Pilot fight forces Israel-bound Flydubai flight to make emergency landing in Saudi Arabia

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept 30 – A Flydubai passenger flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to divert to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an altercation broke out between members of the cockpit crew, according to Israeli and regional officials familiar with the incident. The aircraft, carrying dozens of Israeli passengers, landed safely … Read more

US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 – The United States is preparing to complete the withdrawal of its remaining military forces from Iraq, bringing an end to more than two decades of American military involvement in a country that became one of the most consequential battlefields of the post-9/11 era. US forces are expected to leave their last … Read more

Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue after new, troubling incidents

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 28 – Nvidia has introduced a new security platform designed to keep increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence agents within controlled limits, as a series of recent incidents involving AI systems independently carrying out cyberattacks has intensified concerns over how much freedom such technology should be given. The chipmaker announced the Open Agent Safety … Read more

Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton

NEW YORK, Sep 28 – Taylor Swift added another record to her already extensive collection of MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, becoming the most-awarded artist in the ceremony’s history while using one of the night’s biggest moments to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton. Swift received the inaugural Artist Director Honors, an award … Read more

Northeast coastal communities face fresh flooding as powerful storm sweeps region again

BOSTON, Sep 27 – A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the northeastern United States on Sunday, sending seawater into coastal neighborhoods, knocking out electricity for tens of thousands of customers and disrupting air travel from New Jersey to New England. The slow-moving storm brought another round of flooding to communities that had already been hit … Read more

Five men arrested near RAF Fairford as UK police investigate major incident

FAIRFORD, England, Sep 27 – British police arrested five men near a U.S.-used military air base in southwestern England on Sunday after authorities received an early-morning report about three suspicious vehicles heading toward the installation, prompting a major security operation, the evacuation of dozens of homes and the deployment of bomb disposal experts. Counter Terrorism … Read more

Iran awaits US response after WSJ reports Trump rejected 7-day peace proposal

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 – Iran was waiting Saturday for a formal response from Washington after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and halting fighting across the wider Middle East. The proposal, presented by Iranian officials during the United … Read more

Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives – and little sign of progress

WASHINGTON, Sep 25 – Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his three-day state visit to Washington on Friday with plans for two more meetings with President Donald Trump before the end of the year, giving the leaders of the world’s two largest economies several more opportunities to manage a relationship marked by trade disputes, technology competition … Read more

Trump and Xi project friendship as Taiwan, Iran, trade and AI tensions remain unresolved

WASHINGTON, Sep 24 – President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House on Thursday for high-stakes talks aimed at managing one of the most consequential relationships in the world, as Washington and Beijing remain divided over trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and the war in Iran. The meeting was wrapped in … Read more

Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, reporters still blocked

WASHINGTON, Sep 24 – A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, ordering the administration to restore the news organizations’ press credentials while the court considers their legal challenge. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued the temporary restraining order early Thursday after hearing … Read more