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Other passengers described the plane dropping suddenly during the incident, calling the moment 'terrifying'.", "source_id": "bbc-world", "source_name": "BBC News (World)", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2z92xx57no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss", "title": "Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing" } ] }, { "country_code": "AU", "name": "Australia", "lat": -25.274398, "lon": 133.775136, "count": 12, "events": 5, "essences": [ { "id": "ess_2db31f722fd3", "essence": "According to The Guardian's Australia live blog, Queensland's state government missed the deadline to sign up to the federal government's Thriving Kids program before its rollout begins today; under the program, states would provide supports to children up to 8 years old with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays, who would become ineligible for federal NDIS aid in 2028. 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BoM expects 30 to 50mm in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely in Canberra and Sydney on Saturday, attributing the system to a trough over South Australia combining with a low pressure system in the Great Australian Bight.", "source_id": "guardian-world", "source_name": "The Guardian (World)", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/01/melbourne-sydney-canberra-rain-forecast-australia-weather-this-week", "title": "Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east" }, { "id": "ess_7b48d3ef4da5", "essence": "The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts widespread rain and thunderstorms across south-eastern Australia from Thursday, with the heaviest falls expected in Victoria, where parts could receive around three months' worth of rain. 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According to the report, six people smugglers were found guilty of involuntary homicide.", "source_id": "aljazeera", "source_name": "Al Jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-court-sentences-13-men-over-deadliest-small-boat-crossing-to-uk?traffic_source=rss", "title": "French court sentences 13 men over deadliest small-boat crossing to UK" }, { "id": "ess_3be32a24e5b2", "essence": "According to The Guardian, Stella McCartney presented a zero-wool, ocean-themed collection at Paris fashion week, showcasing wool alternatives including Brewed Protein, a fermented material developed with Japanese biotech firm Spiber. The report frames the show against renewed attention to animal welfare in wool production, which it links to an incident in which a Peta protester was physically restrained at a New York fashion week show by Steven Kolb, the event's governing body president.", "source_id": "guardian-world", "source_name": "The Guardian (World)", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/30/stella-mccartney-sea-life-paris-fashion-week-animal-rights", "title": "Stella McCartney makes waves with ‘sea life, not sea food’ theme in zero-wool Paris show" }, { "id": "ess_0e2a6b1eb442", "essence": "According to The Guardian, a Paris court has jailed six men for manslaughter over the 2021 sinking of an inflatable dinghy in the Channel, the deadliest small-boat crossing drowning on record, which killed at least 27 people with four more still missing. 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