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An Adelaide mother is demanding answers from China Southern Airlines after her autistic 10-year-old son was removed from a flight minutes before takeoff, following complaints from other passengers about his excited noises. The family was on its way to Pakistan to visit relatives and celebrate her daughter's 14th birthday.
A roundup of separate developments on 3 October: a funeral was held at a Gaza church for a mother and daughter killed in a strike, the UAE said a Flydubai co-pilot attempted a "terrorist" attack, Israeli reporters' verbal attack cut short an Ireland press conference, and a French high school was engulfed in flames as student protests continued.
Two homes have been deemed uninhabitable after a rare tornado tore through the NSW South Coast town of Ulladulla on Saturday, with wind gusts reaching 98 kilometres per hour and causing significant damage to properties in and around the town centre. The State Emergency Service said volunteers responded to 34 jobs, many of them significant, as severe storms continued to lash the region.
· 6 sourcesThe United Arab Emirates has described the attempted mid-air hijacking of a flydubai flight bound for Israel as a terrorist attack, while Australian intelligence agencies investigate the co-pilot's ties to a Melbourne university. The Omani national, identified by media as Hammam al-Hammami, allegedly brandished an axe at the lead pilot before being subdued by passengers and off-duty crew.
· 8 sourcesPresident Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cell phone number on Truth Social on Saturday, escalating a dispute over legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. Trump accused the Arkansas Republican of stalling the so-called Sunshine Protection Act and encouraged his followers to contact Cotton directly.
· 2 sourcesOlena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has granted a rare interview detailing her parallel war to save Ukraine's future generations. As her husband focuses on the front lines and global diplomacy, the First Lady has led efforts to train frontline counsellors, build homes for war orphans, and fight for the return of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
A former Australian soldier who taught secret courses to Andrew Tate's inner circle on exploiting the vulnerabilities of billionaires has become the first of Tate's trusted generals to speak publicly against his misogyny. Joule Sullivan, once one of Tate's closest friends and advisers, told this masthead he had turned his back on Tate and the 'manosphere,' citing growing concern over the scale of sex trafficking, abuse and rape charges Tate and his brother Tristan now face in multiple countries.
· 4 sourcesDuring catastrophic bushfire conditions in central Victoria on January 9, 2026, Castlemaine resident Fiannuala Morgan experienced a cascading failure of the communication systems relied on for emergency warnings: her mobile phone lost service, the emergency app froze, she could not call or text her parents, the NBN failed with the power blackout, and the ABC broadcast tower at Mount Alexander burned down. A grassfire that eventually destroyed 66 dwellings in nearby Harcourt and threatened Castlemaine underscored what happens when the digital safety net collapses in a disaster, as detailed in a new report by Rhiannon Stevens and Kylie Silvester.
· 2 sourcesAustralia has broken its previous points margin in a rugby league test match in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, with a second-half blitz capped by Rory Owen scoring the final try. The win featured standout performances from Jada Taylor and Taneka Todhunter, each scoring a hat-trick for the Jillaroos.
· 3 sourcesVideos of the 18-year-old driver involved in Saturday's crash that injured 10 Newcastle Knights fans are circulating online, as police report the conditions of the most seriously hurt are improving. Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe was refused bail after being charged over the collision and is due to face court on Sunday.
· 14 sourcesPerth Zoo will spend at least half a million dollars to build a dedicated triage and care facility for black cockatoos at its South Perth site, as the H5 avian influenza strain spreads across Australia. The zoo last week awarded a $450,000 tender to Instant Transportables to supply and install four transportable buildings for the facility.
· 3 sourcesJack Dorsey's Bitchat, a decentralized messaging app that works without an internet connection, has been removed from Apple and Google's app stores in India after a government order. Dorsey posted a notice from Apple on Saturday showing the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued the demand under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, the country's primary legal provision for government-ordered online blocking.
The United Arab Emirates says a Flydubai co-pilot attempted a 'terrorist' attack, Al Jazeera reports. The news comes amid other significant developments covered by the outlet, including student protests in France, a new analysis of the 'Cornell 7' rape case, and a football match held by Palestinians in the ruins of Gaza.
