Thursday, October 1, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTPassengers foil Flydubai cockpit attack; SCOTUS clears Pike execution Tennessee then botches; Trump hits trail
- Passengers and crew foil cockpit attack on Israel-bound Flydubai flight
- Update: Trump says U.S. must choose ‘blow them up or make a deal’; Rubio ordered Iranian UN team to leave NYC
- Pakistan launches overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan; Kabul says civilians killed
- Trump and Vance open midterm blitz in Texas, Oklahoma and Florida
- 10 AM CTPosting shortly
- 12 PM CTPosting shortly
- 2 PM CTPosting shortly
- 5 PM CTDual SpaceX launches; UAE opens Flydubai terror probe; Trump hits Texas trail as Iran talks stall
- SpaceX flies Crew-13 from Florida and Transporter-18 from California on the same day
- Update: UAE opens terrorism probe after Flydubai cockpit attack; Saudi transfers suspect
- Update: Trump says more Iran bombing ‘possible’ after midterms as Hormuz talks stall
- Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked Medina power station supplying Prophet’s Mosque
- 9 PM CTPosting shortly
- Evening WrapPosting shortly