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'We are terrified but we want to get an education', say Yemeni schoolgirls
The BBC reports from a school in Taiz, Yemen, where children are determined to keep learning despite the vicious civil war.
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Iran war live: Trump says Tehran may have targeted UK with drone attack
Trump says Iran could face ‘devastating losses’ as US moves bombers from UK base
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Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street gains, oil price steadies
Asian shares are mixed and U.S. futures are higher after shares rose to near a record close on Wall Street
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What prompted the US bombers to leave RAF Fairford?
The mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.
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Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
Saudi-backed forces gave conflicting reports of whether they had also seized the port city of Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Iran war live: Trump’s forces have ‘fled’ 1,000km from Iran’s borders, says commander
Iran has said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz ‘until our seven conditions are met’
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Muslims in Bradford mark 100 years of London’s first purpose-built mosque
Muslims in Bradford have marked 100 years of London’s first purpose-built mosque and its service to communities across Britain.
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Air campaign against Houthis under way in Yemen, says Saudi-led coalition
Operation supported by 100 fighter jets said to have secured ‘air protection’ of Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targets
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Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen
Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territory
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Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe
Police and security agencies in multiple countries scramble to piece together background and intentions of Hamam al-Hammami
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A Saudi-led coalition says its fighter jets are bombing Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says an air campaign is underway against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline
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Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into airport, reports suggest
The Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports.
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Happy update for more than 80 dogs found in ‘squalid’ faeces-covered home
More than 80 dogs rescued from a “squalid” home in South Yorkshire have found new homes after being discovered living in appalling conditions. The 84 dogs, mostly Springer Spaniels, were rescued from a property in Tickhill, near Doncaster, in April 2025. RSPCA officers discovered many rooms in the house were covered from floor to ceiling in faeces and dirt several inches thick. All but one of the rescued dogs have now been rehomed. Social worker David Parkes, 61, had denied owning or having responsibility for the animals, but was found guilty of three animal welfare offences. His wife Delphine Parkes, 60, and son Sam Parkes, 28, who lived in the same house, both pleaded guilty to three animal welfare offences. All three defendants will be sentenced on 9 December at Doncaster Magistrates' Court.
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Saudi-backed Yemeni forces seize vital strait from Houthi rebels
Fighting has raged along several frontlines in Yemen for weeks after a dormant civil war erupted in a spillover from the US-Iran conflict
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Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news
Australian authorities are investigating an Omani FlyDubai co-pilot's time in Australia after he allegedly tried to seize an Israel-bound aircraft
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Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory
The announcement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly cut a vital supply route to besieged city of Taiz
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Iran-US war live: Tehran threatens to keep Hormuz shut until US meets conditions
Iran accused the US of ‘dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands’
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Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 5th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Polls close in Brazil as Lula and Bolsonaro remain neck and neck
If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.
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Australia police investigate FlyDubai co-pilot's links to the country
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination
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Major oil exporters agree to keep production steady in November
Seven major oil-exporting countries agreed Sunday to keep production steady in November at a time when the Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil above $100 a barrel
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Yemen government announces major operation to retake Houthi territory
The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
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WRC: Elfyn Evans becomes world champion after late Oliver Solberg crash
Five-time runner-up Elfyn Evans is world champion for the first time after rival Oliver Solberg crashes in the final moments of Rally Italia Sardegna.
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Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 4th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country
State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.
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Iran-US war live: Tehran threatens to keep Hormuz shut until US meets conditions
Iran accused the US of ‘dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands’
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FlyDubai co-pilot who used crash axe in ‘terror incident’ studied at UK university
Hammam al-Hammami, believed to be the perpetrator of the FlyDubai hijacking, was educated in the UK
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Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 4th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Indian pilot recounts FlyDubai cockpit horror: ‘Felt big blow to the back of my head’
Indian pilot is now recovering at a hospital in Abu Dhabi
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Israeli strike kills 1 Palestinian in Gaza, and other Mideast news
An Israeli strike on Sunday morning targeted a civilian vehicle in central Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 11 others, according to local health officials
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Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 4th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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FlyDubai co-pilot who used crash axe in ‘terror incident’ studied at UK university
Hammam al-Hammami, believed to be the perpetrator of the FlyDubai hijacking, was educated in the UK
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FlyDubai co-pilot who used crash axe in ‘terror incident’ studied at UK university
Hammam al-Hammami, believed to be the perpetrator of the FlyDubai hijacking, was educated in the UK
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Video. Latest news bulletin
Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 3rd, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Who are the mystery men who stepped in to keep the FlyDubai plane from crashing?
Three days have passed since FlyDubai attack but the two uniformed crew members who stepped in to stabilize and land the lane are still not publicly identified
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FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in 'terrorist' act
The FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed the Tel-Aviv bound flight is an Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami. He was barred from flying by Oman amid concerns he showed signs of extremist views. The incident threw the already hard-hit regional travel industry into crisis.
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Terror at 34,000ft: How ‘Israel’s 9/11’ was averted after midair stabbing
Passengers on Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv have been celebrated as heroes for preventing disaster. Maira Butt looks at how it all unfolded
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Israel flight live: FlyDubai co-pilot in ‘terror incident’ studied at UK university
The Omani national is said to have completed a distance learning course in aviation management at Buckinghamshire New University
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Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views
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Co-pilot in FlyDubai attack identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami – reports
The alleged attacker is an Omani national born in UAE to an Omani father and Syrian mother, according to reports
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Co-pilot in FlyDubai incident is identified as Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami
The co-pilot suspected of stabbing the captain on an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight has been identified as an Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami
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Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.
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Iran-US war live: Trump gives new reason for starting conflict
The US president has always said the ongoing conflict was launched to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
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Israel flight hijacking live: Netanyahu says ‘whoever sent him will pay heavy price’
The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv plunged approximately 13,000 feet in 30 seconds after the pilot lost control of the aircraft
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Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural gas pipeline – as it happened
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Israel plane attacker was banned from flying by Oman - report
The Omani co-pilot was arrested in Saudi Arabia where he is being interrogated
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G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat
The coordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
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Suicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack
Experts sceptical flydubai co-pilot’s only motivation was to end his own life and say key question is means of radicalisation
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Three reasons Middle East oil is nearly back to pre-Iran war levels
Experts say US military assistance, using shuttle tankers and pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz mean exports have rebounded.
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Israel flight hijacking live: New footage emerges after ‘pilot attacked with axe’
The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv plunged approximately 13,000 feet in 30 seconds after the pilot lost control of the aircraft
