Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the flight’s injured captain, Israeli passengers and reserve pilots, who helped secure the plane and land it safely. The attacker has not been identified.

The Israeli prime minister says one pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel. Passengers, many of whom are Israelis, feared for their lives as

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the incident as an apparent attempt to crash the plane loaded with Israeli passengers.

As some passengers screamed, the FlyDubai flight issued an emergency alert and abruptly descended thousands of feet. Israel scrambled warplanes amid concerns about a possible hijacking.

The incident unfolded outside RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sunday, in which five men were arrested on suspicion of terror offenses. On Monday, Iran had denied any involvement.

His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the incident "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor".

Police officers guard an area as roadblocks remain in place near RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK, September 29 [Toby Shepheard/Reuters] British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK's security services have "strong indications" of Iranian involvement in the incident at a British Royal Air Force (RAF) station near Fairford this week in which five men were arrested before they were released on bail.

The prime minister's comments come days after the suspects were released on the 'strictest possible bail conditions'.

A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another night and day of relentless aerial attacks. Children and staff at the school were in shelters when the drone hit,

Ukraine’s air force says Russia has fired ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones at Kyiv. The attacks are part of Moscow's strategy to pressure Ukraine through relentless bombardment. The

Russia is continuing its missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing four people, including a child

Russia pressed its missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing four people, including a child. Officials say Moscow mainly has been targeting the power grid. This escalation

Residents across Iraq waved flags and banners in the streets on Wednesday (September 30) as they celebrated the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from the country.

U.S. troops invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein. They departed in 2011, but three years later, Iraqi authorities invited a smaller U.S.-led mission to fight the Islamic State group, which had rampaged across Iraq,

The United States announced it had completed its withdrawal from Iraq on Wednesday, more than 20 years after invading the country to topple Saddam Hussein, in a move that was celebrated by the Iraqi government and the Pentagon – as well as Iran and its allies, who claim years of pressure forced the American departure.

Pullback marks end of more than two decades of US involvement as Iran-backed militias battle for influence in country