Live Updates: Plane to Israel Narrowly Averts Disaster After Pilot Stabbing

Passengers said that they entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker, who Israeli officials said was one of the pilots. The motive for the attack was not clear.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:16 pm

UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says

The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday, without providing details why.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:12 am

After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.

Published: September 30, 2026, 5:29 am

Hundreds Detained in France as Some Student Protests Turn Violent

French high schoolers are protesting teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, in France’s latest flare-up over education and public services.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:58 pm

American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading

The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. From the earliest days, there were signs of the trouble ahead, our correspondent recalls.

Published: September 30, 2026, 10:32 am

A Way Out of the A.I. Arms Race?

New research points to how the world could stop short of the brink of disaster. Even with the agreement signed at the White House by tech leaders, it won’t be easy.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:35 am

Eiffel Tower Chief Resigns After Female Staff Moved for Hindu Group’s Visit

Patrick Branco Ruivo, who ran the tower’s operating company, will step down after an internal inquiry cited “problems and shortcomings” over the moving of female employees.

Published: September 30, 2026, 8:27 am

Moth Swarms Sweep Across Australia. That’s Good News.

Bogong moths have been in decline since the 1980s, but this spring the insects have been sighted in the thousands across southeastern Australia, delighting scientists.

Published: September 30, 2026, 6:10 am

In Fractious France, Politicians Agree on One Thing: Pope Leo Was a Hit

In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:57 am

Israeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home

The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.

Published: September 29, 2026, 5:19 pm

No Bombs Found in U.K. Case, but Officials Say Threat to Bases Is Real

The prospect of an attack on an air base used by U.S. forces prompted stepped-up protections across Europe, but confusion shrouds the case, in which the suspects were released on bail.

Published: September 29, 2026, 1:31 pm

Why the U.S. Is Imposing New Visa Restrictions on South Africa

The Trump administration announced new visa restrictions on the country days after receiving a letter that South African officials had hoped would bring down the temperature.

Published: September 29, 2026, 1:07 pm

Bomb by Bomb, the Slow Death of My Hometown in Ukraine

It was possible, for a time, to think that Kramatorsk, where I was born and raised, would survive the war mostly unscathed. Not any more.

Published: September 29, 2026, 2:01 am

Dozens Killed in Myanmar Military Bombing

An airstrike on a bustling market in rebel territory left at least 50 people dead, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in months.

Published: September 29, 2026, 12:37 pm

The U.S. Departs Iraq

After two decades, American military forces formally withdrew from the battered nation. Our correspondent was there from the beginning.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:51 pm

A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge

“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:09 pm

Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:37 pm

FlyDubai Flight to Israel Diverted After Clash Between Pilots: What We Know and Don’t Know

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one of the pilots may have been attempting to crash the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia and all passengers were safe.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:40 pm

Israel and Saudi Arabia don’t have formal ties, but Israelis have occasionally landed there.

Published: September 30, 2026, 7:18 am

FlyDubai Provides Key Link for Israeli Air Travelers

The low-cost carrier operates up to 10 daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv.

Published: September 30, 2026, 6:04 am

Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,” she told Israeli television.

Published: September 30, 2026, 9:32 am

How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea

They began as modified motorboats. Now, Ukrainian sea drones act as miniature aircraft carriers, and other countries want in.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:09 am

Here’s the latest.

The plane was traveling from Dubai to Israel when the pilot and co-pilot appear to have gotten into a fight, Israeli officials said.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:55 pm

A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.

Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:30 pm

Prison Officials Suspended After Inmates Are Found Living in Luxury

At an Indonesian prison complex near Jakarta, inspectors found expensive cars, spacious quarters with flat-screen TVs and a golf simulator under construction.

Published: September 29, 2026, 2:29 pm

The Latin American Right’s Big Bet

The Trump administration is exerting new levels of control over the region. What’s the next move?

Published: September 30, 2026, 3:03 am

Morocco’s King Names a Female Prime Minister, in a Historic First

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, a lawyer and politician from the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, is only the second woman to lead the government of a North African country.

Published: September 30, 2026, 7:14 am

Turkish Confectioner Hands Out Doughnuts to Honor the Dead

In Turkey, people who have recently lost loved ones hire doughnut makers to hand out fried dough balls, known as lokma, to honor the dead and spread their blessings.

Published: September 30, 2026, 3:25 am

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.

Published: September 29, 2026, 12:55 pm

Accusations of Antisemitism Hit a Star of the French Far Right

Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old protégé of Marine Le Pen, is said to have made antisemitic statements as a teenage activist. He denies it.