Tennessee's top prison official is resigning in the wake of the botched execution of death row inmate Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee announced on Saturday. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step down this month as the state launches an independent review into what went wrong when Pike survived two doses of a lethal drug.
· 15 sourcesThe Conservatives are planning to make sweeping cuts beyond the £47bn announced last year if they win the next election, according to leaked comments by shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith.
· 2 sourcesThe United Arab Emirates has announced that the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight that nearly crashed on its way to Israel attempted a terrorist attack using a crash axe, as the suspect was identified as Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani national whom Oman had previously barred from flying over concerns he had adopted extremist views. The early findings from the UAE Prosecutor General, Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, confirmed that the co-pilot attacked the captain with an axe kept inside the cockpit, and the incident was only averted by two off-duty pilots who stabilised the aircraft and diverted it to a regional airport in Saudi Arabia.
· 10 sourcesThe US Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people aboard a medical transport plane that vanished off the coast of Massachusetts on Saturday, saying all aboard are presumed dead. The Gulfstream G100, operated by Canadian company Latitude Air Ambulance, disappeared from radar while flying from Bermuda to Boston after the pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency.
· 9 sourcesA New York Times article published Friday examines President Trump's rally in Alabama, noting that while the Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally, this time some seats were empty. The piece asks how people on the Gulf feel about Trump now.
· 2 sourcesA Florida appeals court has reversed the felony murder conviction of Rhonda Jewell, a 46-year-old woman who was sentenced to 17 years in prison after accidentally leaving a 10-month-old baby in a hot car, resulting in the child's death.
Michigan state police have ruled out a claim that convicted serial abuser Larry Nassar was removed from the state's sex offender registry, saying the former USA Gymnastics doctor was never on the list because he is serving a federal prison sentence out of state.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hold a series of high-level meetings with Japanese investors and business leaders in Tokyo this week, as the government attempts to sell Australia as a safe harbour for middle-power investment amid an increasingly uncertain global economy.
· 3 sourcesHundreds of Spanish housing protesters have been camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square for a week, vowing to stay until the government addresses a deepening crisis that has now triggered a snap election. The encampment, organised by tenant unions, follows the eviction of an 87-year-old woman last month and the defeat of emergency housing legislation in Congress, prompting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call an early general election.
· 2 sourcesThe Trump administration's negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine have broadened to encompass a multibillion-dollar deal for Lukoil's global oil assets, a transaction that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main US negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, eight people familiar with the talks said.
· 7 sourcesA pilot who survived an attack on a flight bound for Israel has spoken publicly for the first time, describing the incident as a savage assault and revealing what kept him fighting to survive.
· 4 sourcesUS President Donald Trump has announced a new multi-billion-dollar steel plant in Iowa, speaking during a press conference in which he said tariffs are responsible for high steel prices.
· 4 sourcesTens of thousands of people joined rallies across France on Tuesday in support of protesting high school students, with the Interior Ministry reporting turnout more than double that of last week's nationwide demonstrations. The growing movement is posing a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as his term in office winds down.
· 7 sourcesA lawsuit alleging rape at a Cornell University fraternity house has set off a wave of anger spreading across US campuses, with survivors and supporters publishing essays in school newspapers and flooding social media in solidarity with the complainant, known in court records only as Jane Doe. Some are using the #MeToo hashtag of an earlier movement; others have adopted a new one: #IAmJaneDoe.
· 8 sourcesThe U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, with a lineup of significant cases expected to test the nation's laws on religion, firearms, climate change, parental rights, and a range of constitutional questions.
· 2 sourcesPresident Trump personally directed the use of federal taxpayer funds to produce and air advertisements that praise his presidency, according to people familiar with the matter. The ads, which were paid for with government money, highlight how the president has leveraged public resources for his own political benefit.
· 2 sourcesAl Jazeera's latest video newsfeed, published October 3, 2026, features a series of short video items covering multiple international stories, including severe flooding in Spain, an Israeli air attack on Gaza, and Brazil's presidential campaign rallies, as well as a headline referencing a statement by the Bosnian Serb leader that Bosnia is 'dead' ahead of an election.
Brazil's presidential election goes to the polls on Sunday with a tight race between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as Lula accuses the Bolsonaro camp of encouraging foreign interference and Washington backs closer ties with Brazil's right wing.
