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A man looks through a gap in a stone wall toward a Greek Orthodox church where gunmen opened fire during a funeral hours earlier in Hamoud village, in Jordan’s Karak governorate, October 23, 2026. (AP Photo)
Seven killed in shooting at Jordan church; king vows ‘harshest retaliation’
By AFP and Agencies
Three gunmen open fire during funeral procession at Greek Orthodox church in Karak; authorities describe assailants as extremist group; manhunt after perpetrators ongoing
Samir 'Abu Hamza' Mohtadi appears on 'The Aydin Show' on YouTube, in an interview published April 14, 2020. (Screenshot)
October 12, 2026, 10:05 am
Melbourne Islamic preacher linked to flydubai terrorist condemns ‘false accusations’
Omani copilot Hamam al-Hammami, inspired by 9/11 in his quest to crash plane of Israelis, attended Samir ‘Abu Hamza’ Mohtadi’s community center, UAE prosecutor says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
(Left) Hamam al-Hammami, the copilot who tried to bring down a flydubai flight to Israel in a terror attack on September 30, 2026, seen in an undated image from his recently deleted LinkedIn profile; (right) al-Hammami seen after he was subdued and bound on the plane. (Channel 12 screenshot)
October 9, 2026, 11:06 pm
UAE confirms flydubai copilot was planning 9/11-style ‘suicide attack’ on Ben Gurion Airport
Attorney general says Hamam al-Hammami used two previous flights to Tel Aviv to ‘familiarize himself with route and airport,’ prepared by viewing pro-terror material and taking boxing lessons
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Travelers disembark an Electra plane at Ben Gurion International Airport. September 8, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 7, 2026, 4:25 pm
Israeli airlines often lease foreign planes and crew, while leaving extra security behind
Loophole means passengers who think they are flying with an Israeli carrier can end up on another company’s plane, with no special screenings of pilots or stringent procedures meant to avoid situation like the flydubai attack
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A room imitating an Australian police station is seen at an abandoned scam centre in O’Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border, on September 7, 2026. (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP)
October 4, 2026, 4:17 pm
Australia probing flydubai copilot, who studied at a Melbourne university
Hamam al-Hammami reportedly visited radical mosques and browsed extremist websites while in country, with intel services said to hold file on him
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Captain Smit Machchhar (left) speaks by video chat to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on October 2, 2026. (Screenshots via X)
October 2, 2026, 1:38 pm
‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him
Smit Machchhar tells India’s Modi he collapsed from wounds but was determined to save passengers as Tel Aviv-bound plane dropped 14,000 feet; his actions enabled Israelis to enter cockpit, tackle the copilot terrorist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 1, 2026, 3:27 pm
UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror
Initial probe into Omani pilot being carried out by Saudis, who will hand him over to Emiratis once done; Herzog recommends presidential medal for Israelis who thwarted attack
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Sharon Wrobel
Raed Yousef in a September 2026 booking image. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)
September 28, 2026, 9:47 pm
Florida beauty store owner who wanted to behead Jews charged with funding Hamas
Raed Yousef charged with 19 felonies for allegedly sending $45,000 to terrorists, in latest in series of cases claiming sham charities sent money to Gaza terrorists
By Luke Tress
Police guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, in Fairford, England, a day after British counterterrorism police were probing “a major” incident near the base, September 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
September 28, 2026, 6:45 pm
5 British suspects in air base attack plot released on bail; Iran denies involvement
Police say suspects are all London residents in their 20s; incident was sparked by suspicious vans parked near RAF Fairford, a British base used by US bombers during Iran war
By AP and ToI Staff
September 22, 2026, 2:42 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 22: Did muting Macklemore make his message louder?
News editor Ben Sales discusses backlash following the dismissal of rapper from Ed Sheeran’s tour and examines why economic platforms rarely win Israeli elections
By Gabriella Jacobs and Ben Sales
A New York City police officer plays Taps at the end of a memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, September 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)
September 11, 2026, 10:04 pm
Defending Iran war, Trump says US will never forget 9/11: ‘That’s why we fight today’
US president chooses to skip New York ceremony, instead marking 25th anniversary of the deadly attacks at Pentagon; relatives of victims slam Saudi Arabia, say there has been no justice
By Gregory WALTON
Director General of MI5 Sir Ken McCallum delivers the annual Director General’s Speech at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK’s Security Service in London, October 16, 2025. (Jonathan Brady/Pool via AP)
September 11, 2026, 9:24 am
Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says
Domestic security service director warns against preparing to fight ‘yesterday’s enemy using yesterday’s methods,’ points to foiled plot to kill hundreds of Jews in Manchester
By Reuters
European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Bartjan Wegter poses prior to an interview with The Associated Press in Brussels, September 3, 2026. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
September 8, 2026, 11:40 am
EU warns of chilling new terror menace as online youths seek nihilistic violent thrills
Virtual community known as ‘The COM ‘is promoting violent extremism, says European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator ahead of 9/11 anniversary; incidents increasing over past 2-3 years
By AP
Illustrative image of Israeli national identity cards in Jerusalem on January 22, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 4:39 pm
Israel seeks to revoke citizenship of 2 Arab citizens convicted of aiding Hamas
Rani Ouf and Shadi Eidi were convicted of handing information to Palestinian terror group while they worked for Cellcom telecom firm, with aim of sabotage during a war
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Britain’s European parliament member Ann Widdecombe, of the Brexit party, arrives at the European parliament, on January 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
July 13, 2026, 9:57 pm
UK counterterror police take over investigation into suspected murder of ex-lawmaker
British police re-arrest suspect in ‘horrific murder’ of longtime Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe; police assess she was attacked some 24 hours before her body was found on Thursday
By Anna MALPAS
People stand listening to the court proceedings outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in central London on June 15, 2026, amid a legal standoff between the UK government and the Palestine Action group. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
June 15, 2026, 4:05 pm
UK court upholds ban on Palestine Action group, days after four activists jailed
Judge rules anti-Israel organization ‘is not, as it claims, a direct action civil disobedience protest group,’ but rather a ‘covert organization operating with secret cells’
By AFP
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