The Brief

Israeli officials say a co-pilot stabbed the pilot and tried to crash a Flydubai flight carrying mostly Israeli passengers as it approached Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initially called it an attempted "jihadist terror attack," but later said it was too early to determine a motive and that he did not believe it was a hijacking.

Netanyahu praised the wounded pilot, identified as Captain Smit Machchhar, as a "true hero" for his role helping save the flight, alongside passengers including Yaniv Hayun who helped subdue the attacker. The plane diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely, and passengers later continued on to Tel Aviv aboard a replacement aircraft.

The U.S. military has declared an end to Operation Inherent Resolve, the anti-ISIS mission in Iraq, saying American forces and equipment have been fully withdrawn 23 years after the 2003 invasion; Trump called the mission a "very expensive excursion into Hell."

Baghdad touted the withdrawal as a sign of the country's growing sovereignty, but retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who once commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, warned the exit could give Iran and the Islamic State group an opening.

Russia launched its largest attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since spring, striking 11 regions overnight and also hitting residential buildings and railways, Ukraine's prime minister said. In the Kyiv region, officials said the attacks killed four people, including three in the capital and a child in the surrounding area.

Analysts say Russia has been stockpiling new jet-powered, long-range strike drones that fly faster and are harder to intercept, suggesting it is preparing to intensify attacks through the winter.

Public workers across France went on strike over pay as student protests over school conditions and resources turned violent, leaving dozens hurt and hundreds arrested since the unrest began last week.

The protests have included fires and blockades at schools, with most of those detained described as minors.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there are "strong indications" that Iran played a part in a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, an airbase the U.S. used to launch strikes on Iran.

The statement follows criticism from President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the U.K.'s decision to release several terror suspects linked to the case on bail, which British authorities have defended.

Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their remaining ice volume this year, scientists say, describing the melt as a "disastrous" pace that is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

The rapid ice loss threatens water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe that depend on glacier-fed rivers.