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FlyDubai Cockpit Attack Investigation

A FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with an axe on an Israel-bound flight, prompting a terror investigation.

Photo: NBC News

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Oct 4: A FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with an axe on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, prompting a terror investigation.

Oct 5: Co-pilot assessed as acting alone, not state-directed

DIFFERENT FOCUS

NBC News and Axios emphasized Lone Wolf, Multi-Agency Probe; Fox News World emphasized Screening Failures, Radicalization Trail.

LEFT FOCUS

▸Early indications suggest the co-pilot was a lone wolf, not directed by a foreign government, per multiple U.S. officials. — NBC News
▸Israel's Mossad and Shin Bet agencies are also conducting their own investigations, an Israeli intelligence official said. — Axios

RIGHT FOCUS

▸Oman Air grounded the co-pilot in 2024 after discovering he had been visiting radical Islamic websites, according to a source. — Fox News World
▸A source told Fox News that FlyDubai did not check with Oman Air about the co-pilot before hiring him. — Fox News World

Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia

Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate as Egypt agrees to help defend the kingdom.

Left: Egypt joins Saudi Arabia's Houthi defense effort.

Right: Riyadh skyscraper sends workers home amid strikes.

Houthi missile and drone strikes disrupt business and daily life across Saudi Arabia in October 2026.

Left: Investor conference postponed; Egypt offers defense aid.

Right: Iconic Riyadh skyscraper evacuates amid drone fear.

Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was struck by an SUV outside her Wangaratta office in a deliberate attack.

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Monday: Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was critically injured when struck by a vehicle outside her office in rural Victoria.

Tuesday: Attack confirmed as deliberate by Prime Minister

Left: Nation stunned as MP reportedly loses leg.

Right: PM Albanese calls it a deliberate act.

Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery at Gemelli Hospital.

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Oct 11: Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday, October 11 that he will undergo surgery to remove an early-stage lung nodule.

Thursday: Pope diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgery

Sunday: Pope discharged four days post-surgery

Left: Surgeon says pope fit for Latin America tour.

Right: Operation confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, age 71.