‘I was not going to let others die’ – pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.
US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.
Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack
He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.
OpenAI fires workers for ‘mishandling sensitive information’
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.
Japan’s first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list
Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.
South Korean President Lee warns of ‘measures’ against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology – CNBC
- South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology CNBC
- Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row bbc.com
- South Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Koreans Reuters
- Row between Ukraine, South Korea mounts over North Korean POWs Al Jazeera
- South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer CNN
Staff fears grow that BBC will shut its Three and Scotland channels next week
Redundancy process suggests home of Gavin and Stacey and Fleabag could go online-only again in £500m cuts push
The BBC has started a redundancy process in its TV and streaming division, heightening staff fears that Matt Brittin will announce the closure of the poorly performing BBC Three and BBC Scotland channels next week.
The corporation’s director general, who has repeatedly said that linear TV and radio services may have to shut as audiences move online, is expected to inform staff on Wednesday of the latest stage of a plan to save £500m and shed up to 2,000 jobs.
Continue reading...Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead – The Washington Post
- Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead The Washington Post
- Trump ‘diverts Ukraine aid for Nato countries to Latin American allies’ The Telegraph
- Shaheen, Meeks Denounce Trump Administration’s Unlawful FMF Reprogramming foreign.senate.gov
- WP: The USA will send resources intended for Ukraine to Latin America EADaily
- Meeks, Shaheen Denounce Trump Administration's Unlawful FMF Reprogramming House.gov
Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have ‘significant’ child safety gaps
Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.
Tennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition
Independent inquiry ordered after failed execution of Pike, who was convicted of 1994 murder
Tennessee’s governor on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbing” that his state botched the execution of a death row prisoner who remained alive and snoring 40 minutes after receiving a double dose of the lethal drug that should have quickly killed her.
Bill Lee, a Republican, has suspended all executions in the state until at least the end of the year and ordered an independent inquiry after Wednesday night’s failed attempt to put to death Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder, at the execution chamber in Nashville.
Continue reading...A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe – The New York Times
‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
Speculation that Flávio Bolsonaro will try to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of position could become deciding factor in run-up to Sunday
A row of Biblical proportions has erupted in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, with the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, emerging as an unlikely kingmaker in the deadlocked race.
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the two frontrunners – the leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his far-right challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro – are level in the polls.
Continue reading...‘An amazing ride’: SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record, and that created further history with the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule’s leaking fuel system. Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but skies cleared enough to allow a safe liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 11.10am (1510 GMT).
Continue reading...Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
NY’s governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation
The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move – Al Jazeera
- Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move Al Jazeera
- Drones Strike Ethiopia’s Capital as Country Severs Ties with Eritrea WSJ
- Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as Tigray conflict escalates bbc.com
- Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate AP News
- Eritrea says it is severing all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia Reuters
What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike – and what next?
The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more than half the continent seared by “very strong” heat stress that felt hotter than 38C.
Surface air temperatures in western Europe from June to August were 2.5C above the recent decadal average, according to an update from the EU’s Copernicus climate monitoring service on Friday, while milder but still deadly heat across the rest of the continent made the summer Europe’s third hottest on record.
Continue reading...Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash
Officials in Wyoming had called notion to host game in Grand Teton national park ‘deeply unwelcome’
Major League Baseball (MLB) leadership is no longer considering holding a game inside a national park, according to a letter commissioner Robert Manfred sent to officials in Teton county, Wyoming, on Thursday in what could be the league’s biggest swing-and-a-miss off the diamond.
On 26 September, the Washington Post reported that MLB had reached out to the White House about staging a one-day game at Grand Teton national park in Wyoming. Teton county describes itself as a “a year-round resort community” and sits within the Jackson Hole valley. It’s also a habitat for grizzly bears, osprey, bison and more.
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