An hour after take-off, the British Airways flight plunged dramatically from 37,000 feet to roughly 9,000 feet within a few minutes, causing panic and uncertainty on board. Here's what happened on the flight.

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Mumbai Airport’s T1 demolition is forcing a major rethink of where airlines operate, but the proposed shift to Navi Mumbai Airport has triggered a fresh dispute over slots, costs, connectivity and passenger convenience.

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After the Omani pilot stabbed Indian captain Smit Machchhar on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight last week, Israeli authorities faced a tough choice of shooting down the flight despite having more than 150 Israelis aboard.


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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have activated the Mecca Pact after a Houthi strike near Medina. What does the new trilateral military alliance mean for Yemen, Iran, the Red Sea and regional security?

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In a very serious incident, a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during the protest in the northern city of Lens. In the wake of the incident, France is bracing for bigger and even larger protests today, as the student organisation Union Syndicale Lycéenne (USL) has again called on people to hit the streets.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/france-school-protests-how-a-teens-severed-hand-has-escalated-the-student-stir-14050774.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The Congress-led Opposition and the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party have been aggressively demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Here's why

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/rahul-gandhi-gyanesh-kumar-chief-election-commissioner-protests-credibility-sir-accusations-14050819.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Fremont has the highest rate of life satisfaction, the seventh-lowest depression rate and the lowest separation and divorce rate, according to WalletHub.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/united-states/finding-santosh-in-americas-happiest-city-14050775.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

As student protests spread across France – from Paris to Bordeaux – with the police even resorting to tear gas, there was one question on many people’s minds: Where is Emmanuel Macron?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/emmanuel-macron-student-protests-france-analysis-14050974.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego being a “small price to pay” have sparked a political storm, with California leaders condemning the comments as the 2026 US midterm elections draw closer.

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A suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia has triggered quarantine measures, and the US is watching closely. What does this mean for India?

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The question ahead of the November midterms is whether Trump's immigration policies could reverse some of the Republican gains among Indian-American voters, or whether domestic issues such as the economy, inflation, taxes and national security will continue to matter more.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/us-midterms-2026-will-h1b-curbs-tariffs-discourage-indian-americans-from-voting-republican-14051060.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

French chemist Henri B Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering how chemical reactions can favour one mirror-image form of a molecule over the other, a breakthrough that helps explain one of the deepest mysteries of the chemistry of life.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2026-awarded-to-henri-kagan-kenso-soai-for-breakthrough-in-molecular-mirror-images-14051147.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Christa Pike was set to be executed by two lethal injections of pentobarbital, awake after a failed execution in a shocking twist. The convicted murderer is conscious, speaking and receiving medical care, her attorneys confirmed.

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Three years on, the October 7, 2023 attack still hangs over West Asia. What began with a Hamas-led assault on Israel quickly grew into a much wider conflict, pulling in Hezbollah, Iran and the Houthis and changing how Israel and its neighbours approach security. The fallout has gone far beyond the battlefield.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/october-7-three-years-on-a-hamas-attack-that-has-reshaped-israel-gaza-and-west-asia-14051218.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The Trump administration has proposed a steep new fee of $70,000 for international students seeking to work in the US after graduation. This is bad news for Indians. Here’s why.

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India has officially removed the offline chatting app, Bitchat, from its app stores. The Jack Dorsey app had become popular during the Gen-Z protests at Jantar Mantar demanding Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

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Shiranthi Rajapaksa is the first former first lady in Sri Lanka's history to be arrested in a corruption investigation. Here's the case against her.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/shiranthi-rajapaksa-sri-lanka-former-first-lady-arrested-misuse-hospital-donations-14051340.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

When India's armed forces were fighting fierce battles in the heights of Kargil in 1999, actor Nana Patekar, who passed away on Thursday morning, decided to put his acting career on hold to contribute to the war effort.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nana-patekar-death-how-prahaar-took-the-intense-actor-from-reel-life-soldier-to-kargil-war-14051352.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Arfat Sheikh, award-winning director of 'Saffron Kingdom' was travelling to Washington to attend an art and resistance event when he was held by ICE agents without any warrant. The law enforcement agents did not clarify why they were taking him, his friend revealed.

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News of the death of a laboratory worker at a research facility in Russia from suspected pneumonic plague has swept the world, sparking concern about the risk of an outbreak. But experts aren’t pressing the panic button yet. Here’s why.

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