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Today β€” 4 October 2026Main stream

Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot

The Omani co-pilot who officials said tried to crash the plane was said to have embraced extremist Islamist views.

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A replacement FlyDubai plane, carrying passengers who were on an aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, last week.

Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco as Yemen Conflict Escalates

By: Euan Ward
4 October 2026 at 10:45
The Iran-backed militia said it targeted an Aramco site in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, and fresh airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital, raising fears of a widening war.

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Flames at a facility belonging to the Saudi oil giant Aramco, south of Riyadh on Saturday.

Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?

4 October 2026 at 09:33
The co-pilot’s embrace of extreme Islamist views prompted Omani officials to scrutinize him, according to two people briefed on the investigation.

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Officials are working to uncover the motives of a pilot who attacked his colleague during a flight to Tel Aviv.

Who Owns the Moon?

4 October 2026 at 09:06
A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.

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The moon in April, visible from NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits

4 October 2026 at 09:02
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.

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The decision to bring the leaders of the G20 nations to Trump National Doral Miami in December offers a clear-cut example of how standards have changed in Mr. Trump’s second term.

Some Democrats, Scarred by 2024, Take a Harder Line on Trans Athletes

By: Tim Balk
4 October 2026 at 09:02
Democrats competing in historically conservative territory in the midterms are more aggressively responding to Republican attacks casting them as extreme.

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

4 October 2026 at 09:00
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flight in April.
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