Christa Pike was supposed to be strapped down, and a male doctor would inject her. But after the doses of the drug, her attorneys said she was still breathing and was experiencing "unnecessary agony."

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/christa-pike-case-what-is-pentobarbital-the-drug-used-in-the-failed-execution-14049959.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Israeli media reported that the Omani citizen was named Hamam al-Hammami and was born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and a Syrian mother. According to a CNN report, the Omani co-pilot spent several years in the UAE.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/flydubais-omani-co-pilot-identified-as-hamam-al-hamami-terrorist-images-found-on-social-media-14050073.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

With the Mecca security pact under scrutiny, Pakistan is preparing to send up to 25,000 troops to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom’s tension with Yemen-based Houthis continues to escalate.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-preparing-to-deploy-up-to-25000-troops-to-saudi-arabia-amid-rising-houthi-threat-report-14050093.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Identified as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, the rogue flydubai co-pilot was intending to crash the aircraft in Israel, reports suggest. The 29-year-old spent much of his time in Syria, where he was allegedly influenced by extremist ideas.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/did-omani-co-pilot-hamam-al-hammami-want-to-crash-flydubai-plane-in-israel-what-new-details-reveal-14050103.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Did you know that two pilots on a flight never eat the same meal? And if you thought that this has to do with seniority or any kind of special privileges granted to one and not to the other, you may need to think again.

https://www.firstpost.com/lifestyle/why-two-pilots-on-a-flight-never-eat-the-same-meal-and-at-the-same-time-14050086.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The Hindu monk said Anthropic invited him to its San Francisco HQ for private discussions on training Claude and AI ethics.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-anthropic-invited-hindu-monk-swami-sarvapriyananda-for-claude-training-meet-14050140.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Women riding on Teufelsrad, or Devil's Wheel, are given free shorts not for their comfort, but due to thousands of upskirting videos circulating online. At least 32,000 videos featuring women on the Teufelsrad have been widely shared online.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-are-women-being-given-free-shorts-to-wear-at-oktoberfest-14050181.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The Flydubai scare has raised several questions for Israel and the civil aviation industry. We discuss this and more in our weekly wrap.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/this-week-in-explainers-what-exactly-happened-on-board-the-flydubai-plane-14049744.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Our Work of the Week is Essar: How did India’s Essar land America’s $15 billion steel project? #FPExplained

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/word-of-the-week-is-essar-the-indian-conglomerate-that-will-build-largest-steel-plant-in-us-14049423.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Reliance on AI for work is increasing. Experts have shed light on AI systems making serious mistakes, including summaries scripted by AI tools that are distorting people's memories of events.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-ai-summaries-could-change-your-memory-14049158.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

El Niño alone does not determine the weather on any given day. For example, in India, the monsoon has been unusually dry overall this year, while some regions have still experienced intense rainfall and flooding. #FPExplained

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-is-el-nino-warming-the-pacific-but-causing-drought-in-other-areas14049979-14049979.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Social media has popularised the idea of cutting off difficult people. Here are the signs that friendships may need repair, change or an ending. #FPExplained

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/should-you-really-cut-off-a-bad-friend-some-friendships-need-repair-not-ending-14049442.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

All US B-1 bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been withdrawn from the UK airbase and returned to their home stations in the United States.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-pulls-all-b-1-bomber-planes-from-raf-fairford-after-suspicious-incident-near-uk-airbase-14050356.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani first officer who is under arrest, has revealed to investigators that he hatched a plan to down a flydubai plane in July. He deferred it to late September and said that he wanted to crash the aircraft into a building or Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/did-omani-pilot-want-to-crash-flydubai-plane-into-tel-aviv-skyscraper-what-his-confessions-reveal-14050377.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

A 28-year-old laboratory worker has died in Russia's Siberian region after reportedly developing a severe illness suspected to be pneumonic plague. This has shone a spotlight on the deadly disease, which has a very high fatality rate.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/russia-on-alert-what-is-pneumonic-plague-and-what-caused-the-outbreak-14050391.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

How did a co-pilot allegedly flagged for extremism get into the cockpit of a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, and why has the incident triggered questions over Israel’s aviation security and pilot vetting?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/flydubai-hijack-scare-how-israel-missed-several-red-flags-14050431.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Forget world leaders: This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner could come from space. As the world places its bets for the coveted award, there’s a twist with a wild entry of an unusual contender: the International Space Station.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-is-the-international-space-station-being-considered-for-nobel-peace-prize-14050459.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work on investigating the mysteries of the brain.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/nobel-prize-in-medicine-2026-awarded-to-karl-deisseroth-peter-hegemann-georg-nagel-14050516.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

After being together since 2022, Kash Patel, the FBI chief, is engaged to Alexis Wilkins. Here's more on the American country singer.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/who-is-alexis-wilkins-the-country-singer-engaged-to-fbi-chief-kash-patel-14050512.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The demonstrations over the housing crisis in Spain have prompted PM Pedro Sánchez to call for early elections on November 29. It all started with the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her house.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/spain-pedro-sanchez-snap-elections-housing-crisis-eviction-87-year-old-woman-14050521.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

An hour after take-off, the British Airways flight plunged dramatically from 37,000 feet to roughly 9,000 feet within a few minutes, causing panic and uncertainty on board. Here's what happened on the flight.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/british-airways-london-chicago-flight-ba295-emergency-sudden-plunge-14050651.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social