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Benjamin Netanyahu
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21 Oct 1949
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Israel's Prime Minister
A plane carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the UAE, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Lod, Israel, on September 30. Photo: Reuters
Passengers inside the rerouted Flydubai flight FZ 1073 ahead of its departure to Tel Aviv from Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Flydubai plane attack: co-pilot was banned from flying over extremist views

The UAE has cancelled all flights to Israel, complicating travel for hundreds of passengers who fly between the countries on a typical day.

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Middle East

Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls Flydubai cockpit attack

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump vows to hit Iran ‘very hard’ if linked to Flydubai cockpit attack

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US-China relations

Xi has left Washington, but remains in Trump’s photos on White House walls

Different photographs show China’s president with Trump, while an embassy display highlights their meetings and calls for cooperation.

US President Donald Trump points out a framed photograph of the two leaders shaking hands on the wall of the White House in Washington to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Handout
Middle East

Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of Flydubai flight to Israel

The suspect, an Omani citizen, is under arrest and Saudi authorities are working with countries, including Israel, to determine a motive.

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India

Indian pride swells as Flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as hero

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Smit Machchhar for unlocking the cockpit door to avert a crash after his co-pilot’s attack.

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Aviation accidents

Netanyahu hails Indian pilot and passengers for averting Flydubai crash

Israeli premier praises pilot Smit Machchhar’s ‘extraordinary bravery’ after co-pilot allegedly tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound jet.

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The replacement Flydubai flight at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport after bringing passengers home from Saudi Arabia. Photo: EPA
Middle East

Passengers foil bid to crash Israel-bound flight after co-pilot stabs captain

Heroic struggle halts mid-air plunge on Flydubai jet before emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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Middle East

Letters | Why Lebanon is crucial to Iran’s negotiations with the US

Readers discuss a development in the conflict in the Middle East, Hong Kong golfers’ success, and the death of Chinese musician.

Middle East

Israel files security complaint after TV station reports Netanyahu’s secret UAE visit

Prime minister’s office accuses broadcaster of endangering lives as Abu Dhabi later confirms high-level talks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Netanyahu makes unannounced visit to UAE, meets Gulf state’s president

Reported visit comes with the Middle East still gripped by the Israel-US war launched against Iran in February.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly in New York last week. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK arrests 5 on suspicion of terror plot near airbase used by US forces

Police investigate potential link to a foreign state after three suspicious vehicles prompt evacuations outside RAF Fairford.

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas leader says Israel to use ‘blood’ of Palestinians as fuel for election

Khalil al-Hayya also said Hamas was ready to engage with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to ‘achieve genuine unity’.

US-China relations

Why Xi Jinping skipped the UN after his Trump summit

China touts multilateralism and growing soft power even as Beijing gives greater weight to its relationship with Washington.

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Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng addresses the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest

Police detain Oscar winner and fellow activists blocking traffic near the UN ahead of diplomatic speech.

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Actor Susan Sarandon being detained in New York City. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Iran conflict

UK foreign secretary warns Iran against hostile activity on British soil

Ed Miliband presses Tehran over domestic security and demands release of couple held in Evin prison.

Middle East

Netanyahu blasts critics at UN, dismissing Gaza genocide accusations

Israeli prime minister denounces walkout delegates as ‘moral cowards’ during a fiery address defending the war against Iran.

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Israel-Gaza war

‘We will learn even in a tent’: Gaza children return to in-person schools

The move is a fragile milestone; the conflict with Israel has killed around 22,000 youngsters and over 770 education workers.

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Palestinian children attend their first day of the new school year at a UN school in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

Donald Trump

US prepares sanctions against the ICC: sources

Trump administration readies entity-wide measures that could severely disrupt tribunal’s war crimes probes.

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Israel-Gaza war

Rapper Macklemore’s US$1 million pledge highlights Palestinian suffering

‘There are children dying every single day’: non-profit leaders have welcomed both money and renewed public awareness.

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Palestinian children line up on the first day of the new academic year at a UN-run school in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo:
Israel-Gaza war

Israel prepared to ‘finish job’ in Gaza and remove Palestinians, minister says

Israel Katz says the IDF is prepared to resume fighting, eliminate Hamas and implement ‘the migration plan’.

Palestinian children play volleyball amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

‘Doing a North Korea’? Why the Middle East could be entering a new nuclear age

A Saudi-US nuclear pact and further attacks on Iran could prompt Tehran to withdraw from the non-proliferation treaty, analysts warn.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israeli army chief orders legal review of award-winning Gaza war film

Israeli-made Gaza documentary makes waves after winning the Venice special jury prize.

War and conflict

My Take | US-Israeli failure to bomb Iran into submission was preordained

From Nazi Germany to Vietnam, history is rich with examples of countries that simply refuse to surrender to bombing.

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A billboard depicting US President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz”, in Tehran, Iran, on August 24. Photo: AP
Middle East

Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in Lebanon, triggering tremor

USGS records 4.1 magnitude tremor after a massive blast on the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge.

Explosions light up the night sky over southern Lebanon as Israeli forces destroy Hezbollah tunnels on September 10. Photo: Israeli military via AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Israeli film on AI-backed Gaza killings gets 25-minute ovation

Oscar-winning directors premiere ‘NAZA’, featuring military whistle-blowers detailing automated target selection.

Britain

UK, France, Canada block imports from Israeli West Bank settlements

Foreign Minister Ed Miliband says Britain refuses to be ‘bystanders to further suffering and to the destruction of the two-state solution’.

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