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A flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv has turned into a terrifying high-altitude struggle when one of the pilots was attacked in the cockpit by his co-pilot. 
Passengers were fighting to help crew regain control of the plane as it plunged 17,000 feet before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. 
Today, counterterrorism expert Greg Barton on what we know about this mid-air attack and what it could mean for security in the region. 
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Greg Barton, Rector of Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing renewed political scrutiny after media investigations reported that he and his government were warned about an impending large-scale Hamas attack before October 7. 
The reports say Egypt’s former intelligence chief travelled to Jerusalem days before the attack to issue a warning, while the UAE president allegedly alerted Netanyahu personally. 
Netanyahu has dismissed the claims as ‘absolute lies.’
Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on what the allegations could mean for Netanyahu, with an election due in Israel this month. 
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Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute.

There’s been another interest rate rise, pushing it to the highest it’s been in 15 years.  
It’s partly thanks to Trump’s war in Iran fuelling global inflation, but the conflict is not the only thing putting pressure on interest rates. Artificial Intelligence is a factor too.  
Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on how AI impact rates and why it might also be the reason they fall again 
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Alan Kohler, ABC News Finance presenter

Donald Trump has promised he can use his negotiating skills to end wars.
But his approach is facing a major test on two fronts.
He’s rejected Iran’s latest proposal to halt the fighting and reopen negotiations, while there’s still no breakthrough in efforts to get Russia and Ukraine back to a peace deal.
Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on whether the president can actually deliver peace in either conflict.
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Rajan Menon, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the City College of New York

We're being warned that AI could wipe out humanity. 
But some of the very same experts sounding the alarm are also predicting AI will help cure cancer within the next decade.  
So, how will these competing visions of destruction and salvation play out? And is a cure for cancer really within AI’s reach? 
Today, doctor and researcher Emilia Javorsky joins us to separate the reality from the hype.
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Emilia Javorsky, the Director of the Futures Program at The Future of Life Institute – a nonprofit aimed at reducing AI risks.