Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday to mark the withdrawal of US troops and international forces after more than a decade in the country fighting ISIL. Trump amazed that an'Israeli plumber' helped land Flydubai flight It's the'closest thing to an HIV vaccine', but who gets access?

Israeli passengers tell of the horror onboard the Flydubai flight that was diverted after the pilot stabbed his co-pilot in the cockpit. The plane dropped 17,000 feet during the fight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, but landed safely after being diverted to land in Saudi Arabia. Share Passengers tell of'nightmare' onboard diverted Flydubai flight on social media Trump amazed that an'Israeli plumber' helped land Flydubai flight It's the'closest thing to an HIV vaccine', but who gets access?

Is the war entering a new phase? Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran. Iranian-made, low-cost Shahed drones have become a major feature of modern warfare, used in attacks across the Gulf and extensively by Russia in its war in Ukraine. Trump amazed that an'Israeli plumber' helped land Flydubai flight It's the'closest thing to an HIV vaccine', but who gets access?

Trump amazed that an'Israeli plumber' helped land Flydubai flight Trump amazed that an'Israeli plumber' helped land Flydubai flight An amazed US President Donald Trump relayed the story of how an'Israeli plumber' helped land a Flydubai flight after one of the pilots was stabbed. The flight carrying 174 passengers nearly crashed when an altercation broke out in the cockpit between the pilots. Share Trump amazed that an'Israeli plumber' helped land Flydubai flight on social media It's the'closest thing to an HIV vaccine', but who gets access? 'Strong indications' Iran linked to suspected UK airbase plot

Is the war entering a new phase? Kyiv residents have expressed relief after a Russian attack drone landed in a children's playground inside a residential courtyard in broad daylight without exploding. Bomb disposal experts later safely removed the debris. It's the'closest thing to an HIV vaccine', but who gets access? 'Strong indications' Iran linked to suspected UK airbase plot

We have a drug that could transform HIV prevention. So why can't millions get it? It's the'closest thing to an HIV vaccine', but who gets access? But who gets access raises bigger questions about public money, pharmaceutical power, drug prices and shrinking global health funding. Al Jazeera's Mikail Malik looks at the fight over access.

In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn't even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events. We've been hearing a great deal recently about the specter of AI-driven human extinction . Maybe our misplaced trust in AI intelligence will set off World War III . Or AI agents will unleash widespread cyberattacks and take over the internet. Given too much autonomy, the machines will run amok. They may seek to deceive their creators--wait, that's already happened . Suppose they conclude, like Agent Smith in, that "human beings are a plague, and we are the cure." Or perhaps the chatbots help bad humans unleash a literal plague--a biological weapon .

Robert F Kennedy Jr walks on stage during the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on 10 September. Robert F Kennedy Jr walks on stage during the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on 10 September. Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address'chronic disease epidemic' Tue 29 Sep 2026 10.41 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 11.13 EDT Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out an expansive vision for collecting, sharing and analyzing US health information at a Maha event hosted by a close ally and outspoken anti-vaccine activist. Medical and lifestyle data, from doctor's visits to exercise, should be connected and shared with the government and independent researchers, where it can be searched by AI - including potential links between vaccines and health outcomes including autism and mortality, suggested Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine skeptic. "We need to use America's health data to determine whether the food we eat, the chemicals we encounter, the vaccines that we're administering, the other environmental and lifestyle exposures are contributing in one way or another to the chronic disease epidemic," Kennedy said at an event with the Maha Institute on Monday, with about two dozen people tuning into the live stream.

For the past few months, nurse Dale Weiser has been making unexpected home visits. As the state battles the deadliest measles outbreak in recent history, the clinical supervisor drives 30 miles (48.3km), sometimes daily, to a rural corner of Pennsylvania where many Amish people live. Walking into strangers' homes, Weiser says she tries her best to be respectful and non-intrusive as she vaccinates dozens of family members against the measles, sometimes around the kitchen table. A lot of people that I encounter, they don't have health insurance. They don't have a lot of interaction with the health system, and they just haven't seen the need to get these vaccines, said Weiser, who works for the Chester County Health Department.

The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality Plus: 22 nations have called for a new global body to oversee AI. Don't be fooled by this summer of AI hype It's been a busy few months for AI hype, with companies making breathless claims about hacking, mathematical breakthroughs, and the prospect of self-improving superintelligence. In all these cases, massive fanfare from the companies, presented as mea culpas in the hacking incidents, has been accompanied by intense press coverage. But once experts have had time to examine what happened, very different stories emerge. There's a strong commercial incentive to overstate AI capabilities. The authors argue that the illusion of speed and urgency promulgated by the tech companies is also a ploy to misdirect policymakers and the public.