World News Live Updates: Saudi Arabia denies meeting Israeli officials during Netanyahu’s UAE visit
The development contradicts a report by the Ynet news site, which stated that Netanyahu met with Middle Eastern officials, including a Saudi official, during his UAE visit.
· The Indian Express · JoinA senior Saudi official has denied reports of a meeting between Saudi and Israeli officials during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates. The development contradicts a report by the Ynet news site, which stated that Netanyahu met with Middle Eastern officials, including a Saudi official, during his UAE visit. The report was also denied by Jordan, which, according to the outlet, was represented alongside Morocco and other unspecified countries at the meeting.
Iran warns UAE of ‘highly dangerous consequences’ after Netanyahu’s visit
Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned the United Arab Emirates of “highly dangerous consequences” following Netanyahu’s visit on Sunday. Calling the Israeli Prime Minister “the child-killing and war-mongering Prime Minister of the Zionist regime,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry said, “the presence of a criminal whose hands are stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and who is under prosecution by international courts is extremely dangerous and alarming,” according to an unofficial translation by Tehran’s embassy in India of a statement. “Undoubtedly, given the proven hostility and animosity of the Zionist regime toward Iran and other countries of the region, as well as the regime’s repeated threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran, all countries of the region should be vigilant about the consequences and repercussions of such a presence, which threatens the collective peace and security of the region,” the Ministry added.
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Trump says he does not know if Iran will ‘give up yet’ amid war
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he did not know whether Iran would “give up yet”, while describing Iran as doing “very poorly” in the war with the United States. “I don’t know if they are going to give up yet, but they’ll give up,” Trump told reporters. “They are doing very poorly,” he added.
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Sep 30, 2026 01:18 PM IST
US coalition forces leave Erbil base, marking end of Iraq mission
The Pentagon said the orderly departure of coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base marks the conclusion of the military mission that defeated ISIS in Iraq.
The Pentagon said the US Department of War will continue providing targeted training and intelligence support to its Iraqi partners following the conclusion of the military mission.
Sep 30, 2026 12:51 PM IST
Flydubai flight that declared emergency, landed in Saudi
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that had signalled an emergency landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia moments ago.
Flydubai emergency signals were reportedly triggered by an altercation between pilots aboard the flight, The Times of Israel reported, citing Israeli security sources.
Sep 30, 2026 12:35 PM IST
Flydubai incident was not hijacking, Israel PM spokesperson says
The incident involving a flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was not a hijacking, the Israeli prime minister’s spokesperson said.
Sep 30, 2026 12:34 PM IST
Netanyahu consults security officials over diverted Flydubai flight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding consultations over a flydubai flight from the UAE to Israel that was diverted from its planned route, three Israeli security officials told news agency Reuters.
Sep 30, 2026 12:26 PM IST
Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverts after distress signal; Israel dispatched fighter jets
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel diverted its route on Wednesday after issuing an emergency signal for several minutes during the journey.
Israel’s air force dispatched fighter jets in response to the incident. The flydubai flight carrying about 180 Israeli passengers descended significantly as it approached the Jordanian airspace, according to Haaretz.
According to Flightradar24, the flight "FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv squawking 7700 en route to Tel Aviv," a code which is used by pilots to signal a general emergency.
The aircraft involved in the incident is a Boeing 737 MAX8, delivered to flydubai in December 2022.
The Israel-bound flight FZ1073 was the first for the day for the aircraft.
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Sep 30, 2026 12:07 PM IST
Russia attack damages Kyiv energy infrastructure, DTEK says
A Russian attack damaged energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, power company DTEK said, as Russian strikes continue to affect the country’s energy network.
Sep 30, 2026 12:03 PM IST
US troops withdrawn from their remaining bases in Iraq
US forces have withdrawn from their remaining bases in Iraq, raising concerns that the move could create a security vacuum and allow Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias and ISIS to regroup.
The departure, agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden, was carried out by Donald Trump’s administration amid its war against Iran.
The move comes 23 years after US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein.
Sep 30, 2026 11:13 AM IST
Pakistan pledges to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthis ‘by whatever means’
Pakistan’s defence minister said Islamabad will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, signalling possible direct involvement.
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declined to comment if Pakistani forces had already participated in airstrikes. However, he said that his country's armed forces would be available to Saudi under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
“I’m not going into detail, but obviously when I say that we are bound by this arrangement to defend Saudi Arabia, that means whatever means are available at our disposal, they’ll be available to Saudi Arabia also. I think that’s a categoric statement,” Asif told reporters during a visit to Rome when asked whether Pakistan had been involved in airstrikes against Iranian operators in Yemen.
Sep 30, 2026 10:40 AM IST
Eiffel Tower chief to step down after women staff removed during Hindu group visit
The chief of the company operating the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of 2026 following controversy over the removal of women staff during a Hindu religious group’s visit.
Patrick Branco Ruivo, who has been in charge of the landmark since 2018, will leave his position at the end of the year after an internal probe found out "operational flaws and shortcomings" in organising the visit that led to the "unacceptable" removal of women staff, the company SETE said in a statement on Tuesday (Sep 29).
Sep 30, 2026 09:53 AM IST
Trump, tech leaders sign 4-tier pact for AI self-regulation
US President Donald Trump and leaders of some of the world’s biggest technology companies have signed a voluntary White House accord on Tuesday outlining measures to improve the safety and oversight of advanced artificial intelligence systems.
The “White House Accord on Super Intelligence”, released by Trump on Truth Social, calls for companies developing and deploying frontier AI models to introduce four layers of internal controls, monitoring and independent audits.
Sep 30, 2026 09:33 AM IST
Indian Coast Guard seizes drugs from Iranian boat in Arabian Sea; 5 Pakistani nationals arrested
The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized 526 kg of methamphetamine and heroin worth over Rs 3,000 crore from an Iranian boat in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard said in a statement that it also detained five Pakistani nationals operating the vessel in the operation carried out near Lakshadweep on September 25.
Coast Guard assets carried out sea-air surveillance, based on the intelligence inputs, and tracked the suspicious dhow before boarding it west of Lakshadweep, it said.
Sep 30, 2026 08:59 AM IST
Saudi Arabia denies meeting Israeli officials during Netanyahu’s UAE visit
A senior Saudi official has denied reports of a meeting between Saudi and Israeli officials during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates.
The development contradicts a report by the Ynet news site, which stated that Netanyahu met with Middle Eastern officials, including a Saudi official, during his UAE visit. The report was also denied by Jordan, which, according to the outlet, was represented alongside Morocco and other unspecified countries at the meeting.
Sep 30, 2026 08:58 AM IST
Iran warns UAE of 'highly dangerous consequences' after Netanyahu's visit
Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned the United Arab Emirates of “highly dangerous consequences” following Netanyahu's on Sunday.
Calling the Israeli Prime Minister “the child-killing and war-mongering Prime Minister of the Zionist regime,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry said, “the presence of a criminal whose hands are stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and who is under prosecution by international courts is extremely dangerous and alarming,” according to an unofficial translation by Tehran’s embassy in India of a statement.
“Undoubtedly, given the proven hostility and animosity of the Zionist regime toward Iran and other countries of the region, as well as the regime’s repeated threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran, all countries of the region should be vigilant about the consequences and repercussions of such a presence, which threatens the collective peace and security of the region,” the Ministry added.
Sep 30, 2026 08:57 AM IST
Trump says he does not know if Iran will 'give up yet' amid war
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he did not know whether Iran would “give up yet”, while describing Iran as doing “very poorly” in the war with the United States. "I don't know if they are going to give up yet but they'll give up," Trump told reporters. "They are doing very poorly," he added.
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