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The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours into its journey, before passengers managed to overpower the attacker and successfully take control of the plane. Capt Smit Machchhar said he was lying on the floor injured  when he realised the plane was sinking and he had to act, explaining: "I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside", which allowed the passengers in. Two reserve pilots then landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia. A crash axe is usually kept ​in the cockpit in case of emergencies. The UAE attorney general told state media that investigations were ongoing to determine the full circumstances and motives of the incident. The co-pilot who launched the attack was an Omani national, according to...

So much has been said about Manchester City  since it was revealed they had been found guilty of the majority of the 115 Premier League charges levelled at them. On Tuesday, it was confirmed an independent commission found City  guilty of all charges relating to the breaches of the league's financial regulations  between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons. The club has repeatedly denied guilt. Their potential punishment has been debated, the future of the owners questioned and the feelings of the rest of the league - and wider football world - have been aired. But so far there has been little focus on what it means for one crucial group. Their current squad. Without definitive clarity on what sanctions the Premier League will impose, pending the appeal City have lodged,  there is uncertainty over their ability to retain players, renew contracts, and make transfers - and whether any of the team have release clauses. Put simply, will players want to join?...

MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will not ​supply its diesel to global energy markets ‌until sanctions against Moscow are lifted. Speaking at the Valdai Forum of international Russia experts in Moscow, Putin said that ​Ukraine had "partially achieved its objectives" with strikes ​on Russian oil refineries that he said had ⁠cost Russia 1% of its gross domestic product. But ​Russia was now responding in kind, he said. US ​President Donald Trump said last month that Ukrainian attacks on Russian production facilities were causing a global diesel shortage and ​pushing up prices, and urged Kyiv to halt ​them. Putin said Russia has enough diesel, "but it won't reach global ‌markets ⁠because of the bans and sanctions in place against our oil and petroleum products". Russia this week extended a ban on diesel exports for fuel producers ​until the ​end of ⁠October, adding further strain to a global energy market al...

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, widening its wartime economic campaign to isolate Tehran. The ​sanctions are part of the department's "Operation Economic Outcast," announced August 24, which aims ​to cut Tehran's funding for the war, missile construction, cyberattacks and the ⁠Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC. The move extends US economic pressure on Iran from sea to ​land, targeting sectors Tehran has leaned on since a naval blockade cut off its oil ​shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. But the expanding sanctions risk inflicting severe costs on ordinary Iranians, one analyst said. The US blockade of Iranian ports has forced Tehran to rely more on autos and rail for ​transporting petroleum, fertilizer, chemicals and other goods. Thursday's sanctions target those alternatives, according to ​the ...

Downing Street has said Manchester City are not "above the rules" after Andy Burnham was criticised for his comments about the club's breaches of Premier League financial rules The prime minister said on Wednesday he would be "really concerned " if the club's owners decided to sell up after City were found guilty by an independent commission of most of the 115 charges they faced. His remarks were branded "completely out of touch" and "extraordinary" by the Tories and took many in the football community by surprise. In a statement following the backlash, Downing Street said the PM had made clear "the initial judgement is serious and there can't be any suggestion that anyone is above the rules". In an attempt to clarify the PM's position, a No 10 spokesperson added: "He also stressed that it is an ongoing independent process. It is essential that it is allowed to run its course and the outcome respected. ...

Ahead of Portugal's Nations League clash with Wales last week, Cristiano Ronaldo was asked if he considered retiring from international football after the 2026 World Cup, to which he responded: "Yes I did. Of course, I'm always thinking on my decisions, my future, the present also. I'm a thinker. You have to think. This is why you see me here now. It means I will continue. "I had a conversation with our president, with our coach. I still believe that I'm able to help the national team to reach what they want, and will finish when I feel like I'm not doing anything here. I think I can give to the national team my support, not only through the goals, but also outside of football. This is a new young generation. But for me the basic point is to be able on the pitch to score the goals and to help the team win games." Clearly he didn't think hard enough, because he hasn't lived up to that "basic point" in three successive majo...

Elon Musk’s net worth  has increased by some $300 billion this year alone—more than the second-richest person, Larry page , even has to his name. But money itself may soon be a worry of the past, Musk says, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence and robotics. "My prediction is that there will be effectively universal high income," Musk said in an interview  released on Saturday with state-owned China Media Group . "In fact, it's not clear to me that money will even matter in the future." The 55-year-old envisions an "age of abundance" in which humanoid robots do so much of the work—and produce so much—that there could ultimately be more goods and services available than humans could possibly consume. In that world, he said, robots could take on everything from childcare and teaching to caring for elderly parents, while working around the clock without the limitations of a human workforce. And while Musk has made similar predictions f...