Published: September 29, 2026, 9:01 am

Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Migrants to War-Torn Myanmar Despite Critics’ Warnings

Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their lives at risk.

Published: September 29, 2026, 11:43 pm

Estonia Says Arson at Defense Company Was ‘Deliberate’ Attack by Russia

A fire broke out at Milrem Robotics, which manufactures and supplies unmanned vehicles for Ukraine, in August.

Published: September 29, 2026, 6:39 am

Evicted Woman Set to Return Home as Spain Announces Plans to Fix Housing Crisis

The eviction of an 87-year-old set off protests in the country, which has an acute housing shortage. The government presented legislation to protect renters.

Published: September 29, 2026, 11:01 am

Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor

The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details.

Published: September 29, 2026, 10:27 am

As A.I. Panic Grows, Javier Milei Is Pitching Argentina As a Rules-Free Haven

Mr. Milei wants to go all in on artificial intelligence even as other leaders struggle to get a handle on a technology many fear poses existential threats.

Published: September 29, 2026, 9:17 am

AMLO Son Poses Political Problems for Mexico’s President Sheinbaum

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán has joined the list of figures who, critics say, may end up harming the left-wing movement his father founded, as well as the president who succeeded him.

Published: September 29, 2026, 2:02 am

What Life Looks Like in the ‘Fortress Cities’ Russia Is Trying to Break

Emergency workers have to move fast after Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine. Another could come at any moment.

Published: September 30, 2026, 3:39 am

Prime Minister Andy Burnham Lays Out Plan to Change UK in Emotional Speech at Labour Conference

Andy Burnham set out a range of policies on Tuesday in his biggest speech since becoming prime minister of Britain. “I accept people will not agree with every part of it,” he said.

Published: September 29, 2026, 10:22 am

A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

Published: September 29, 2026, 4:58 am

The Rural English Villages Around RAF Fairford at the Center of a Possible Terrorist Plot

The quiet rural area around R.A.F. Fairford, where U.S. bombers fly to Iran, was thrust into the spotlight after the authorities said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.

Published: September 29, 2026, 9:29 am

3 Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Slain Italian Student

The verdict followed a decade-long effort in Italy to account for the killing of Giulio Regeni, an Italian researcher who disappeared in Cairo in 2016.

Published: September 29, 2026, 7:53 pm

Brazil’s Biggest Election Question?: Donald Trump’s Next Move

As Brazil prepares to hold elections next month, Latin America’s biggest nation is taking steps to shield its democracy from potential American meddling.

Published: September 29, 2026, 8:06 am

T.S.A. Agents Are Told to Get on Their Feet During Airport ID Checks

The agency said that requiring agents to stand while examining documents was a “welcome change.” The union representing them was less welcoming.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:57 pm

Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?

President Trump’s plan to let A.I. companies police themselves comes amid mounting examples that they are failing to put safeguards on the technology.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:27 pm

Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times

Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:12 pm

Salah Sarsour, Islamic Leader in Wisconsin, Can Be Deported, Judge Rules

Salah Sarsour, a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights who leads the state’s largest Islamic group, says the case is politically motivated and plans to appeal the decision.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:17 pm

California Couple Charged With Murder in Shooting of Son-in-Law

Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were accused of planning the killing of Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department of The New York Times, near a park in Dublin, Calif.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:50 am

States That Ban Abortion Challenge Shield Laws for Providers Who Mail Pills

The lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas to the Supreme Court escalates the battle between states that outlaw abortion and those that support nationwide access by mail.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:16 pm

Hegseth Summons Troops for a ‘State of the Force’ Address

The gathering comes as the defense secretary is facing precarious times as the public face of the Trump administration’s unpopular war against Iran.

Published: September 30, 2026, 12:01 pm

Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill

Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:02 am

Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes

The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:17 am

Kristi Noem Files for Divorce From Bryon Noem After 34 Years of Marriage

Ms. Noem, a former homeland security secretary and governor of South Dakota, filed court papers there seeking to end her marriage to Bryon Noem, an insurance salesman.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:19 pm

Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win

A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:33 am

Chi Phi Says It Acted Quickly in 2024 to Expel Cornell Members Named in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit explained publicly for the first time how it handled the episode.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:30 pm

Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms With No A.I. Progress

Senate Democrats blocked a measure that would encourage, but not require, states to protect consumers from power rate hikes tied to data center growth, and had no limits on A.I. use or deployment.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:36 pm

Viper Image That Caused Alarm in California Was A.I.-Generated

A Gaboon viper, a venomous snake native to equatorial regions of Africa, was supposedly photographed in a tree in Santa Ana, Calif. How could that be? Well, it turns out it wasn’t.

