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Hello, I'm Peter Devlin in London. Today is Saturday, October 3. The UAE today called the Flydubai co-pilot's attempt to hijack a plane an act of terrorism. Russia has hit the second major bridge in Kyiv in 2 days. G7 turns to emergency oil reserves due to soaring fuel prices. And a beached shark has become an unexpected tourist attraction in South Korea. This is Reuters World News-everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, 7 days a week. The attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight has now been classified by the UAE Attorney General as a terrorist act. Sources identified the co-pilot as Hamam Al-Hamami, an Omani citizen.
Prosecutors allege he attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to take control of the plane with more than 170 passengers and crew on board. His motives remain under investigation. Krista Pike is on life support after a failed execution attempt by lethal injection in Tennessee. Her lawyers say the 50- year-old woman is unconscious and on a ventilator due to problems with her intravenous lines, which caused the drug to enter the tissues of her arms. This is the second botched execution in Tennessee this year, prompting the governor to halt executions until the end of 2026 and order an independent review.
Russia has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv in 2 days, stepping up attacks on the capital's crossings. Saturday's strike damaged the northern bridge and brought traffic to a halt after repeated attacks on the southern bridge made it difficult for residents to cross the Dnieper. One resident who was stuck in traffic on Friday said she had no idea what Monday would bring. These disruptions come as Kyiv prepares for an expected winter campaign of large fire and plume of smoke rise near an Aramco facility in Riyadh amid escalating tensions with the Houthis in Yemen. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the fire, and no one has claimed responsibility. This comes amid reports that Saudi Arabia is preparing a large-scale offensive against
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen with the main goal of regaining control of the Bab el- Mandeb Strait. This is what regional and Western officials claim. The operation can begin within a few weeks. The campaign will likely be led by Yemeni ground forces, supported by Saudi air power Riyadh is reportedly considering two options: a focused coastal assault or a larger campaign on multiple fronts capable of involving more than 100,000 troops. The US is providing intelligence, but President Trump has rejected requests for direct American military involvement. The G7 says it will release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency
reserves. The goal is to stabilize fuel markets shaken by the war with Iran. The move was the result of pressure from President Donald Trump, who was persuading allies to help lower fuel prices ahead of White House reporter Jaret Renshaw will tell you more. The White House and the Trump administration are desperate for answers. You know, they faced a real problem with high diesel prices, which is hitting the agricultural sector hard. So think about tractors, about agricultural machinery, and also about truck drivers. Diesel prices have never been higher in the history of this country. And there are not many solutions here. One of them is to convince Europe to release some of its diesel reserves, throw them onto the market,
and create pressure to lower prices. Jared says Trump has threatened to ban the export of diesel-a fuel that many European cars depend on and that Europe imports from the United States. According to the agreements, some of these barrels could begin to enter the markets within the next 20 days. This will be gradual. As we have seen, Europe has made promises in the past and not followed through on them very well, so the question is whether they will do so now. They are approaching a period when they will need diesel for heating and other needs, so domestic political pressure may force them to reconsider some things.
This week, tens of thousands of high school students are protesting across France as part of a movement that originated in the poorest suburbs of Paris. Students are demanding better conditions in schools, including an increase in the number of teachers and an end to overcrowding in classrooms. One student said that some classrooms have poor conditions: there are not enough chairs or tables, computers do not work, and there are too few teachers and they are often absent. Protests have spread to more than 1,200 schools, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets in some cases. Over 5,000 people were arrested.
The protests are becoming a political hot spot as the French government prepares highly unpopular spending cuts. Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Madrid are vowing to remain on the streets after parliament voted in favor of a government housing decree aimed at easing the housing crisis. This protester told Reuters that while politicians were voting, families were being evicted and their lives continued to be destroyed. The bill would ban the eviction of vulnerable tenants until 2030, extend the rent freeze on existing contracts, and tighten rules on short-term rentals. It was developed amid growing public dissatisfaction with housing costs and following the eviction of 87-
year-old pensioner Mari Carmen Abascal, which sparked protests across the country. Meanwhile, in the American Southwest, another resource is in the spotlight- long-term water supplies. According to a new poll from the Center for the Future of Arizona, water is now the top issue for Arizona voters, ahead of housing affordability and immigration. Phoenix voter Matt Biedler says water is directly related to the state's future. If you want to live here, if you want your house to retain its value, you know, you need a sustainability plan. As the midterm elections approach, candidates are reacting.
Here is Amisha, a Democrat, running in one of the key elections for the state House of Representatives. Arizona, we live in the desert and we are running out of water. So obviously our voters are very scared and upset about this. Reporter Andrew Gay explains why this issue is now coming to the forefront 20-year agreement on how US states share water from the Colorado River expires. So they had to reach a new agreement, the seven states that share this river, the fifth largest in the US, and Arizona got the biggest cut, 27% of the water from the Colorado. This drew attention to Arizona's dependence on the Colorado River. And what was a nonpartisan issue, uh, a matter left to the discretion of water managers, has
now become an issue that politicians are discussing. Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District, Amish Shah, says it would be pointless to build these data centers in the desert, in an area where there is a water shortage, when they could be built where there is an abundant supply of water. His opponent, Jay Feely, says Arizona needs jobs, Arizona needs to grow its role as a hub for artificial intelligence development, and it would be foolish not to build these centers that will stimulate the local economy and create jobs. And finally, let's take a look at South Korea's newest tourist attraction -a 3.5- meter shark stuck in a canal in the southern port of Busan. According to local media, it has attracted over 600,000 visitors in the past 2 weeks.
It is believed to be a bronze shark, nicknamed Bukangi after the Korean name of the port where it was first spotted on September 18. Earlier this week, an attempt to direct it back into the sea using water jets was unsuccessful. On Friday, authorities tried again and failed, but they installed a net to block the animal from further into the canal. Now they hope the shark will swim out to sea on its own. And for today's viewing, we recommend the latest episode of the program "On Assignment." Reuters journalist Jeff Horwitz talks about the Facebook Files investigation, which exposed the harms of social media. This investigation became the basis for the film " Social Reckoning" - a Hollywood film starring Jeremy Allen White. We will leave a link in
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