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Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and apparently tried to crash the plane

A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker, and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Key Inflation Reading Comes in Cooler Than Expected, Easing Pressure on Fed and Trump

The government said Wednesday that a key index of what Americans pay for goods and services came in lower than expected for August, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

Navy Awards $20B Contract to Boeing for Next-Generation Strike Fighter Jet

The Navy has awarded a more than $20 billion contract to Boeing to develop its sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter jet, Pentagon officials said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivers latest U.S. proposal to Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the latest U.S. peace proposal to Tehran's Cabinet on Wednesday, according to an Iranian government spokesperson.

U.S. military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete, ending 12-year mission

The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington.

The machine that the AI boom cannot get enough of -- and the wait is years-long

The machine at the center of the AI buildout is not a chip. It is a heavy-duty gas turbine, the engine that burns natural gas to generate hundreds of megawatts. And it is effectively sold out.

Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid

Russia pressed on with its weekslong missile and drone barrage of Kyiv and areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing four people, including a child, while targeting the power grid and a key internet exchange point, officials said Wednesday.

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel is diverted to Saudi Arabia after a distress call

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes.

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges.

CNBC Daily Open: AI will be marking its own homework

President Donald Trump has formalized his plan to rename AI as "Super Intelligence" as tech bosses sign an agreement to regulate the safety of models.

Radioactive trees to fighting fish: the best of Photoworks festival 2026

There are origami cats, Ecuadorian midwives and painful images from the Ukraine war at this year’s event, all under the theme ‘Un/Stable: Lands, Anxieties, Dreams’

World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year

The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification