Stories for 2026

Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 18:10 UTC
Pilot stabs another on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight and passengers subdue him

A pilot on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed another pilot in the cockpit on Wednesday and, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “apparently tried to crash the plane”. Passengers and crew members subdued him, and the aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk, in north-west Saudi Arabia, with all 174 passengers safe, 166 of them Israelis.
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 07:29 UTC
Foundering of Argos Georgia with the loss of 13 lives, MAIB report points to hatch failure

The marine accident investigation report refers to the loss of Argos Georgia, 23 July 2024, which occurred approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley. The Accident Investigation report 19/2026 includes what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations.
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 06:00 UTC
Falklands Legislator meets PM Burnham and cabinet members at Liverpool

Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly Cheryl Roberts met and talked Monday evening with Prime Minister Andy Burnham and members of his ministerial cabinet in one of several receptions at the current Labor Party Annual Conference at Liverpool.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 21:50 UTC
Milei opens Argentina Week at the OECD and will meet Macron at the Élysée

Argentine President Javier Milei will lead Argentina Week in Paris from Wednesday, a gathering aimed at attracting European investment, with its main day on Thursday at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ending that evening with a private meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 21:37 UTC
Lula remark on medical exams sparks controversy five days before the vote

A remark by Brazilian President and re-election candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva about men's reluctance to undergo prostate examinations has sparked a controversy in the final stretch of the campaign, after opposition figures linked it to child sexual abuse. Lula's campaign has taken the matter to the Superior Electoral Court.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 21:00 UTC
A falsehood about Brazil's patron saint pits Supreme Court justices against each other mid-campaign

A false report that presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro backed stripping Our Lady of Aparecida of her title as Brazil's patron saint has produced contradictory rulings from three Supreme Federal Court justices, a clash with the Catholic bishops' conference and a dispute dominating the final week of campaigning before Sunday's vote.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 09:02 UTC
Chile's defence minister backs trade between Punta Arenas and the Falklands

Chile's Defence Minister Fernando Barros Tocornal has backed the development of commercial activity between the Magallanes region and the Falklands, saying his country's support for Argentina's sovereignty claim does not imply restrictions on trade with the archipelago. He made the remarks in an interview with Radio Polar in Punta Arenas during a visit to the region on September 24 and 25.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 07:30 UTC
Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic

Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean will require investment of around US$178 billion over the next thirty years to handle demand that would rise from 809 million passengers this year to around 1.5 billion in 2045, according to projections presented in Lima at the annual assembly of Airports Council International.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 07:30 UTC
Milei orders arbitration proceedings against the UK over the Sea Lion project

Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday instructed the foreign ministry and the government's legal teams to launch international arbitration proceedings against the United Kingdom over the development of the Sea Lion oil project in the basin north of the Falklands, and gave London two weeks to halt the activity before Argentina turns to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 07:21 UTC
Lula widens his first-round lead to five points, but the runoff remains tied

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to five points in voting intentions for Sunday's first round, according to a Quaest poll released on Monday, though the two remain tied in a prospective October 25 runoff.