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2026-10-09 · The Independent · Politics

FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash flight into Ben Gurion Airport, UAE says

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2026-10-01 · The Independent · Politics

Israel’s Shin Bet had security concerns about UAE airports weeks before hijacking attempt: report

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2026-10-01 · The Independent · Politics

What happened on the hijacked Israel flight and who was behind it?

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2026-09-30 · The Independent · Politics

Terror at 34,000ft: All we know about ‘hijacking’ attempt on flight to Israel as suspect arrested

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2026-09-19 · The Independent · Politics

Five reasons why Trump was so desperate to take control of Greenland

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2026-09-07 · The Independent · Politics

Who are the AfD? Germany’s far-right party on the brink of power in key state

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2026-08-26 · The Independent

🔮 It was the first known trip to Moscow by a US spy chief since his predecessor, William Burns, held talks with Vladimir Putin in November 2021. assertive

2026-09-06 · The Independent

🔮 The far-right will be vying to seize its first taste of power in Germany since the Second World war on Sunday as voters head to the polls in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. mixed

2026-09-06 · The Independent

🔮 In the weeks leading up to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the headlines in a Kyiv newspaper looked much like they would anywhere else. assertive

2026-09-06 · The Independent

🔮 AfD had been looking to secure an absolute majority of above 50 per cent, to ensure they could try and implement their own radical agenda. assertive

2026-09-07 · The Independent

🔮 Leadership in Saxony-Anhalt could see sweeping reforms around migration, education, culture and family, offering a preview of the AfD’s plans for the country ahead of the 2029 national elections. assertive

2026-09-11 · The Independent

🔮 The price of oil touched $108 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May after the Houthis captured Yemen’s strategic port city of Mokha. mixed

2026-09-12 · The Independent

🔮 Voters will head to the polls on Sunday for a tight election that stands to decide whether the country will shun the direction of the last government or deepen this political shift. assertive

2026-09-13 · The Independent

🔮 Here’s what is at stake Voters in Sweden will go to the polls on Sunday in a contest that will decide if the conservative government stays in power, potentially granting a hard-right party its first cabinet seats, or if the centre-left will regain control. assertive

2026-09-13 · The Independent

🔮 Saree claimed that a joint ballistic missile and drone attack hit its targets and warned of wider measures if the Saudi attacks on Yemen continue. The escalation follows a lightning Houthi advance to the Red Sea coast this week, giving the group greater power to attack Saudi ships around the Bab-al Mandeb strait. Oil hovered around $100 per barrel on Sunday amid growing fears the clashes could drag in the US to help its ally in Riyadh, prolonging the six-month conflict with Iran to the east. Separately, a crew member was killed early on Sunday when an Iranian commercial ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media. assertive

2026-09-14 · The Independent

🔮 I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage - The concept of which we are open to.” assertive

2026-09-14 · The Independent

🔮 The sudden land grab over the last week has been accompanied by an aerial campaign against military instalments in southern Saudi Arabia, shifting the balance of power after more than a decade at war. Analysts say the main aim of the offensive is to secure control over the Red Sea as Iran maintains its grip over Hormuz, allowing them to raise oil prices and making it harder for Washington to resolve the crisis. Gulf states – already deliberating over Iran’s ambitions to control shipping through Hormuz – will have to choose between tolerating the status quo and engaging with Tehran to protect trade across the region, they say. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Independent

🔮 Ms von der Leyen’s comments mark a significant shift in EU policy as the bloc has historically resisted flexible categories, although critics say it remains unclear what such an arrangement could look like. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Independent

🔮 However there is currently no such status as “associate member” set out in the EU’s treaties, and such an alliance would force a significant shift in EU policy. mixed

2026-09-19 · The Independent

🔮 He added that with the agreement his administration would “immediately” begin the process of developing a larger military presence on the Danish territory. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Independent

🔮 Sweeping sanctions could prohibit the court from carrying out transactions in dollars, cutting it off from the global financial system and drastically undermining its work, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Trump administration has made no secret of its disdain for the court, which prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide. mixed

2026-09-23 · The Independent

🔮 His sister Wendy Dowden told the newspaper they are at a loss to why he would have gone overboard. mixed

2026-09-24 · The Independent

🔮 Lithuanian authorities believe Russia could use an explosive-laden Gerbera drone, launched from the sea, to cause a fire, damage exposed equipment or temporarily close a port or airport, according to the report. assertive

2026-09-25 · The Independent

🔮 His sister Wendy Dowden told the newspaper they are at a loss to why he would have gone overboard. mixed

2026-09-26 · The Independent

🔮 The United Kingdom is set to deploy an RAF Voyager military plane to help refuel Saudi fighter jets, it emerged this week after Yemeni Houthi rebels escalated attacks on Saudi infrastructure, threatening to drive up energy prices even further. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Independent

🔮 “The results go beyond what we could have hoped for; the breakthrough is widespread, confirming the acceleration of the National Rally's establishment across the entire territory,” the party’s leader and presidential candidate wrote on social media. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Independent

🔮 France's economy will grow less than expected this year, complicating efforts to stop the fiscal deficit spiralling out of control. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Independent

🔮 A pilot on an Israel-bound flight stabbed another pilot and may have deliberately tried to crash the plane before passengers wrestled back control and the aircraft landed safely in Saudi Arabia. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Independent

🔮 The purpose of deterrence is simple: to convince our adversaries that the costs of aggression will far outweigh any potential gain.” assertive

2026-10-01 · The Independent

🔮 A pilot on an Israel-bound flight stabbed another pilot and may have deliberately tried to crash the plane before passengers wrestled back control and the aircraft landed safely in Saudi Arabia. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Independent

🔮 But that ban did not apply to foreign airlines, meaning Flydubai could continue to operate 10 daily flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Independent

🔮 Kozak said they would investigate whether the symptoms reported by the military personnel were actually related to the letter or merely coincidence. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Independent

🔮 “After three years, my worst fear is that my kids’ memory will fade away,” Sigal Manzuri says, on the eve of the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks that claimed her two daughters’ lives. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Independent

🔮 Log in AI military officers could be making decisions on the battlefield within just four years, the former head of the CIA has said amid growing debate over the use of the technology in war. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Independent

🔮 Log in AI military officers could be making decisions on the battlefield within just four years, the former head of the CIA has said amid growing debate over the use of the technology in war. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Independent

🔮 Police have also said the man was in New Zealand between November 2018 and May 2019 on a six-month student visa to complete a portion of his flight training for a UK-based company. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Independent

🔮 Gulf states – already deliberating over Iran’s ambitions to control shipping through Hormuz – will have to choose between tolerating the status quo and engaging with Tehran to protect trade across the region, they say. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Independent

🔮 Any limits on the speed or usage of Starshield would be decided by the US military or the president, he added. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Independent

🔮 The MOAB is the largest non-nuclear weapon in the US arsenal, although the outlet reported doubts around how effective its use would be towards achieving the president’s goals. mixed

2026-10-16 · The Independent

🔮 The Independent could not verify the claims. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

🔮 But most of the purchases come from current owners stockpiling weapons, which suggests they may be motivated by fears of impending gun control measures, the authors suggest. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

🔮 A Treasury department official told the FT the administration was considering allowing the sale of blacklisted vessels to “legitimate” operators and lifting sanctions so they could trade in the global market. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

🔮 Zelensky was blindsided by Trump’s announcement that Washington would lift sanctions on Russia to trade diesel in a bid to bring down US energy prices ahead of the midterm elections next month. assertive