Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, the governor says.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says prisons commissioner Frank Strada will resign after death-row inmate Christa Pike survived a botched execution on Wednesday. Pike survived two lethal injections and remains in critical condition in hospital while her lawyers seek to commute her sentence.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Saturday that the head of the state’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike.

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Tennessee’s prison system chief is resigning following the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday.

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Attacks on bridges in Kyiv could weaken their supporting structures and force authorities to close them indefinitely, creating what The New York Times called a “logistical nightmare” for Kyiv and Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck bridges over the Dnieper used by Ukrainian forces to move supplies and troops.

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Russian attacks in Ukraine have killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, disrupting traffic for a third consecutive day.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says a Russian airstrike hit the Northern Bridge across the Dnipro, damaging its road surface and trolleybus wires and blocking traffic toward the right bank. No casualties were reported. The strike followed repeated drone attacks on the Southern Bridge that caused major traffic disruption.

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Russian forces hit Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on October 3, damaging its road surface and overhead trolleybus power lines, prompting a partial traffic closure, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The strikes followed at least three drone attacks on the Southern Bridge on October 1 and 2, which damaged several structures and led to its full closure.

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Russian forces struck Kyiv’s Severny road bridge over the Dnieper River overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry claimed the bridge is used by Ukraine’s armed forces to move troops and deliver military cargo, adding that Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and vessels serving the military are continuing.

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Russia has struck a second bridge in Kyiv in two days, targeting crossings over the Dnipro. Traffic on the Northern Bridge is blocked after jet-powered drones forced the Southern Bridge to close, disrupting two of the eight crossings linking the city’s two sides.

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David Robinson, who wrote safety reports for OpenAI’s major model releases, resigned this week and criticized the company’s culture in an Atlantic editorial. He argues that AI labs need humility and nuclear-level safeguards, including layered redundancy and careful planning, rather than relying only on new rules.

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The UAE prosecutor general said the flydubai co-pilot attacked the pilot in the cockpit with a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft, describing it as an attempted “terrorist” act.

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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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Two Iranian nationals appeared at a London court on Saturday, accused of conspiring to carry out terrorism involving a homemade bomb against the Jewish community in northern England. Prosecutors allege they acted at the direction of a figure believed to be based in Iran.

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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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A Flydubai aircraft flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv has remained at Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Airport for a fourth day after making an emergency landing on September 30 following an onboard personnel incident. Passengers continued to Tel Aviv on another plane, while the aircraft’s return will depend on the investigation. The UAE prosecutor general is investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.

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The co-pilot accused of attacking Capt. Smit Machchhar on a Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai flight has been identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami. Authorities say he used the cockpit crash axe, incapacitating the captain and sending the plane into a plunge before passengers took control. A source says Oman Air had barred him over concerns about extremist views. Investigators are examining whether he acted alone or had extremist links.

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The UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked the captain with an axe on a flight bound for Tel Aviv in what it called a “terrorist” act. Oman had barred him from flying over concerns that he showed extremist views, and the incident pushed the already battered regional travel industry into crisis.

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The headline refers to French school protests, but the accompanying text describes an incident on FlyDubai flight 1073. Eyewitnesses reportedly saw the co-pilot attempt to kill the pilot and destroy cockpit controls, sending the plane down more than 14,000 feet in 30 seconds. Despite repeated stabbing, Captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door, enabling passengers to overpower the suspect and regain control. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they had prevented a 9/11-style catastrophe.

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The United Arab Emirates says a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash axe in what it described as a “terrorist attack,” while the flight carrying 182 people nearly crashed.

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The Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about radical ideological views. Two other pilots took control and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination and intended to crash the plane.

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With four weeks remaining before Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their prospects of retaining the majority are disappearing. They have begun concentrating on ways to contain the scale of a possible Democratic wave.

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An AP-NORC poll finds voters deeply dissatisfied with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack confidence that either party can solve the country’s problems.

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Moscow says the Russian Armed Forces will continue carrying out massive retaliatory strikes against Ukraine and urges diplomats and foreign nationals to leave.

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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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Brazil’s first-round presidential election on Sunday pits Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro, rather than the former president himself. Less charismatic than his father, Flavio is portrayed as equally radical in the family’s ideology.

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Brazil votes Sunday in a closely fought presidential race between leftwing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of staging a coup. Analysts say the result could determine whether Brazil remains a regional counterweight to Donald Trump or joins a more closely aligned rightwing bloc.

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