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In this episode
- France closes hundreds of schools as student protests spread
- Flydubai pilot describes attack in cockpit during flight
- Tennessee orders review after failed execution
- US pressure over diesel exports raises concern in Europe
- SpaceX sends four-person crew to the International Space Station
- Leclerc fastest in second practice at Malaysia Grand Prix weekend
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- RechercheThe unrest has political importance because it is taking place less than a year before France’s next presidential election, and the government has accused the left-wing party France Unbowed of supporting the movement. The party rejects that accusation.
- The Guardian400 French schools closed on Friday as protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ – Europe live
- Deutsche WelleFrance: 400 schools closed as student protests continue
- France 24France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate
- CBC News'I was fighting for my life': Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- RechercheThe incident is significant because it combined an alleged attack inside the cockpit with a sudden loss of altitude, forcing passengers and crew to intervene during flight. This point is an inference from the reported sequence of events, not a separate official finding.
- BBC News'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
- France 24Flydubai hero pilot tells Modi 'I could not let all those people die'
- CBC NewsTennessee governor orders outside review after death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt
- PBS NewsWhat we know about Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike
- PBS NewsTennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
- NPRTennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection
- RechercheLethal injection was introduced as an alternative to older execution methods, including the electric chair and lethal gas, which had also been promoted as more humane methods.
- RecherchePrevious failed lethal-injection attempts in the United States have included difficulty establishing intravenous lines and prolonged delays before an execution could begin.
- BBC NewsUS pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
- RechercheThe average UK diesel price reached a record 199.72 pence per liter on September 30, 2026, according to the RAC.
- RechercheThe US Energy Information Administration forecast that US diesel inventories would remain below the five-year average through the end of 2026 and most of 2027.
- RechercheEurope’s diesel market has been more dependent on supplies from distant regions since the European Union banned seaborne diesel imports from Russia in early 2023.
- NASANASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches
- BBC NewsSpaceX launches crew to ISS
- BBC NewsLeclerc tops Bahrain GP in Malaysia second practice
- Motorsport.comF1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Charles Leclerc tops FP2, Mercedes out of top five
- Sky NewsLeclerc tops second practice in Malaysia but Red Bull impress