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Elon Musk warns Delta Air Lines CEO 'will lose his job' over Starlink snub

Bastian earlier defended Delta's decision to go with Amazon Leo, saying in a May interview with Bloomberg News that the service offered improved bandwidth at a much lower price point than Starlink

Heat deaths in western Europe top 34,600 during warmest summer ever

Spain saw its deadliest summer since records began in 2015, with 5,805 excess deaths attributable to heat between May 15 and Sept. 30, according to data

Deeply concerned: UN chief Guterres strongly condemns flydubai attack

The Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, carrying 174 people, including 27 children, made an emergency landing at Tabuk in northwest Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following an altercation in the cockpit

RTX recieves $24.4 billion US Navy missile deal to boost SM-6 output

RTX secured a five-year US Navy contract to accelerate production of SM-6 missiles as Washington seeks to replenish weapons stockpiles amid Iran war

FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar's path from nervous pilot to cockpit 'hero'

Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his copilot, opened the cockpit door after fighting back, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker and avert a crash

Nike plans more job cuts as turnaround sputters, expects steep revenue drop

The tepid forecast on Thursday underscored that Nike's challenges will likely persist for at least several more quarters - especially in China, where sales tumbled 26%

Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on fastest US flight yet

SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule's leaking fuel system

US sends thousands of troops to West Asia as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

Trump has threatened that a post-midterm election escalation - despite his initial promises to Americans of a campaign that would last a matter of weeks - remains a viable option

Russia will use all weapons in arsenal if territory attacked, says Putin

Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in the coming years, conducting military drills in the Baltic Sea, and seizing Russian vessels

Iran will be hit 'very hard' if behind Israel flight crash attempt: Trump

Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the FlyDubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack

Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini model

A Google employee familiar with model development said there is "large consensus" internally at the company that Gemini 4 is at the frontier

Iran bombing could ramp up after midterm elections: Donald Trump

Trump has indicated in recent weeks that he believed Iran was stalling on diplomatic talks until after the elections, in which his Republican Party faces a tough path to retain control of Congress.

US benchmark yield at its highest since 2002 amid rising oil prices

The 10-year yield was down about 5 basis points on the day at 5.24% after earlier climbing as high as 5.34%.

US Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has allowed a number of Trump's hardline immigration policies to go into effect.

US unemployment claims dip to 197,000, lowest since mid-July: Labour Dept

The Labour Department said Thursday that initial jobless claims ticked down to 197,000 from a revised 198,000 the week before

Who is Adam Back, the Bitcoin pioneer behind Blockstream and Liquid?

Adam Back, a British cryptographer and one of the early figures in Bitcoin's history, has come into focus as several businesses linked to him face severe scrutiny

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar stable after Flydubai flight cockpit attack

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said Machchhar had been admitted to a hospital in Tabuk city and currently is in stable condition

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face export ban

The warning marks an escalation of pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential diesel export ban to ​bring down US fuel prices ahead of November's midterm elections

Pakistan's solar boom is so widespread it is now part of wedding dowries

Rising grid tariffs, TikTok-driven popularisation and the affordability of Chinese solar systems have driven Pakistan's solar boom to such an extent that panels are now being used as wedding dowries

Elon Musk to help Pentagon identify weapons, tech for future wars

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead the "Project Meridian" alongside Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich