doubles down on Ukraine
A foreign policy speech by the Russian president will be keenly watched, but all signs point to the full-scale invasion continuing.
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Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane
Passengers bravely rushed the cockpit to stop a co-pilot who had stabbed the pilot and was trying to crash a FlyDubai plane headed towards T
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France: Hundreds arrested as student protests escalate
Student protests have grown in scale and intensity, with violent clashes in some places leading to hundreds of arrests and dozens of injurie
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Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
Simple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study showsBird-shaped kites and a fl
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‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of LismoreTo the residents of t
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Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplie
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The Cockpit Stabbing and Terrifying Nosedive That Brought Chaos to Flight 1073
Passengers and crew rushed to subdue a pilot who stabbed his captain as they flew to Tel Aviv from Dubai.
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Japan Times 1926: Meiji Shrine baseball park opens
Also in the archives, the Lower House approves peace and security treaties and an SDF antiterrorism bill wins quick Diet passage.
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US Senate rejects bill targeting AI data centre electricity costs
Democrats criticise bill as lacking 'teeth' and push for mandatory measures to address soaring electricity bills.
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New questions over airline security after attack
Among the questions after today’s attack – how did a co-pilot get a forbidden weapon, potentially a knife, past airport security? NBC News’
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Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot
After passengers and crew overpowered the co-pilot, a second pair of pilots aboard the flight landed the jet safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
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Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery clears legal hurdle
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement clearing Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states challenged the
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U.K. accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
MI5 said more than 100 U.K.-based academics had contributed to projects funded by a group with "very strong ties" to Beijing intelligence.
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Hong Kong journalist arrested on sedition charge
Authorities detain media founder over Prince Edward station clash video, as press freedom groups voice concern.
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Russian drone crashes into Kyiv playground without exploding
A Russian attack drone crashed into a children’s playground in Kyiv, Ukraine without exploding.
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Gaza: NGO reports dire camp conditions, says Israel is moving 'Yellow Line'
The Danish Refugee Council alleges that Israel is employing "a policy of protracted displacement" in Gaza. It says the so-called "Yellow Lin
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Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit Nepal
A month after mass catastrophic flooding, around 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain.
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Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response
Mourners have gathered to bury a Congolese politician who was beaten to death after defending the government’s Ebola response
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