Captain Smit Machchhar: The ‘hero’ India pilot who was stabbed on Israel-bound flight
Last year, Machchhar spoke about how he started flying and his experiences as a pilot on a podcast called Bona-Fide Banter. Aviation, he said, was «never a childhood dream». When he was around 19, he joined a management course, planning to work for his…
From Billie Eilish to Cardi B: Hassan Hajjaj on the stars who stepped into his colourful world – arts24
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life
An exiled Russian opposition figure living in the US says he was warned by American and Lithuanian security services that his life was in danger. Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov said he was one of two dissidents told to take precautions, which…
UK, France end ‘on in, one out’ Channel migrant exchange deal
A year-old deal between France and Britain to return migrants crossing the Channel illegally on small boats has come to an end, the UK interior ministry said Wednesday. The deal was agreed under former UK prime minister Keir Starmer last year in a bid to…
What happened in failed execution of Christa Pike – and what next?
The attempted execution of Pike was not the first in Tennessee in 2026 that did not go to plan. The execution of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, was postponed in May after staff were unable to find a…
Israel’s Netanyahu says co-pilot tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound plane – Press Review
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 1: A FlyDubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the pilot was stabbed by his co-pilot in what the Israeli media are calling a terror attack. The co-pilot was detained by off-duty pilots on board and passengers…
Addis Ababa explosions: Blasts heard in Ethiopia’s capital after drone flights banned
Explosions were heard overnight in Ethiopia’s capital, some in the area of the military headquarters in the west and another in the south of the city, residents and diplomatic sources say. The blasts came hours after drone flights were banned over…
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections
A Tennessee woman convicted of a murder three decades ago survived two lethal injection doses on Wednesday, marking the state’s second failed execution this year. Christa Pike, 50, had been set to become the first woman to be executed in the…
Cornell case spotlights ‘confusing’ web of systems for reporting campus assaults
Typically, after a student reports an assault on campus, the university’s Title IX office determines whether the alleged behaviour could constitute a violation of policy. Eventually, both parties attend a hearing with a panel of faculty members or…
Why are French students blocking their school entrances?
🇫🇷 🎒 🪧 High schoolers across #France continued to blockade their #schools on Thursday, trying to form a «blocus» at the entrances of their schools in #protest. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 625 people, mostly students, had been…