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Alex Croft

Reporter · GB

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alex Croft

    Pilot ‘stabbed co-pilot in attempted hijacking’ on Israel-bound plane (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. A pilot on a passenger flight from Dubai to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and tried to hijack the plane in a suspected terror attack at 34,000ft. Israeli intelligence believe the Omani national was a jihadist who planned on crashing the Flydubai plane and killing everyone onboard. Brave passengers among the 150 on Flight FZ1073 managed to overpower the attacker, “narrowly avo

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Alex Croft

    British pensioner, 85, ‘beaten to death’ in France as suspects flee in his stolen car (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. A British pensioner has been found dead in his remote home in southwestern France after a violent attack. The 85-year-old, named as John A, was found in the small village of Verlus in the Gers region in the early hours of Saturday. Two men were seen fleeing his isolated property after stealing his car, investigators have said. Authorities believe blows to the face were the li

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Alex Croft

    Israelis and Americans disapprove heavily of the UN, according to new poll (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Americans and Israelis are among the countries that disapprove most heavily of the United Nations performance, according to a new poll. Israelis are the most negative in their view of the UN, with just 9 per cent of people approving its actions and a net rating of -61, according to the Gallup survey. The figures come during a difficult period for the UN, as it attempts to add

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Alex Croft

    Russia boosts fleet of ships sailing under its flag by a third to defy sanctions (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Russia has boosted the number of ships flying its own flag by more than one third as it looks to keep oil flowing by avoiding tanker seizures from other countries. Between January 2025 and June 2026, some 107 vessels were added to Russia’s flag registry, marking a 36 per cent increase from 280 to 382 vessels, according to analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clea

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Alex Croft

    Inside Max: The Russian super-app that can spy on millions in Putin’s ‘digital gulag’ (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Every new digital device in Russia is mandated to come equipped with a messenger app named Max. But beneath its innocuous white-and-blue logo lies software that experts warn could allow the Kremlin to dramatically expand its capacity to spy on the Russian public. The app, launched last year by Russian tech company VK, is not only a space for messaging and video calls but serv

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