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Jagtar Singh Johal freed on bail after nine years in Indian prison
Scottish Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been released on bail in India after spending nine years in prison over alleged terror offences.
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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar attacked aboard Israel-bound Flydubai flight
Capt Smit Machchhar was attacked by another pilot while travelling on a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, according to the supplied report.
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Students react to rape investigation linked to Cornell fraternity house
Students in Washington have expressed shock after allegations by a woman who says she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house in 2024 becam...
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Plane bound for Israel drops 17,000ft before diversion
An aircraft travelling to Israel descended 17,000ft in less than two minutes before being diverted, with a passenger describing the experience as like...
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Two people killed after vehicle hits pedestrians at First Nations event in Canada
Two people have died after a vehicle struck four pedestrians taking part in a First Nations event in British Columbia, Canada. Police said the driver...
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Japan increases residency fee for foreign nationals twenty-fold
Japan has raised the residency fee paid by foreign nationals as part of wider immigration policy changes aimed at managing the country’s growing forei...
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Pilot stabbed by fellow pilot on Israel-bound plane, PM says
An Israeli prime minister said a pilot was stabbed by another pilot aboard a plane travelling to Israel. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker befo...
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Putin gives no indication Russia will stop war in Ukraine
A forthcoming foreign policy speech by Vladimir Putin is being closely watched, but the available indications suggest Russia’s full-scale invasion of...
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Passengers credited with preventing possible hijacking on flight to Israel
Newspaper front pages have focused on passengers who helped stop a possible hijacking aboard a flight bound for Israel. No further details about the f...
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Around 30 die in Nepal landslides and heavy rain after flooding
About 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain in Nepal in the month since catastrophic flooding, while trekkers have been evacuated from moun...
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US Supreme Court allows Christa Pike execution to proceed
The US Supreme Court has allowed the scheduled lethal-injection execution of Christa Pike to go ahead after an appeals court temporarily halted it ear...
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Passenger says he restrained attacker after stabbing on Israel-bound flight
A Flydubai passenger described placing an attacker in a chokehold after a stabbing in the cockpit, while other passengers recalled the aircraft sudden...
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Passengers scream as Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight loses altitude
Passengers were heard screaming after a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight reportedly lost altitude. They said the incident followed the stabbing of a pilot, al...
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Shaken passengers arrive at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport
Passengers from a Flydubai flight arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, with travellers described as shaken and emotional.
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Passenger tells Israeli prime minister how he helped stop attacker
A passenger has described pulling the controls of a plane after it plummeted during an attack, while explaining to Israel’s prime minister how he help...
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Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound Flydubai flight
Passengers have described a stabbing on a Flydubai flight travelling to Israel and filmed the moments immediately afterwards.
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Couple rescued after sperm whale destroys yacht off New Zealand
Jeremy and Gemma Cooper have described their relief after being rescued when their yacht collided with a sperm whale 500 miles off New Zealand.
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Russia carries out largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since spring
At least six people have been killed and 33 injured in overnight attacks across Ukraine, according to local authorities. The strikes were described as...
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China disputes claim that 32kg object in Papua New Guinea was an artillery shell
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Indian national killed as two helicopters collide near Everest base camp
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Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia
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Church official says more than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia
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At least 10 villagers killed and shops looted in northeast Nigeria
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