Published: September 30, 2026, 10:28 am

Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row

Christa Pike tortured and murdered a classmate in 1995. She had been set to die on Wednesday, the first woman executed in the state in 200 years.

Published: September 30, 2026, 12:13 pm

Becerra and Hilton to Face Off in Televised California Governor Debate

Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, will debate Steve Hilton, a Republican former talk show host, in what’s likely to be their only face-off before the election.

Published: September 30, 2026, 7:10 am

Judge Ends Federal Oversight of Oakland Police After 23 Years

In ending the longest such monitoring in U.S. history, a federal court said the department had mostly complied with reforms mandated by a 2003 settlement after a police brutality lawsuit.

Published: September 30, 2026, 6:09 am

Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him

Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:03 am

Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever

The donation by Kenneth Griffin, intended mostly to help build a campus in Miami, was the biggest single gift in the history of U.S. higher education.

Published: September 30, 2026, 11:53 am

55 Swatting Calls: A Couple’s Fight Against Online Stalkers and the Police

The city of Milwaukee agreed to a $575,000 settlement after months of heavily armed police responses to 911 calls to the couple’s home that officials knew were hoaxes.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:36 pm

‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction

Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet.

Published: September 30, 2026, 6:59 am

Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump

In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November.

Published: September 30, 2026, 7:04 am

Do Families Have a Right to Hug Their Jailed Loved Ones?

A growing number of jails allow only virtual calls. Some families are suing for the right to see inmates in person.

Published: September 30, 2026, 2:00 am

Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters

Mayor Karen Bass and her onetime ally, Nithya Raman, made their case to voters with just five weeks left until the election.

Published: September 30, 2026, 6:26 am

Caleb Flynn, ‘American Idol’ Contestant and Pastor, Convicted of Wife’s Murder

The trial in Ohio attracted outsize attention because the defendant, Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor, auditioned on “American Idol” in 2013.

Published: September 30, 2026, 1:52 pm

Voice of America Cuts Hurt ‘U.S. National Interests,’ Internal Watchdog Says

The assessment by the State Department’s inspector general echoes concerns raised by critics of the move to shutter V.O.A., including some Republicans in Congress.

Published: September 29, 2026, 6:40 pm

Air Force Major Recommended for General Court-Martial After Protesting Trump

The recommendations are not binding, but it is rare for them to be ignored in the military justice system.

Published: September 30, 2026, 9:32 am

Who Attended Trump’s AI Luncheon, and Who Sat Where

A seating chart of the meeting illustrated growing divisions within the artificial intelligence industry and how it is viewed by the White House.

Published: September 29, 2026, 5:32 pm

Democrats in Congress Embrace a More Punitive Posture Toward Israel

Nearly every Democratic senator voted to advance a measure calling for a human rights report on Israel’s conduct in the West Bank, as some in the party propose punishing settlement activity with sanctions.

Published: September 29, 2026, 5:46 pm

Cornell’s Chi Phi Chapter Faces Scrutiny Over Assault Accusations

Chi Phi’s Cornell chapter was shuttered after a woman said its members sexually assaulted her. It was one of the oldest fraternities at the school, where Greek life has thrived.

Published: September 30, 2026, 7:06 am

Trump Launches America.gov, an AI Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims

Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics.

Published: September 29, 2026, 4:39 pm

X2, Troubled Six Flags Roller Coaster, to Close After Lawsuits

The ride at Magic Mountain near Los Angeles has fueled lawsuits claiming that it had caused brain injuries, including two that were fatal.

Published: September 30, 2026, 7:36 am

University of Michigan Halts New Grading Plan After Backlash From Critics

The program was intended to address what the university called a “mental health crisis.” But the plan was met with criticism that it was coddling students.

Published: September 29, 2026, 3:48 pm

Ad About Welfare Fraud Draws MAGA Backlash

Far-right influencers piled on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Trump’s former press secretary, over a campaign ad about Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas.

Published: September 30, 2026, 6:16 am

At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.

Published: September 29, 2026, 4:20 pm

Ohio Woman Sues Hospital After Wrong Leg Is Amputated

Sharon Jacks, 74, said she went into surgery for the amputation of her lower right leg last year, but her left leg was removed instead. She has accused Selby General Hospital of negligence.

Published: September 29, 2026, 2:40 pm