Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news – AP News

  1. Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news  AP News
  2. Alleged Flydubai hijacker likely wanted to target Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, sources say  CNN
  3. Multiple Security Failures Allowed FlyDubai Pilot Into Cockpit  WSJ
  4. Hero passenger on FlyDubai flight: "I decided that we are going to survive"  CBS News
  5. FlyDubai Co-Pilot Was Failed Student at Australia University  Bloomberg.com
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Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen

Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territory

Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab al-Mandab strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said on Monday.

The officials said forces allied with the internationally recognized government have retaken the crucial town of Dhubab just north of the strait. They also captured the towns of Bab and Hadeid, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. Witnesses said they saw government tanks and forces entering the towns.

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CIA report warns of civil conflict and ‘collapse’ in Israel: Report – Middle East Eye

  1. CIA report warns of civil conflict and 'collapse' in Israel: Report  Middle East Eye
  2. CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse  Drop Site News
  3. Secret Intelligence Report: Israel Nearing Internal Explosion and Collapse  جريدة القدس
  4. Daily_Brief: #CIA 'Red Cell' assessment warns of internal fractures in #Israel ahead of October elections  Addis Standard
  5. Israel at risk of civil war or state collapse, warns US | It referred to Israel's Gaza, Iran, Lebanon wars | Inshorts  Inshorts
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Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge

Experts say strength of evangelical church and perception that Lula is too old also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election win

On Sunday night, as the scale of the far-right triumph in Brazil sank in, an adapted football chant rang out in one of Rio’s most leftwing areas.

“Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa!” crestfallen progressives bellowed while drowning their sorrows after witnessing an excruciating election setback for their leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police and Old Bailey over Epstein raids

Former prince to challenge whether Thames Valley force and central criminal court of England and Wales acted lawfully over searches relating to his arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking action against Thames Valley police and the central criminal court to challenge the legality of search warrants that led to his arrest this year, a judicial spokesperson has said.

A private high court hearing is scheduled to take place before Mr Justice Hilliard on Thursday to determine whether documents related to the former Duke of York’s call for a judicial review can be made public, with Thames Valley police and the central criminal court of England and Wales in opposition.

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Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states

PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice says

About 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink Gatorade have been voluntarily recalled across 37 US states due to their having “undeclared” food dye, according to an official federal notice.

The varieties of the drink involved in the notice include 28oz bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lime Zero, Orange and Gatorade Orange Zero, the notice said. Gatorade’s manufacturer – the soda giant PepsiCo – initiated its recall on 25 September, said the advisory, which was posted on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s website.

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Florida high schooler and one other killed in school bus rollover crash

Authorities say crash in Winter Haven involved three vehicles, including bus filled with dozens of high schoolers

A high school student and one other person were killed in a crash that caused a school bus to flip over on to its roof in central Florida early on Monday, according to authorities.

About 26 students traveling on the public school bus involved in the crash were taken to the hospital, the Polk county sheriff’s office said in a statement posted to Facebook. The bus had 39 occupants: 37 high school students, the bus driver and the driver’s daughter, officials said.

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UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure

Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements

The UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week.

This could mean as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark the lowest point in British-Israeli diplomatic relations since the formation of the state of Israel.

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Soldiers badly wounded in Iranian drone strike say military’s medical system failed them – Anchorage Daily News

  1. Soldiers badly wounded in Iranian drone strike say military’s medical system failed them  Anchorage Daily News
  2. Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike  AP News
  3. Wounded US service members reveal shocking medical neglect after Iran drone attack  The Independent
  4. Soldier awarded Purple Heart from drone attack in first days of war  Task & Purpose
  5. AP News Summary at 2:26 p.m. EDT  Marietta Daily Journal
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Activist in ‘Noah’s Ark’ search vows to rewrite evolution narrative – Newsweek

  1. Activist in 'Noah's Ark' search vows to rewrite evolution narrative  Newsweek
  2. Noah's Ark mystery enters new phase as researchers probe deep beneath site  Fox News
  3. Man Convinced He’s Found Noah’s Ark Delivers Message For Critics  cbn.com
  4. Noah’s Ark? Researchers claim radar scan reveals 'man-made' structure at Turkey site  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Was Noah’s Ark—and the Flood—Based on a Real Ancient Disaster?  History.com
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Katz: IDF has killed two-thirds of Oct. 7 perpetrators, will eliminate remaining 2,000 – The Times of Israel

  1. Katz: IDF has killed two-thirds of Oct. 7 perpetrators, will eliminate remaining 2,000  The Times of Israel
  2. IDF chief honors officer whose Hamas invasion warnings were ignored by her superiors  The Times of Israel
  3. Israel threatens to make Gazans pay 'heavy price' for any Hamas attack during October 7 anniversary  Le Monde.fr
  4. Israel must be ready for any threat, no matter how unthinkable it may seem - editorial  The Jerusalem Post
  5. US Withdraws Bombers From Britain Over Suspected Iranian-backed Plot | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
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