Top World News

Motive behind flydubai cockpit stabbing unknown as international investigation opens

Benjamin Netanyahu says too early to tell who may have been behind plane incident as carrier halts all flights to IsraelThe motive, background and affiliation of the Omani co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flight from Dubai remains unknown, as international teams open investigations into the incident.Israeli passengers intervened to stop the attack on Wednesday, restraining the co-pilot, while a reserve crew in the plane was able to stabilise the plummeting plane and ultimately land it safely in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...

ArticleImg
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn

Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them.The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) called for “awareness of espionage risks around modern vehicles”, including microphones that can by switched on remotely to listen to conversations. Continue reading...

Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’

Says social media claims are ‘nonsense’ and ‘idiocy’Coach sees ‘no reason to pay attention to these people’Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are “white enough”. Klopp said he believed there was no point in giving room to “such people and their utterances”, dismissing them as “complete nonsense”.Asked to respond to the debate as to whether the national team were “not German enough” or “not white enough”, he said: “There is absolutely no reason to pay attention to these people. You won’t get my thoughts on this. I have little time in everyday life for idiocy – and even less on social media. Continue reading...

ArticleImg
Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production

A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower

France gripped by spreading student protests as PM calls crisis meeting

France's prime minister has convened a crisis meeting to address nationwide protests by high school students