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Over Saudi Arabia, the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073 avert an attempt to hijack or crash the aircraft.
- Flydubai Flight 1073 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight operated by Flydubai from Dubai International Airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. On 30 September 2026, while en route, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 broadcast the squawk code for a hijacking, diverted from its flight path, and made an emergency landing at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. UAE officials have called the incident an attempted terrorist attack.
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The Chess Olympiad concludes with Uzbekistan winning the Open event and China winning the Women's event.
- The 46th Chess Olympiad (Uzbek: 46-shaxmat Olimpiadasi / 46-шахмат Олимпиадаси) was an international team chess event held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 15 to 27 September 2026. It was organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and consisted of two main tournaments: an Open event for players of all genders, and a Women's event for female players only. The associated Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities and FIDE Congress took place at the same time and venue. There were also several outreach events to promote chess.
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Flooding in Bangkok and across Thailand leaves at least 23 people dead.
- On 26 September 2026 at 10:16 local time (UTC+7), a flood disaster emergency was declared in Bangkok following 48 hours of continuous heavy rain, which submerged main roads and triggered mass evacuations. Over 300 mm (12 in) of rain was recorded in certain parts of Bangkok, with floodwaters blocking traffic on main roads in 37 locations. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported that it would take two to three days to drain the floodwaters after the rain stopped. Authorities declared all 50 districts of the city a disaster zone. It was the worst flooding to affect Bangkok in 15 years.
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Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
- Aleksandar Vučić (born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician who served as President of Serbia from 2017 to 2026. A founding member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), he previously served as President of the SNS from 2012 to 2023, First Deputy Prime Minister from 2012 to 2014, and Prime Minister of Serbia from 2014 to 2017.
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Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is appointed the first woman prime minister of Morocco after her party's victory in the general election.
- General elections were held in Morocco on 23 September 2026 to elect all 395 members of the House of Representatives. The election was the 12th legislative election held in Morocco since independence in 1956. Voting took place under direct universal suffrage using a party-list proportional representation system.
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In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions win their third premiership in a row, defeating Fremantle in the AFL Grand Final.
- The 2026 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match that was contested between the Fremantle Football Club and the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 26 September 2026. It was the 131st annual grand final of the Australian Football League, staged to determine the premiers of the 2026 AFL season. Brisbane won by a margin of seven points, after kicking four goals in the final five minutes of the match to overcome a 17-point deficit. It was Brisbane's sixth premiership overall, and third consecutive premiership.
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Iran war (ongoing)
- Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern crisis sparked by the Gaza war (2023–present). Amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program, the war began when the US and Israel conducted hundreds of air strikes on targets across Iran, including strikes that assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei alongside several other Iranian officials.
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Russo-Ukrainian war (ongoing)
- On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. Russian troops
occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and 6–7 million have fled the country, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
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