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Oct 19, 2026
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Ali Sawofta and Stephen Scheer, report for Reuters.
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Alexander Cornwell and Lily Bayer, report for Reuters.
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Russia, Ukraine, war.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today said Ukraine received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian attack overnight that killed three people.
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Sources also said the United Kingdom is likely to expel Israeli diplomats if Israel carries out the closure this week, with the consulate expected to close as soon as Thursday, according to a spokesperson for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
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Alexander Cornwell reports.
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Russia-Ukraine war.
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Russia's Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov today said overnight Ukrainian drone attacks killed two people and injured nine more in the region.
Larry MantleHOST
hundreds of others who were abducted by Hamas as a part of that raid and the violence in southern Israel.
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Joining us to talk about where we stand on the eve of this anniversary is senior correspondent for Reuters based in Jerusalem, Alexander Cornwell.
Larry MantleHOST
Alexander, thank you for being with us again on AirTalk.
Alexander CornwellGUEST
Thank you for having me.
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There has been some talk of possibly the Gadi-Eisenkot-led coalition forming a minority government with some support from the opposition.
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But if no agreement is reached, Israel will head back to elections in six months.
Larry MantleHOST
We're talking with Alexander Cornwell, who is senior correspondent for Reuters, based in Jerusalem.
Larry MantleHOST
Tomorrow, the third year anniversary of Hamas's attack on southern Israel that killed around 1,200 people.
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Milan Cherny, Saleh Albataty, Anup Bhalla, and Benoit Faucon report.
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Praveen Menon and Alexander Cornwell report for Reuters.
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The United States over the weekend rushed to withdraw all 12 B1 Air Force bombers from Royal Air Force Fairford after commanders received new threats about an Iran-backed plot against the installation, US officials told The New York Times.
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The need to move the bombers was deemed so urgent that some of the planes departed while aerial refueling aircraft were still being scrambled to support their flights to the United States.
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Mayan Lubel and Iman Abu Hasira report for Reuters.
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Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Puchinska report.
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Jonathan Saul reports.
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Pakistan's Ministry of Information today said Pakistan carried out airstrikes against two militant hideouts in two Afghan provinces.
Nick FerrariHOST
Extraordinary story.
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Let's go straight to Alexander Cornwell, who is senior correspondent for Reuters and joining us from Tel Aviv.
Nick FerrariHOST
What more has emerged overnight, Alexander, that you can tell us? Good morning.
Alexander CornwellCORRESPONDENT
morning uh very little has emerged uh you know those israeli passengers landed back in the country late on wednesday night so far uh officially no motive has been disclosed for this attack and even the identity of the uh alleged attacker has not formally been given now israeli officials are backgrounding reporters identifying the attacker as an omani national but as i said that has yet to be publicly confirmed by anyone not the israeli prime minister's office not the Emiratis or the Saudis who are also investigating this.
Sally SaraHOST
Now, obviously, this story is still unfolding and we're still trying to get information about what's happened, how Israeli authorities are responding at the moment.
Sally SaraHOST
I spoke a little earlier to Alexander Cornwell, who is a Reuters journalist in Tel Aviv.
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So Wednesday morning, local time, a fly-to-by flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel sent out emergency signals.
Alexander CornwellGUEST
And what is said to have happened is that the co-pilot attacked the pilot, stabbed him, and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft.
Alexander CornwellGUEST
Some Israeli government officials, including the Defence Minister, have said that this was a terror attack.
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But as I mentioned earlier, the Prime Minister's office says that the motive is still very much under investigation.
Sally SaraHOST
Alexander Cornwell, thanks very much for bringing us up to date with what we know so far.
Alexander CornwellGUEST
Thank you.
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But the statement was never released because it didn't have the support of the White House or the State Department's senior leadership.
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Humera Pamuk and Alexander Cornwell report for Reuters.
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Russia-Ukraine War Speaking at the UN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia's ridiculous and never-ending war could soon spread to other parts of Europe.
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He said a peace agreement was needed before AI plays a larger role in the war.