School protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages are spreading across France. Officials say hundreds of people, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured. The demonstrations began in Paris last week and have since reached Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, where teenagers have blockaded schools for days.

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High school students across France continued blocking school entrances on Thursday as part of protest actions. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 625 people, mostly students, had been detained during attempts on Wednesday and described the movement as expanding. The report examines what the students are demanding.

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Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and four others died when a private helicopter crashed near Marondera, east of Harare. Officials said there were no survivors, while investigators examined the site and the cause remained under inquiry.

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Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, were among six people killed when a helicopter crashed near Marondera, east of Harare. Police said there were no survivors, while the cause remained unknown and an investigation was under way. Chivayo was known for his lavish lifestyle, political connections and lucrative government contracts, and had denied wrongdoing allegations.

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Yaniv Hayun is being hailed as a hero in Israel after he and three other Israeli passengers subdued the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, who had stabbed the captain. Hayun then pulled up the aircraft’s steering control to help right the jet, saying he knew what to do after watching a television show.

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An Indian airline captain is being hailed as a hero after thwarting what appeared to be an attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight.

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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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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the FlyDubai pilot who tried to crash a Boeing 737 carrying 174 passengers, most of them from Israel, was Omani. The claim raises questions about how the pilot passed strict security screening and was authorized to fly.

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The U.A.E. prosecutor general has ordered an investigation into an incident aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the state news agency reported Thursday. The flight was diverted and landed in Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit.

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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot reportedly attacked the captain. Israeli officials said one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash the plane. The UAE has opened an investigation, while the alleged attacker’s motive, qualifications and fitness to fly remain unclear.

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The UAE’s chief prosecutor has opened an investigation into a cockpit altercation on Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, and landed safely. Investigators will examine the motives and whether the incident involved terrorist activity or intent, prior planning or direction. The co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft, while passengers helped restrain him and stabilise the plane. Flydubai has suspended Israel flights.

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Passengers describe a horrifying flight bound for Israel involving a stabbing, an emergency alert and a terrifying plunge in mid-air.

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A Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after its co-pilot stabbed the pilot in an incident Israeli media have described as a terror attack. The co-pilot was detained by off-duty pilots and passengers on board, and the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia.

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Young students from China and abroad practise tai chi and kung fu in the Wudang Mountains, where Taoist philosophy influences both martial arts and everyday life.

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Estonia has banned Russian and Belarusian grain from transiting its territory, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. He accused Russia of attacking Ukrainian ports and blocking Ukraine’s grain exports while seeking alternative routes for its own grain, saying Estonia would not provide one.

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