Sunday 4 October 2026 07:30 UTC
Ukraine Peace Talks Expand to Lukoil Oil Asset Deal
US-Russia talks on ending the Ukraine war have expanded to a possible multibillion-dollar deal involving Lukoil’s global oil assets. The proposal would require approval from Washington and the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin raised it during a September meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of Flydubai Flight 1073 told investigators that he intended to crash the aircraft in Israel, ABC reported. Investigators are examining how Hamam al-Hamami, 29, was cleared to join Flydubai after Oman Air suspended him in 2024 when extremist material was found in his possession. An Israeli team is investigating him in the UAE.
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The US Coast Guard found debris from a Gulfstream air ambulance that lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston early on October 4. Six people were aboard. The aircraft descended more than 9,000 feet in two minutes before its final transmission, and the search continued south of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
North Korea said its latest intermediate-range ballistic missile used AI-assisted guidance during flight or re-entry and carried a manoeuvring warhead. Pyongyang has made similar technological claims before. US Pacific Command said the launch posed no immediate threat to US personnel, territory or allies. Elsewhere, Russian attack drones entered Moldovan airspace at least five times, with explosions, fragments and ground damage reported in several districts.