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A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee is in critical condition and receiving “life-saving care,” her lawyer said on Thursday. In an extraordinary chain of events, Christa Pike, 50, was whisked from a prison execution chamber to a hospital on Wednesday night, still alive despite two deadly doses of pentobarbital. “What we have been told is that she is in critical condition, receiving life-saving care,” Randy Spivey said in a virtual news conference on Thursday afternoon, declining to provide further details. He urged Governor Bill Lee, who had…

The FlyDubai captain hailed for helping prevent a disaster during an in-flight attack has spoken from his hospital bed about the moments he fought to regain control of the cockpit. Capt. Smit Machchhar was seriously injured after his co-pilot attacked him as the aircraft began a steep descent. Despite his wounds, he managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene. The flight was then diverted and landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Machchhar recalled the moment he realised he had to get back up.

Published on 02/10/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 In the Grésivaudan Valley near Grenoble, sometimes dubbed the “Silicon Valley of the Alps”, millions of highly sophisticated silicon wafers are produced every year. They come from Soitec, a French company little known to the general public, but a world leader in advanced substrates for the semiconductor industry. Founded 33 years ago around an invention developed at French technological research institute CEA-Leti, Soitec started with just a dozen or so people. Today, it employs more than 2,000 and holds more than 4,700 active patents worldwide, with production facilities in France and Singapore. “Our roots…

A wind turbine in eastern Germany has reached a height of 365 metres, making it the world’s tallest, according to its developer, Gicon. Aerial footage shows the structure towering over the surrounding landscape, with workers visible near the top. The turbine stands in Schipkau, Brandenburg, and is now Germany’s second-highest structure, just three metres shorter than Berlin’s TV Tower. Its height allows it to reach stronger and more consistent winds, potentially producing more electricity than nearby turbines. The project has been in development for a decade and is expected to begin operating in November.

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of ripping up the rulebook of armed conflict by sanctioning massive attacks on civilian areas, an accusation the Kremlin has rejected. The grinding conflict, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has largely focused on ground fighting in the east, with Kyiv mostly spared from the devastation wrought near the frontline. But Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city should now be on a war footing. “The capital is in a very dramatic situation,” he posted on Telegram. “It’s no longer possible to pretend that we can live now…

The Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen’s Houthis of striking a power station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, a claim the Iran-backed group denied. The alleged attack came as fighting intensified in Yemen, where forces of the internationally recognised government said they carried out attacks on Houthi targets and witnesses heard explosions in the Houthi-held capital Sana’a. The Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday a drone struck Medina’s Taibah electricity distribution station, which provides power to the Prophet’s Mosque. Medina, the burial place of the Prophet Mohammed and home to the Prophet’s Mosque, is one of Islam’s holiest cities…

Two underage migrants were injured in a knife attack on Thursday during a fight in the La Marina area of Ceuta, in a new outbreak of violence amid the migration emergency gripping the city. The National Police intervened after the incident and emergency health services treated the two youths, who had cuts around their ankles. The incident comes as Ceuta struggles with the impact of the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants and with the difficulties of providing accommodation for those who remain in the city. Health alert at Trampolín beach Ceuta’s Department of Health has also warned of…

The nail-biter poll is being “very closely” watched by US President Donald Trump, who has championed Latin America’s swing to the right in recent elections. Washington suspended consular services in Brasilia over “security concerns,” and Australia closed its embassy for the same reason. Neither gave details. Pressure from Trump has loomed large over a campaign dominated by scandals and insults that has done little to ease Brazil’s deep political polarization. Edinho Silva, president of Lula’s Workers’ Party (PT), told journalists that the US closing its consulates “makes absolutely no sense. It is one of the ways Trump has to vie…

Pedro Sánchez enters a period of reflection. The Prime Minister will use this weekend to decide whether to bring forward the general election after Congress on Friday threw out two housing decrees put forward by his Socialist government. The parliamentary defeat leaves the government facing a new scenario and Sánchez having to decide on the future of the legislature. According to government sources cited by several national media outlets, the prime minister will, over the coming days, consider whether to call elections before the end of the year. Hours before the votes, the government had played down that possibility and…

A reopened investigation into an alleged sexual assault at Cornell University is putting fresh attention on how US universities respond to reports of sexual violence. The case centres on an incident at the Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, in October 2024. A 20-year-old Cornell student alleges that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members. The allegations have resurfaced after the woman filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell, the fraternity and the men involved. She argues that the university did not do enough to protect her or hold those accused accountable. The lawsuit has also…