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FlyDubai co-pilot who attacked Capt Machchhar, identified as Hamam Alhamami

Al Arabiya English and CNN reported that the Omani co-pilot had faced concerns over alleged radical views before joining Flydubai and is now facing a terrorism investigation in the UAE

US court blocks Trump admin's border wall project in Texas' Big Bend region

A US judge temporarily halted construction of border walls and related infra in Big Bend region, backing landowners, businesses and environmentalists challenging the Trump admin's $46 bn security plan

FlyDubai incident: Co-pilot was barred by Oman over alleged extremist views

The co-pilot, accused of nearly crashing a Tel Aviv-bound flight carrying 182 people, was hired by FlyDubai after Oman barred him over extremist views, raising questions about aviation security

5 Indians rescued after Kuwait-flagged tanker hit by projectile in Hormuz

The Indian Embassy in Oman coordinated the rescue of five Indian nationals aboard the crude oil tanker MT Kazimah III after it was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz

Oil falls $2 as Europe agrees to release diesel reserves after Trump push

Brent fell 1.76 per cent to $100.50 a barrel and WTI dropped 2.18 per cent to $90.85 after European countries agreed to release additional diesel stockpiles

India-US trade deal is not imminent yet, says USTR Jamieson Greer

USTR Jamieson Greer says both sides have identified the sticking points and are working diligently towards an agreement, with another leaders' call likely soon

Galactic Nobel? International Space Station contender for Peace Prize

The International Space Station is among the names in focus ahead of the October 9 Nobel Peace Prize announcement, alongside political leaders and humanitarian groups

Anthropic warns govt actions could hurt revenue, customer relationships

Anthropic's IPO prospectus says government actions and attitudes towards the AI company could cause revenue losses, business disruptions and reputational harm

US Fed may skip October rate hike as labour market cools more than expected

US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below expectations, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 per cent, weakening the case for an October rate hike

Donald Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as new US AI czar: Report

Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation's top spy; his appointment would mark a shift from Trump's first AI czar, venture capitalist David Sacks

Yemen hits 20 Houthi targets as US deploys another carrier to West Asia

Fighting intensifies in Yemen's Taiz province as the US deploys another aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines amid heightened tensions with Iran

September LNG shipments via Hormuz hit highest since start of US-Iran war

A total of 19 LNG cargoes were shipped through the key waterway in September, made up of 13 from Qatar and ‌six from the United Arab Emirates, S&P Global Energy said

G7 to release 100 mn barrels of diesel, other reserves through IEA

Co-ordinated release, including a frontloaded diesel supply, aims to stabilise global energy markets

Thai Airways board fires CEO Chai Eamsiri after Bangkok flood disruption

Chai said he wasn't given a reason for the decision but believed the board wanted to review shortcomings in his handling of the flood-related disruption

10 years after Brexit vote, Britain weighs a 'possible' return to the EU

10 years after Britain voted to leave the EU, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said a future referendum on rejoining the bloc is possible. Here's what a Brexit reversal could mean for the UK

FlyDubai cockpit attack puts aviation security under fresh scrutiny

The alleged stabbing of a pilot by his co-pilot has raised questions over crew vetting, cockpit security and how authorities respond to in-flight emergencies

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

Russia-Nato tensions: Why Kaliningrad matters and may become a flashpoint

Wedged between Poland and Lithuania, Kaliningrad hosts key Russian military infrastructure and is central to rising tensions between Moscow and Nato

Tariff policies bringing factories, jobs back to America, says Trump

Trump cited the expansion of truck manufacturing as proof that his trade measures are yielding results

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano spawns two new islands after eruption

The formations, discovered following a 25-hour eruption in early September, sit hundreds of meters off opposite sides of Anak Krakatau - one to the northwest and the other to the southeast