International news: Flydubai, Brazil and Putin's statements
Overview of the news: incident on a Flydubai flight, first round of the presidential election in Brazil and warning from Vladimir Putin.
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Summary of international news including the story of a passenger on a hijacked Flydubai flight, the results of the first round of the presidential election in Brazil with Flavio Bolsonaro, and Vladimir Putin's statements on NATO.
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Miscellaneous news including an air incident, a presidential election and geopolitical statements.
An Israeli passenger on the diverted Flydubai flight claims to have saved the plane by taking the controls… thanks to a TV show
After the alleged attack on the Omani co-pilot, Yaniv Hayun entered the cockpit and claims to have tried to right the plane before a passenger pilot took over the controls. He says he knew how to react thanks to the show “Dangers in the Sky”.
Presidential election in Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro creates a surprise by beating Lula in the first round
The son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro obtained more than 47% of the vote, compared to nearly 45% for left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80 years old.
“France and the United Kingdom are nuclear powers”, but “no one has the same means of destruction” as Russia, warns Putin
Vladimir Putin estimated that Russia would have several “competitive advantages” in the event of confrontation with NATO, particularly in the field of armaments. At the same time, he affirmed that Moscow had “no intention of attacking anyone”.
Open Questions
- What will be the consequences of the first round in Brazil?
- What is NATO's reaction to Putin's remarks?
