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A Dubai-Tel Aviv flight triggered 7700 emergency code, an internationally recognised code for hijacking, after a pilot stabbed another pilot mid-air. Following this, Israeli Air Force fighter jets were scrambled and the plane, which dropped 15,000 ft, was diverted to Saudi Arabia. Passengers reportedly prevented one of the pilots from taking over the plane to allegedly crash it.

First pictures have emerged from the Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight whose pilots physically attacked each other mid-air, triggering a brief hijacking alarm. The pictures show blood stains on a passenger's clothes. The plane, carrying around 150 people, landed in Saudi Arabia after Israeli jets scrambled following the distress signal. It also dropped 17,400 ft in 2 minutes.

A fight between pilots in the cockpit triggered a hijack alert on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The aircraft transmitted emergency codes while flying over Saudi Arabia after which Israeli fighter jets scrambled. The plane, carrying around 180 passengers, was diverted and later landed safely at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia.

India's men's compound archery team of Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru clinched gold at Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday. The triumph gave India their fourth gold medal of the day and took the country's overall gold tally to 10. India have won 58 medals in the ongoing Games so far.

India won their third gold of the day at Asian Games 2026 as Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai clinched the mixed trap title. The pair became the first Indians to win gold in the mixed trap event in Asian Games history. Neeru, who won the women’s individual trap gold on Tuesday, secured her second gold medal of Asian Games 2026.

India won their second archery gold and eighth overall at Asian Games 2026 as Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav clinched the compound mixed team title. The pair defeated South Korea in shoot-off in the final. The victory also secured India a quota place for the compound mixed team event at Los Angeles Olympics 2028.

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sulaiman Shah, alias Musa, was killed on Tuesday in an encounter in J&K's Budgam district. The operation was launched jointly by the Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF after specific intelligence inputs. Officials said Musa had been wanted for his alleged involvement in several attacks across both sides of the Pir Panjal range over the past many years.

India won gold in the women's compound archery team event at Asian Games 2026, with Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep defeating China 238-234 in the final. India had edged South Korea 234-233 in the semifinal earlier on Wednesday. India have now won seven gold medals at the ongoing Games so far.

Gold prices on Tuesday slipped below ₹1.50 lakh per 10 grams in India for the first time in two months. Falling for the second consecutive day, gold of 99.9% purity declined by ₹1,400 to ₹1,48,600 per 10 grams. Silver prices, however, remained unchanged at ₹2.32 lakh per kilogram.

Manchester City said they were "disappointed and surprised" by Premier League Commission's findings that the club is guilty of "sham payments" and inflating revenues by ₹11,000 crore. Calling themselves "innocent", City said they have "irrefutable evidence" supporting their position. The club said the Commission's opinion contains "clear material errors" of law, principle and fact.