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Hundreds of Israelis entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, while restrictions on Palestinian Muslim worshippers continued. The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf Department said about 700 Israelis, including former lawmaker Moshe Feiglin, entered the site under the protection of Israeli police. Some performed Jewish religious rituals and sang in the courtyards, in what Palestinian officials said breached the long-standing status quo. The compound is administered by the Islamic Waqf, under an arrangement that recognises it as a place of worship exclusively for Muslims. It is also known to…

AI filmmaking is moving from experiment to commercial proposition, with start-ups producing feature-length projects in weeks while promising to reshape how films are written, designed, shot and marketed. At Cannes this spring, Hell Grind attracted attention not because of a Hollywood star or an Oscar-winning director, but because it was created by artificial intelligence. A team of 15 at video start-up Higgsfield AI made the 95-minute action film in fewer than three weeks for a budget of $500,000. About 80% of the budget was spent on computing power, with the remainder covering personnel. Its synthetic actors and visuals were generated…

A suspect has been arrested more than eight months after the fatal hit-and-run that killed former Nickelodeon child star Kianna Underwood in Brooklyn. Michael Griffiths, 72, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident with injury. Underwood was struck in the Brownsville neighbourhood in January 2026. It has been reported that she was dragged for almost two blocks by one of the vehicles involved before first responders pronounced her dead at the scene. The collision involved two cars: a Ford Explorer SUV followed by a…

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake in Washington state has prompted a warning that further tremors are possible after more than 9,200 people reported feeling the shaking across the Puget Sound region. The earthquake struck at about 2.05pm on Tuesday, September 29, near Wauna in Kitsap County, around 6km west-north-west of the community. It was initially recorded as magnitude 4.3 before being revised following further analysis. Residents on the Kitsap Peninsula, as well as in Seattle, Tacoma, Bremerton and Bainbridge Island, reported weak shaking. The US Geological Survey said reports extended as far as Salem and Union in Oregon, and Nanaimo and Vancouver…

Passengers subdued the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after he allegedly stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane, Israeli officials said. The aircraft, carrying more than 170 Israelis, landed safely at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia after a second set of pilots on board took control. The co-pilot, identified by an Israeli official as an Omani citizen, was arrested after landing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the incident as “a highly severe security incident” and said Saudi authorities would question the co-pilot. He said a passenger had reported that the aircraft “entered a…

A Federal Reserve inspector general’s report has found no breach of federal law or criminal wrongdoing over the central bank’s multibillion-dollar headquarters renovation, while criticising project management for driving costs sharply higher. The review concluded that the estimated cost of refurbishing two buildings in Washington had risen from $1.9 billion to nearly $2.5 billion because of weak oversight, inadequate planning and the failure to establish a firm cost limit with the main contractor. Michael Horowitz, the Federal Reserve’s inspector general, said the investigation found no reasonable grounds to believe a federal criminal offence had been committed. It also found no…

A Flydubai passenger jet bound for Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an alleged cockpit attack in which one pilot was stabbed and the aircraft entered a steep descent. Flight FZ1073, carrying 174 people from Dubai to Israel, diverted to Tabuk after the incident while flying over the region. Israeli authorities feared the Boeing 737 MAX had been hijacked and scrambled fighter jets, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency security meeting. The aircraft was cruising at about 34,000ft when it dropped approximately 14,000ft in 29 seconds. Flight data showed it descended more than 17,000ft…

Macklemore’s Free Palestine Tour has sold out all three of its European dates, with tickets for concerts in Dublin, Paris and London snapped up within hours of going on general sale. The rapper announced the sell-out on Wednesday, saying he was “blown away” by the response. The shows will take place on October 26 in Dublin, October 29 in Paris and October 30 in London. Macklemore said the concerts had been organised quickly to allow musicians to stand in solidarity with Palestinians, raise money and use their platforms for activism. He also wrote that when people in power attempt to…

Real Madrid are reportedly considering a free-transfer move for Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk when his contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season. The 35-year-old remains a central figure at Anfield, but Liverpool have yet to offer him another extension, according to Mundo Deportivo. AC Milan, Galatasaray and Inter Miami are also said to be monitoring his situation. Real Madrid weigh up Van Dijk free transfer Van Dijk’s current agreement was signed in April 2025 and runs until June 2027. Allowing the defender to leave without a fee would represent another significant change for a Liverpool squad already…

Mexico’s National Guard has welcomed its smallest canine recruit: a 13-month-old Chihuahua named Comando, who is being trained for search-and-rescue work as well as public appearances. Standing just 21 centimetres tall and weighing 7kg, Comando is a striking contrast to the German Shepherds and Labradors that make up most of the force’s canine unit, which numbers about 350 dogs. Comando, Mexico’s smallest National Guard recruit The diminutive dog is equipped with miniature goggles, a fitted tactical vest, a helmet and a small camera mounted on his head. During a training session in Mexico City last week, he ran up stairs…