Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing another pilot and apparently trying to crash Israel-bound plane
A pilot on an Israel-bound flight stabbed another pilot and "apparently tried to crash the plane", says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
The plane was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes, before being diverted to Saudi Arabia
One passenger reports "terrible screams throughout the plane" before "three to five guys burst into the cockpit" and subdued an attacker
Another passenger says "we took control of the flight" from "an assailant with a knife" - meanwhile, two other pilots, sitting at the back, reportedly came forward to land the plane
Netanyahu says the pilot who launched the attack has been arrested and is being questioned by Saudi authorities
He also "salutes the heroes" who helped "stabilise the aircraft", saying they "saved many lives and prevented a major disaster"
FULL REPORT AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt
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Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting of top technology bosses on Tuesday for what he called "an extraordinary gathering" of the minds that are "building America's Golden Age".
The guest list included leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and Google - all key figures in the US AI industry.
The meeting came as some tech executives and experts have called for tighter oversight of AI, citing concerns about the potential risks it poses to humanity.
Here are three key takeaways from Trump's tech summit at the White House.
1. AI 'self-regulation' pact
2. Doubling down on data centres
3. It's now 'Super Intelligence'
FULL LONG ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cme30dz5vkzko
Iran court upholds "74 lashes" sentence for singer who performed without hijab
An appeals court in Iran has confirmed a sentence of 74 lashes handed to a prominent singer who performed without the mandatory hijab, lawyers say.
Parastoo Ahmadi sang while wearing a sleeveless dress during a concert livestreamed on her YouTube channel in December 2024. Iran's laws ban public performances by women and require them to wear headscarves and modest clothing.
Iran's judiciary launched proceedings against the 29-year-old after the video went viral, gaining millions of views, saying the performance was "in violation of the country's legal and cultural regulations".
In June, a criminal court in Qom reportedly found Ahmadi and eight members of her band and production team guilty of charges including "offending public decency" through the publication of "obscene and indecent material".
In addition to being sentenced to 74 lashes, they were banned from audiovisual activities and from leaving the country for two years.
On Friday, the defendants' appeal was "rejected" by a higher court without a hearing, according to their lawyers.
"In our view, holding the concert was not a crime at all," one of the lawyers told the BBC. "The trial court imposed one of the harshest punishments for these charges, although fines and less severe penalties were also available."
"The Court of Appeal, despite having the option of holding a hearing, did not hold a hearing and upheld the judgment. It appears that the main reason for issuing this judgment was to deter the recurrence of similar events."
News of the initial sentence sparked widespread reaction among Iranians on social media.
"May these dark days come to an end, and may women regain the freedom to choose how they live and dress, and may artistic expression once again flourish in our precious homeland," exiled singer Googoosh wrote on Instagram at the time.
Musician Hossein Alizadeh meanwhile said he was "willing to take 70 lashes in Parastoo Ahmadi's place".
Human rights activists also condemned the sentence, with Amnesty International warning that "flogging constitutes cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, and violates the absolute prohibition on torture and other ill treatment".
FULL REPORT AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crn45ed1kqqgo
Israel-bound flight diverted after fight between pilots
A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted to Saudi Arabia after a fight between the pilots, Israeli officials told local media.
The Flydubai plane - which took off from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates early on Wednesday morning - signalled an emergency code two hours into the journey, flight tracking website Flightradar24 said.
Minutes later it switched to a code used to report a hijacking, but was later turned back to the general emergency signal, it added.
The Israeli prime minister's office said the incident was not believed to have been a hijacking.
Passengers told local media they feared or their lives as the plane started to drop during the incident.
The emergency signal is thought to be issued following an altercation between the pilot and co-pilot, local media reported citing Israeli defence officials.
Flight FZ1073 - carrying around 150 people, most of whom are Israeli - was due to land at Ben-Gurion Airport but instead landed at Tabuk Airport in northeastern Saudi Arabia.
FULL REPORT AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjdv7pmj9dno
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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations.
Mindgard, which tests the security of AI systems, told the BBC it discovered in July that Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade safety limits put in place by developers.
It arose during a process called "jailbreaking", where researchers use a series of complex instructions to see if AI tools ignore guardrails - which Mindgard said should have stopped Kimi from discussing concerning topics.
Moonshot told the BBC it welcomed third-party input "as a key pillar for building better and safer AI".
The company also told the BBC it was in discussion with Mindgard about its findings.
Mindgard's founder Peter Garraghan told the BBC World Service programme Tech Life that its findings about Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm were concerning.
"Once the jailbreak works it will talk about any topic, it will even freely offer up recommendations about other topics that are also nefarious and it will be inventive and creative," he said.
Jailbreaks present a different kind of risk to those seen with the recent slew of high-profile AI incidents.
These have seen autonomous AI tools known as agents, developed by US firms including OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic, hack some online services.
While jailbreaks are complex processes that can take a lot of time and determination some experts fear hackers and other bad actors could try to use them to cause harm.
Anthropic recently said it had identified and disrupted attempts to use one of its AI model for "malicious activity" that could support the development of biological weapons.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmrergq3j7lgo