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I have pain in my head; it's hurting — Moneycontrol
Co-pilot allegedly attacks captain mid-flight on flydubai route from Dubai to Tel Aviv as nine outlets mark Modi's 25-year political milestone the same morning.
One cockpit, one sealed door, one sentence spoken aloud — and the morning's most-covered story was a temple visit.
Le notizie di oggi
Altro dalla copertura di oggi, raccontato con la stessa voce pacata.
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Modi Marks 25 Years in Office with Temple Visit
Narendra Modi visited Delhi's Shri Vinayaka Temple on Thursday to mark 25 years of continuous public office, beginning with his appointment as Gujarat Chief Minister in 2001. The BJP and its NDA coalition partners held events nationwide under the banner of 'Seva Sankalp,' or service pledge. The Union Cabinet issued a statement praising his tenure. Central Delhi residents faced traffic restrictions from 5am to 1pm to accommodate the occasion.
"The Union Cabinet hailed his 'extraordinary journey' from Gujarat to the Prime Minister's Office."
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French PM Defends Police After Students Lose Limbs
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has rejected accusations of police brutality following weeks of student protests over school funding and conditions. More than 6,500 people have been arrested and hundreds injured, including two teenagers who each lost a limb — one a hand, one an eye. Lecornu acknowledged the injuries but described them as accidents, a response that has drawn criticism from student groups and civil liberties advocates.
"One teenager lost a hand, another lost an eye — and the Prime Minister's response was that accidents happen."
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Pilot Survives Cockpit Attack on Dubai–Tel Aviv Flight
Omani co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami allegedly attacked the captain of flydubai Flight FZ1073 mid-flight on the Dubai–Tel Aviv route, leaving Captain Smit Machchhar with a skull fracture. Crew and a passenger dentist spent roughly 45 minutes trying to stabilise Machchhar while the aircraft carried more than 170 people. The co-pilot was subdued and the plane landed safely. Machchhar was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
"'He said, I want to live. I don't want to die here — every time we spoke, he said, I have pain in my head; it's hurting.'"
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Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize for IceCube neutrino work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen for his role in building the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and identifying high-energy neutrinos originating beyond our solar system. IceCube, buried deep in Antarctic ice, detects particles that travel across the universe largely undisturbed, opening a new way to observe astrophysical events. The discovery gives astronomers a tool beyond light and radio waves for studying the cosmos.
"The Academy cited Halzen's 'decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.'"
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Israel Marks Three Years Since October 7 Attack
Israel held memorials on the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. Survivors, bereaved families, and freed hostages gathered alongside protesters calling for a state commission of inquiry into the government's failures before and during the attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted such an inquiry. The war in Gaza, which followed the attack, has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians.
"A recurring demand by both groups is to establish a state commission of inquiry, the most powerful investigative mechanism in Israeli law empowered to examine national-level disasters and decisions."
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Tennessee execution attempt leaves inmate conscious, hospitalised
Tennessee corrections authorities administered two doses of pentobarbital to death row inmate Christa Pike, but halted the execution after witnesses reported she had not lost consciousness and retained a heartbeat. Pike was transferred to hospital, where her attorneys say she remains awake and speaking, handcuffed to her bed. The state has not yet explained why the drug failed to take effect. It is among the rarest outcomes in modern US execution history.
"She had not lost consciousness and still had a heartbeat."
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WHO: Plague risk low after Russian lab death
A laboratory technician in Irkutsk, Russia, died from plague after an apparent workplace exposure, prompting Russian health authorities to quarantine around 60 colleagues and isolate patients across five hospitals. The WHO assessed the broader epidemic risk as low, noting that all known contacts have been identified and none have shown symptoms so far. Rospotrebnadzor is leading the local response while the WHO monitors the situation.
"All of the patients' contacts have reportedly been identified and are being monitored for illness, and none to date have shown symptoms."
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Statins Linked to Lower Open-Angle Glaucoma Risk
A new study finds that people taking statins had a 15% lower chance of developing open-angle glaucoma compared to non-users. Researchers say the finding could have implications for how the condition is prevented and managed, potentially reducing the need for ongoing treatment. The work adds to a growing body of evidence that statins carry benefits beyond cardiovascular health.
"Statin use was associated with a 15% lower risk of developing open-angle glaucoma."
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Former German Intelligence Chief Arrested on Espionage Charges
August Hanning, who led Germany's foreign intelligence service BND from 1998 to 2005, has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason. Federal prosecutors allege that a former BND employee, identified as Manfred D., passed nearly 2,000 agency documents to Hanning over several years in exchange for payment. The case represents one of the more significant domestic intelligence scandals Germany has faced in recent memory.
"Manfred D. is alleged to have passed on nearly 2,000 BND documents — some of them highly sensitive — to Hanning over the course of several years in exchange for money."
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Australia's High Court rules on coal mine climate conditions
Australia's High Court has found that the Independent Planning Commission failed in its assessment of the Mount Pleasant coalmine by not considering conditions to minimise scope 3 emissions — those produced when the coal is burned overseas. The ruling, brought by a Hunter Valley community group, sets a precedent requiring planning bodies to actively weigh downstream emissions when approving fossil fuel projects. Operator Mach Energy and future applicants across Australia now face a higher bar for project approval.
"The Independent Planning Commission failed to consider imposing conditions aimed at minimising scope 3 emissions to the greatest extent possible."
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