Flydubai jet diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilots fight mid-air
A Dubai to Tel Aviv flydubai flight sent emergency signals and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after what an Israeli official said was a fight between the pilots.
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Russia warns NATO it could use nuclear weapons over Kaliningrad
Moscow sent NATO a note saying it would use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the alliance tried to isolate Kaliningrad. NATO condemned the threat.
Pakistan will not let India weaponise water, says Tarar
Attaullah Tarar warned that India's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance threatens water governance worldwide, at the launch of an ISSI report.
US Senate blocks call for report on West Bank abuses
Senators voted 47-51 against Chris Van Hollen's measure demanding a State Department report on killings of Americans and rights abuses in the occupied West Bank.
Pakistan asks UN to press India to honour Indus Waters Treaty
Ishaq Dar wrote to the UN chief urging the Security Council to stop India interfering with Pakistan's waters, citing an August court ruling that the treaty is binding.
Qatar's PM calls Netanyahu a 'war criminal' over Gaza
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said crimes in Gaza make Netanyahu a war criminal, as US Democrats pressed Israel to stop settler violence in the West Bank.
US-led coalition ends its mission in Iraq after 12 years
The coalition that fought Islamic State is leaving Iraq, with the last troops due out of Kurdistan on October 1, a date Iraq's PM wants marked as Sovereignty Day.
WHO says Yemen's health system is near 'breaking point'
The WHO says renewed fighting in Yemen has caused 4,481 casualties including 838 deaths since August, displaced 180,500 people and pushed hospitals to the brink.
UN list names 214 companies linked to Israeli settlements
Palestine urged businesses to cut ties with the 214 firms on an updated UN list of companies involved in illegal Israeli settlements, 61 of them newly added.
Saudi oil flows from Yanbu recover after drone attacks
Saudi Arabia has resumed tanker loadings at Yanbu after restarting its East-West pipeline, and the US offered 40 million barrels from its reserve, pushing oil prices down.
Morocco names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri its first woman prime minister
King Mohammed VI named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, leader of the PAM and former Marrakesh mayor, as prime minister and asked her to form a government.
Three Pakistani sailors killed as Somali police free hijacked tanker
Pirates opened fire as Somali police freed the MT Honour 25, killing five crew including three Pakistanis, survivors say. Seven Pakistanis survived.
US sanctions Iran arms suppliers, including agent in Beijing
The US sanctioned 10 people and firms accused of buying weapons for Iran's defence ministry, as Tehran said Trump was stuck in a quagmire.