The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off Nantucket for a Gulfstream jet carrying six people that lost contact with flight controllers Saturday morning while flying from Bermuda to Boston.

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Contacts between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin help guarantee the stable development of China-Russia relations, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said. China welcomes Putin’s participation in the informal APEC leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen in November and will work with Russia for fruitful results during APEC China Year.

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Thousands of people are continuing protests across Spain after Congress rejected government measures addressing the housing crisis. The demonstrations grew after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted when she could not afford a rent increase, prompting demands for affordable rentals. The government’s defeat has raised questions about an early general election, due next summer.

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Protests are taking place across Spain after parliament rejected the minority government’s emergency housing measures. Around 50 marches were planned in cities including Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona, with demonstrators demanding lower rents, an end to evictions and restrictions on investment funds buying residential property. The defeat has also fuelled speculation that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez could call an early election.

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Tigray People's Liberation Front rebels were leaving Mekelle, the regional capital in northern Ethiopia, on Saturday, according to local reports. The TPLF has fought federal forces and pro-government militias since September 23 and attacked neighbouring states, prompting fears of a return to an all-out civil war like the one from 2020 to 2022.

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Multiple media reports identify the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking captain Smit Machchhar on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight as Omani citizen Hamam al-Hammami. Reports say Oman had barred him from flying over alleged extremist views, but officials have not confirmed his identity or beliefs. Investigators are examining his motive and whether he acted alone or had extremist links.

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Investigators probing a near-catastrophic flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv said the FlyDubai co-pilot attempted “a terrorist operation” by assaulting the captain with a crash axe in the cockpit.

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The UAE prosecutor general says a Flydubai co-pilot attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe while trying to seize control of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight carrying more than 170 people. The aircraft dropped over 17,000ft before passengers and crew subdued the attacker and landed safely. The injured captain, Smit Machchhar, is reported stable as investigations continue.

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UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi classified the incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, as a terrorist attack. Investigators found that the co-pilot who struck the captain with a cockpit crash axe had planned such an attack and then tried to take control of the aircraft. The investigation remains ongoing.

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UAE investigators say the Flydubai co-pilot had been planning what they described as a “terrorist act.”

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The UAE’s top prosecutor said a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with an “axe” in what he described as a “terrorist” attempt. Investigators are examining the circumstances, motives and any related connections.

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South Korean golfer Tom Kim won the Asian Games title by three strokes after finishing 18 under par, securing an exemption from the country’s mandatory military service. Asian Games champions receive the exemption but must still complete basic training lasting less than a month.

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry has again urged foreign nationals, including diplomatic mission personnel, not to remain in or travel to Ukraine. It said Russian forces would continue systematic strikes on military facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and that anyone ignoring the warning would bear full responsibility for possible adverse consequences.

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Two Iranian men have been charged in the UK with terror offenses over an alleged plan to attack Manchester’s Jewish community on the eve of Yom Kippur. The case is the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in the country.

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British authorities have charged Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan with allegedly preparing or assisting a terrorist act in Manchester on or before Yom Kippur. Police say they tried to obtain equipment for an improvised explosive device, conducted reconnaissance of possible targets and may have been in contact with someone in Iran. The alleged plot was disrupted.

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An analysis says attitudes toward the death penalty have changed since Christa Pike was convicted, while politicians’ use of the issue has not.

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Tennessee is facing criticism after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The state carries out relatively few executions but has experienced more errors than states with higher execution rates.

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Ethiopian pro-government forces say they have recaptured the airport in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray. Flights to Tigray had previously been cancelled amid fighting between the TPLF and ENDF.

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A militia allied with Ethiopia’s federal government said it had recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, an opposition stronghold.

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Pakistan says it summoned India’s charge d’affaires to lodge a strong protest after Indian Border Security Force personnel killed two Pakistani civilians in the Bedian sector. One other person was reportedly wounded. Islamabad rejected claims that the victims were infiltrators and called for an immediate, transparent and credible investigation.

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