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By Peter Barabas & Jane Witherspoon & Toby Gregory in Dubai Published on 04/10/2026 – 11:37 GMT+2 The FlyDubai hero captain revealed new details of his fight to save the passengers aboard flight FZ1073 in an emotional telephone conversation with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, released by his office on Saturday evening. Captain Smit Machchhar told Netanyahu he felt he had “one more fight left” in him when in a critical state he reached for the cockpit door once again to save the 174 passengers and 6 crew members, while the co-pilot kept attacking him and putting the aircraft in a steep defence.…
Despite the decisive victory — far stronger than pre-election polling suggested — Kulbergs will still need to negotiate with other parties to form a majority government. Two partners in his outgoing coalition, the conservative National Alliance and center-right New Unity, cleared the 5% threshold and are set to return to parliament. They appear to have enough seats for a majority without the Union of Greens and Farmers, which fell below the threshold. That gives Kulbergs a solid path to another pro-Ukraine coalition without having to seek support from Šlesers’ Latvia First, an option that had loomed over the election campaign,…
Welcome back to Off the Record, after a hectic week in our newsroom. The Brussels media loves to talk about itself, but we prefer to speak with the newsmakers. This week, Euronews hosted its first defence summit -and it made news. That’s how I measure success and impact, and it’s the only metric I care about. Talking about yourself is fine, but making news is better. On stage, I sat down with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. I have covered the Dutchman for years, going back to his four terms as prime minister of the Netherlands, when he earned the…
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Published on 04/10/2026 – 8:40 GMT+2•Updated 9:42 This Sunday, 4 October, marks the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint. From this year, and for the first time since 1977, 4 October once again becomes a national holiday. To mark the occasion, the city of Assisi is celebrating this historic anniversary by exceptionally bringing together all of Italy’s Regions and provincial capital municipalities, with 18 Regions and just as many municipalities already represented. More than 3,000 pilgrims and tourists have arrived in the city to take part in the celebrations, which culminate in an…
Mehr als die Hälfte der jungen Wähler entscheidet sich bei jüngsten Landtagswahlen für Parteien, die der Ukraine-Unterstützung kritisch gegenüberstehen. Der Grund dafür liegt nicht nur in klassischen Debatten, sondern auf Plattformen wie TikTok, Instagram und X. Dort tobt längst ein massiver Informationskrieg, in dem ausländische Akteure und Algorithmen um die Deutungshoheit kämpfen. Marcel Bohnert, Oberstleutnant des Heeres der Bundeswehr, kennt diese hybride Kriegsführung aus nächster Nähe. Er analysiert, wie gezielte Desinformationskampagnen, Bot-Netzwerke und gefälschte Nachrichtenseiten die öffentliche Meinung in Deutschland manipulieren. Dabei wird deutlich, warum nicht-militärische Mittel in diesem Konflikt längst eine weitaus größere Rolle spielen als klassische Waffen. Im…
North Korea announced Saturday that it had test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile, claiming the weapon can manoeuvre in flight to evade missile defences in South Korea and Japan. The launch comes as tensions between the two Koreas run high over landmine explosions along their border. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said her brother oversaw the test. She called the missile “strategic”, a term that suggests it is meant to carry nuclear warheads. She also claimed it can alter its trajectory at low altitudes and has unspecified artificial intelligence capabilities, which she said would make…
Uruguay has taken the top spot in a new global retirement ranking, overtaking last year’s leader, Portugal. But Europe remains the most represented region, with six countries in the top ten. The Americas hold three places, while Mauritius ranks second. Global Citizen Solutions’ 2026 retirement index compares 46 retirement and passive-income residence programmes, assessing quality of life, travel freedom and routes to citizenship, taxation, application procedures and costs. Europe’s strengths lie in its high living standards, strong passports and routes to citizenship, although higher taxes weigh on its scores. Spain, Portugal, Latvia, Andorra, Italy and Greece all make the top…
Polls opened Sunday in Bosnia’s general election, where some 3.4 million voters are choosing the three members of the multi-ethnic presidency, national lawmakers, and leaders of the country’s two entities: the Muslim-majority Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska. The complex system of institutions was created by the US-brokered 1995 peace agreement to manage divisions among Muslim Bosniaks, Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats. Early reports show voting was delayed at several polling places due to problems with new digital voting technology, which was introduced to address earlier concerns about vote tampering. Polls close at 7 pm. local…
Competition by its nature leads to comparison but there is no title to play for in this piece. Instead, we’ve asked several Getty photographers to pick their favourite shots from the past five World Cup tournaments that best capture the beauty and emotion of effort, grace, victory and defeat. Argentina v France: Final – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 “This photo was taken at least 30 minutes after the main trophy lift. All the Argentina fans and photographers are waiting for Messi to go over to acknowledge the fans. All the Getty Images photographers had a loose plan of what…