Reuters World News - Flydubai, Kyiv bridge strikes and G7's emergency oil stocks

Episode Date: October 3, 2026

The UAE calls a Flydubai co-pilots attempted takeover a "terrorist attack" as new detailed emerge about the suspect. A failed execution in Tennessee leaves death row inmate Christa Pike on life support, raising new question about lethal injection procedures. Russia strikes a second major bridge in Kyiv. The G7 releases emergency oil reserves as fuel prices soar. And a stranded share draws hundreds of thousands of visitors in South Korea. Podcasts, breaking news, and video analysis from the source. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Reuters app here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch our latest On Assignment: When your journalism goes to Hollywood Listen to the Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit the ⁠⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi, I'm Peter Devlin in London. It's Saturday, October 3rd. Today, the UAE calls Fly Dubai co-pilots attempt to takeover a terrorist attack. Russia hits a second major Kiev Bridge in two days. The G7 turns to emergency oil reserves as fuel prices soar. And a stranded shark becomes an unlikely tourist attraction in South Korea. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need. to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. The attempted takeover of a fly Dubai flight is now being called a terrorist attack by the UAE Prosecutor General. The co-pilot has been identified by sources as Hamam al-Hamani, an Omani national. Prosecutors say he attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried

to take control of the plane carrying more than 170 passengers and crew. His motive remains under investigation. Krista Pike is on life support after Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed. Her lawyers say the 50-year-old is unconscious and on a ventilator, after problems placing the IV lines allowed the execution drug to seep into tissue in her arms. It's Tennessee's second botched execution this year, prompting the governor to halt executions for the rest of 2026 and order an independent review. Russia hits a second major breach.

in Kyiv in two days, escalating attacks on the Capitol's crossings. Saturday's strike damages the Northern Bridge and suspends traffic. After repeated attacks on the Southern Bridge left residents struggling to cross the Dinep Pro. Today I do-jikala, see, do I'm going to come on Friday's disruption, said she had no idea what Monday would bring. The disruption comes as Kiev braces for an expected winter bombing campaign against its infrastructure. Spotify Ads Manager makes it easy to create your first audio ad in minutes for free. Sign up today, launch a campaign, and start reaching your audience. A large fire and plume of smoke are rising near Anaramco facility in Riyadh,

as tensions with Yemen's hooties escalate. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the fire, and there's been no claim of responsibility. This comes as reports say Saudi Arabia is preparing a major offensive against Haramakhouti militants in Yemen with the key goal of retaking the Bab el-Mandeb strait. That's according to regional and western officials, the operation could launch within weeks.

The campaign will likely be led by Yemeni ground forces with Saudi air support. Riyadh is reportedly weighing two options, a focused coastal assault or a broader campaign across multiple fronts that can mobilize more than 100,000 troops. The U.S. is providing intelligence, but President Trump has declined requests for direct American military involvement. The G7 says it will release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves. The goal is to ease fuel markets rattled by the war with Iran.

The move follows pressure from President Donald Trump, who's been pushing allies to help bring down fuel prices head of November's midterm elections. White House reporter Jared Renshaw has more. The White House and the Trump administration, desperate, searching for answers. You know, they got a real problem in our hands with high diesel prices, which is really impacting, you know, the farm belt. So we're thinking about tractors, think about farm equipment, and think about truck drivers as well. Diesel prices have never been higher in the history of this country. And there's little solutions.

One of them is less convinced Europe to release some of those deals. diesel reserves they have, put some into the market, and create some downward pressure on prices. Jared says Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports, a few many European vehicles rely on, and that Europe imports from the United States. Under the agreement, some of those barrels could begin reaching the market within the next 20 days. This will be gradual. As we've seen, Europe has committed to things in the past and hasn't done them, so there's also a question whether they will follow through.

they're going into their time where they need diesel that's from need oil and things like that so there could be domestic political pressure that forces them to rethink some things. This week, tens of thousands of high school students are protesting across France in a movement that started in some of Paris's poorest suburbs. Students are demanding better conditions in schools,

including more teachers and an end overcrowded classrooms. One student said some classrooms are in poor condition, with not enough chairs or tables, computers that don't work, and too few teachers who are often absent. Protests have spread to more than 1,200 high schools, with police using tear gas and robber bullets in some cases. More than 5,000 people have been arrested. The protests are becoming a political flashpoint,

as the French government prepares deeply unpopular sports. spending cuts. Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Madrid are vowing to stay in the streets. After Parliament voted down a government housing decree aimed to easing the country's housing crisis. This protester told Reuters that while politicians were voting, families are being evicted and lives continue to be disrupted. The legislation would have banned evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, extended rent freezes on existing leases and tighten rules on short-term rentals. It was drafted amid growing public frustration over housing costs,

and after the eviction of 87-year-old pensioner Marie-Carman Abascal sparked protests across the country. Meanwhile, in the American Southwest, another resource is top of mind, long-term water supplies. Water is now Arizona voter's top concern, head of affordability and immigration, according to a new survey by the Center for the Future of Arizona. Phoenix voter Matt Bidler says water is tied directly to the state's future. You want to live here, if you want your home to still have valuation, you know, there needs to be a sustainability plan. With midterm elections approaching, candidates are responding.

Here's Amishah, a Democrat running in one of the state's key house races. Arizona, we live in a desert and we're running out of water. So obviously, our voters are really, scared and upset about this. Reporter Andrew Hay breaks down why the issue is bubbling over now. So what has happened this year is that a 20-year accord for how US states share water from the Colorado River expires this year. So they had to reach a new deal, the seven states that share this river, the fifth largest in the United States. And Arizona took the biggest cut, 27% cut.

in the amount of water from the Colorado River. It put Arizona's dependence on the Colorado River in the spotlight. And so what had been a non-partisan issue, something left up to water managers has now become an issue debated by politicians, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 1. Amir Shah says it would be ludicrous to build these data centers in a desert, in an area that lacks water when you could build them in areas that have

abundant supplies of water as opponent. Jay Feeley says that you know Arizona needs the jobs Arizona needs to lean into its role as an AI a center for AI development

and it would be ridiculous to not build these centers which are just going to drive the local economy create jobs and that in fact these centres can loop the waterly. And finally, let's take a look at South Korea's new tourist attraction, a 3.5 meter long shark. Stranded in a canal in the southern port of Bousson, it's attracted more than 600,000 visitors in the past two weeks, according to local media.

Believed to be a bronze whaler, it's been nicknamed Bukangi, after the Korean name for the port where it was first spotted on September 18th. Earlier this week, an attempt to propel it back towards the sea using jets of water was unsuccessful. Authorities tried and failed again on Friday, but they did drop a net to block the animal swimming further up the canal. They're now hoping the shark will swim out to sea on its own. And our recommended watch for today is the latest episode of On Assignment.

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