skinny.

Latest / The Rest of the World Podcast

The Rest of the World Report | September 30, 2026 — Evening Edition

Weekday morning and evening editions. Saturdays once. Good news on Sundays. All sources labeled.

I will never put the news behind a paywall. If you want to support keeping it free for everyone else, there’s a paid option. That’s all it is.

FLIGHT FZ1073

FlyDubai flight FZ1073 left Dubai for Tel Aviv at 03:05 UTC on Wednesday. Just past 05:20, air traffic controllers watched its altitude swing wildly, a drop of more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds, then a climb. At 05:28 the crew transmitted code 7700, a general emergency. Seven minutes later the code changed to 7500: unlawful…

The skinny

The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.