2026-10-01
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A Fly Dubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted
to Saudi Arabia after it plunged nearly 20,000 feet and issued a distress signal.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, said one pilot stabbed another
and attempted to crash the plane before passengers broke into the cockpit to subdue the assailant.
More than 170 people were on board.
Most were Israeli.
Authorities are investigating possible motives.
America's Federal Trade Commission, a consumer protection agency, opened an investigation into OpenAI,
Anthropic and other AI firms over the potential risks posed by their products.
The probe into AI comes after a spate of cases in which AI agents went rogue,
hacking into company and government databases.
Several industry bosses have called for a slowdown in the technology's development.
Andy Burnham, Britain's prime minister, said there were strong indications that Iran was involved in a suspected
terror plot last weekend at RAF Fairford, an airbase used by American strategic bombers in the Iran war.
He did not elaborate and said an investigation was ongoing.
Five men were arrested in connection with the incident but released on bail on Monday.
Iran has denied involvement.
The Federal Reserve's internal watchdog said it did not find evidence