· 5 sourcesAn Israeli air attack hit a residential apartment in the Remal neighborhood of Gaza City on October 3, killing at least five Palestinians. No warning was given before the strike on one of the city's most densely populated areas.
· 2 sourcesSevere flash flooding in Spain has swept cars through streets after a period of intense rainfall, with video showing vehicles being carried along by fast-moving water.
The flydubai co-pilot who attacked his captain with an emergency crash axe last week told interrogators he had planned the attack before being hired by the airline, according to two Israeli officials briefed on the UAE investigation, marking a significant escalation in understanding of the incident.
· 9 sourcesRugby columnist Paul Cully has called on World Rugby to overhaul its disciplinary system within a year, labelling a four-game ban for Wallabies centre Hunter Paisami and four yellow cards for Australia in their recent loss to South Africa as 'madness' that has invited simulation into the sport.
· 3 sourcesHammersmith and Fulham council has warned it may need to raise council tax by 150% – adding £29.11 per week to Band D household bills in 2027/28 – to keep services at current levels, blaming a new funding settlement from central government for what it calls its biggest financial challenge in living memory.
· 2 sourcesApprentice jockey Siena Grima made history at Randwick on Saturday, becoming the first apprentice in 45 years to win the Epsom Handicap, scoring on the Chris Waller-trained God's Window with her first group 1 ride.
· 3 sourcesTrainer John Sargent and jockey Dylan Gibbons ended long group 1 droughts when Global Goal won the Flight Stakes (1600m) for three-year-old fillies at Randwick on Saturday. It was Sargent's first group 1 victory since Gust Of Wind claimed the 2015 ATC Oaks, and Gibbons' maiden win at the top level since graduating from his apprenticeship.
· 3 sourcesA military judge has again suppressed a confession from a defendant in the September 11, 2001 attacks case, dealing a blow to prosecutors who long viewed the admissions obtained during 2007 interrogations as their strongest evidence.
· 3 sourcesThe 18-year-old driver of the car that crashed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters on Saturday morning has been charged with multiple driving offences, as one victim described from his hospital bed how he thought he was about to die. Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe faces three charges of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, three of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and three of causing bodily harm by misconduct. His P1 provisional licence has been suspended and the vehicle has been seized.
· 11 sourcesThe film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's best-selling psychological thriller Verity has arrived, starring Dakota Johnson as a struggling ghostwriter and Anne Hathaway as the enigmatic author she is hired to replace. Critics are sharply divided, with some hailing it as a "delicious" thriller and others branding it "diabolical" and an embarrassment for its A-list cast.
· 2 sourcesAl Jazeera has published video newsfeeds covering new claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Hamas offer to release captives, anti-establishment protests in India led by the Cockroach Janta Party, a G7 decision to avoid a crippling diesel ban under US pressure, spreading student protests in France, and police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest in Pennsylvania.
A small tornado swept through the NSW South Coast town of Ulladulla on Saturday afternoon, knocking down trees, damaging buildings and leaving residents shaken as severe thunderstorms descended on the state.
· 5 sourcesA prominent One Nation candidate in Victoria has threatened to jail former premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan 'by Christmas' if the party wins the November state election, drawing cheers from about 750 supporters at the party's campaign launch in Melbourne.
· 4 sourcesAn independent Premier League commission has found Manchester City guilty of creating sham contracts to artificially boost its income by £900m, in a landmark ruling delivered during the Labour party conference in Liverpool.
Al Jazeera has published a report headlined 'New claims that Netanyahu rejected Hamas offer to release captives,' but the article's published content contained no further information on the nature of the claims or the supposed offer.
As a long-running case at Guantánamo Bay finally moves toward trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys have raised two unusual procedural issues: prosecutors seek to allow remote testimony for witnesses unable or unwilling to travel to the base, while the defense wants jurors to be informed that the defendant will not be released regardless of the verdict.
· 2 sourcesBritish farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue season on record, with the number of cases surpassing the past three years combined. The viral disease, which originated in Africa and affects sheep and cattle, has spread to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire, with the climate crisis cited as a contributing factor.
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