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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight

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3 October 2026 at 00:15
By: David M. Halbfinger， Natan Odenheimer， Adam Rasgon， Johnatan Reiss and Aaron Boxerman
A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.

A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks

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2 October 2026 at 19:12
By: Michael Levenson
Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try to hide their mental health issues, experts said.

In the United States, pilots undergo a criminal history check as well as a threat assessment to see if they have ever been flagged as a “person of interest” in federal law enforcement databases.

Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?

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2 October 2026 at 16:53
By: Karla Adam
After the co-pilot stabbed the captain, two pilots who were seated in the cabin intervened alongside passengers and safely landed the Boeing 737 in Saudi Arabia.

A FlyDubai plane carried passengers to Tel Aviv on Wednesday after a midair cockpit attack on their earlier flight. Two other pilots who were seated in the cabin safely landed that plane.

Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

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2 October 2026 at 12:16
By: Pragati K.B.
Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership

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5 August 2026 at 18:38
By: Robert Jimison
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has engaged in a public campaign to appear less reliant on U.S. military aid as President Trump urges allies to contribute more meaningfully to their own defense.

Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect

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5 August 2026 at 18:00
By: Dustin Volz
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

A water treatment plant in Georgia earlier this year. Officials have long warned that the nation’s roughly 150,000 water treatment systems are relatively easy targets for hackers.

Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz

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5 August 2026 at 17:08
By: Yeganeh Torbati and Sanam Mahoozi
The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.

Ships in the Gulf of Oman last month.

Israel Strikes Lebanon After Accusing Hezbollah of Cease-Fire Violation

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5 August 2026 at 15:53
By: Adam Rasgon
At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.

New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast

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3 August 2026 at 00:15
By: Katie Rogers
Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.

President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Sunday. He said that talks with Iran would begin on Monday and that there could be a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

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1 August 2026 at 09:02
By: Linda Qiu
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a dignified transfer last month for Army soldiers killed while deployed to Jordan last month.

How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer

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1 August 2026 at 09:02
By: Anton Troianovski， Ken Bensinger and Constant Méheut
Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara last month.

In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear

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1 August 2026 at 09:01
By: Steven Erlanger
With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

A banner in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar featuring the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of the U.S.-Iran war.

Trump and Netanyahu May Be at Odds Again Over Gaza Plan

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31 July 2026 at 23:05
By: Michael Crowley
President Trump’s announcement came at a difficult point in his relationship with the Israeli leader over their war against Iran.

President Trump dismissed concerns about a plan for disarming Hamas proposed by the Board of Peace yet also tempered expectations.

Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack, Despite Initial Investigation

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31 July 2026 at 19:48
By: Chris Cameron
President Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on the state’s own water systems. Investigators believe Iran is likely responsible.

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said President Trump’s attempt to blame him for the cyberattack “further illustrates there’s no plan to win a war with Iran.”

Dubai Migrant Worker Layoffs Reveal Costs of Middle East War

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17 July 2026 at 09:00
By: Anjana Sankar and Vivian Nereim
The Persian Gulf city attracted migrant workers with the promise of opportunity. Many now say the war has brought job losses and salary cuts.

The Satwa area of Dubai in April. Migrant workers in the city have faced job losses or cuts since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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