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to release emergency diesel reserves, warning that U.S. exports could be restricted if Europe does not help ease the global fuel crunch.•Israel could join the investigation into the Flydubai cockpit attack, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israeli authorities intend to follow the case closely.•Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken says Russia now represents the country’s biggest security threat, as Brussels increasingly focuses on sabotage, cyberattacks and other forms of hybrid pressure.
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Saudi Arabia says the Omani co-pilot accused in the Flydubai cockpit attack and the Indian captain he stabbed have been transferred to Abu Dhabi after their conditions improved.

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Captain Smit Machchhar had been receiving treatment in Saudi Arabia after the flight made an emergency landing in Tabuk.

Saudi authorities had also been questioning the Omani co-pilot before his expected handover to the UAE, where a separate investigation into the incident is underway.

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