Say Agency, the Moscow-based organiser, says Kanye West’s two October concerts in St Petersburg have been cancelled. Russian media reports that authorities made the decision and are reportedly investigating the organisers over alleged fraud.

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Investigators are examining events inside the cockpit of Flydubai flight FZ1073, bound for Israel, after the co-pilot stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar and tried to take control of the aircraft.

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The UAE’s chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the alleged attempted hijacking and possible crash of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. Authorities will examine whether terrorist intent, premeditation or accomplices were involved. Passengers subdued the copilot after he stabbed the captain and sent the plane into a steep dive; all passengers escaped with only minor injuries reported among those who intervened.

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Russian newspapers highlight an alleged attack aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and the US conclusion of its military mission in Iraq. On September 30, the pilot attacked a colleague and sent the aircraft into a dive before passengers and crew intervened, allowing it to land safely in Saudi Arabia. Analysts warn that evidence of an Iranian or pro-Iranian link could trigger renewed regional escalation.

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Indian captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by another pilot aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, forcing it to divert to Saudi Arabia. Injured but alert to the aircraft diving, Machchhar acted to help avert disaster. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him a “true hero”.

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The FlyDubai pilot is suspected of stabbing his copilot during the flight in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft. The incident has renewed attention on past deliberate crashes and near crashes involving on-duty or off-duty crew members.

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A Flydubai flight bound for Israel escaped disaster after its pilot was stabbed. Saudi and UAE authorities have only confirmed publicly that investigations are under way, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the copilot had been arrested.

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Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, was taken to hospital after two doses of pentobarbital failed to stop her heart. Her execution proceeded after the US Supreme Court overturned a last-minute stay. Human rights experts called the botched procedure evidence that the death penalty is inhumane, while the article reviews Pike’s murder conviction and legal arguments over her execution method.

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Abraham Bonowitz spoke at a Mercy protest against the death penalty at Tennessee’s State Capitol in Nashville on September 27, 2026.

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Christa Pike, convicted of killing a classmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection late Wednesday, prison officials said. The failed attempt was the state’s first effort to put a woman to death in 200 years, prompting the governor to order an outside review.

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Christa Pike, convicted of killing a schoolmate about three decades ago, survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection late Wednesday, prison officials said. The failure came as the state made its first attempt in two centuries to put a woman to death. Pike was taken for medical treatment, with her condition and possible next legal steps unclear.

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Tennessee failed to carry out the planned execution of Christa Pike, the only woman on the state’s death row, after two lethal injections on Wednesday. The development came after the Supreme Court had intervened to allow the execution to proceed.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee halted the execution of Christa Gail Pike after she remained breathing and snoring despite receiving two doses of lethal drugs. Pike was taken to hospital, while Lee ordered a comprehensive independent review and said scheduled executions would not proceed this year.

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Three diplomatic sources told Reuters that explosions were heard overnight in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said efforts to strengthen the country’s economic competitiveness would help sustain market confidence in the yen, in a recorded interview aired by Nippon Television on Thursday.

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A woman on Tennessee’s death row remains alive after officials attempted lethal injection twice. It was the state’s second botched execution this year, prompting the governor to halt all future executions.

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