Noontime News Recap: Flydubai cockpit attack, Ukraine fighting and global tensions dominate noon brief

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the captain said he was attacked in the cockpit by his co pilot, with the aircraft later landing safely and the pilot describing the moment in detail.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia said a drone hit an electricity distribution station in Medina that supplies power to the Prophet's Mosque, while the Houthis denied carrying out the attack.  🔗 Jordan is also being urged to consider its response as a former interior minister warned that the West Bank situation is moving beyond isolated security measures into a broader escalation.  🔗

Russia and Ukraine remain locked in heavy fighting, with Kyiv saying Russian forces suffered their highest monthly casualties of 2026 in September and that combat continues around Lyman in the east.  🔗 At the same time, Vladimir Putin renewed his warning that Russia could use all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if Kaliningrad or other Russian territory were threatened, as NATO drills continue.  🔗

In Europe, counter terrorism police in the UK arrested a sixth suspect in the inquiry into a security incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.  🔗 In France, high school protests have spread further, with about 400 schools expected to close as the movement widens and fires are reported at some sites.  🔗

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Across the wider economy and energy picture, EU energy officials are holding emergency talks over a standoff with the United States about diesel prices and the possible use of strategic reserves.  🔗 In the UK, ministers moved to calm fears of a diesel shortage after Donald Trump threatened to cut off US exports, saying supplies remain stable.  🔗

In Asia, Malaysia has deported nearly 1,500 Myanmar refugees as raids and detentions against refugees and migrants intensify.  🔗 Separately, the United States delivered two F 16V Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan after months of delay, a move that comes amid renewed concern on the island over Washington's commitment.  🔗

In the Americas, Brazil's presidential race has tightened further as Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro traded attacks in the final days before Sunday's vote.  🔗 In the United States, a federal judge in Miami struck down a law used to criminalise voting by noncitizens, ruling it unconstitutional and narrowing a federal prosecution route.  🔗

Also in Washington, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has created a new Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs that will report directly to him.  🔗

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