Piloto herói conta ao primeiro-ministro indiano Narendra Modi sobre um suposto sequestro de avião e outras histórias | Global News Podcast

Este episódio do BBC Global News Podcast aborda Smit Machchhar, um comandante de companhia aérea indiana que foi esfaqueado pelo copiloto em um voo da Flydubai. Ele conversou com o primeiro-ministro indiano Narendra Modi do leito do hospital, e o primeiro-ministro israelense Benjamin Netanyahu o descreveu como um "verdadeiro herói" por evitar um "desastre catastrófico no ar".

Smit Machchhar, the Indian airline captain who was stabbed by his co-pilot onboard a Flydubai plane, has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed. Mr Machchhar has been described as a “true hero” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who hailed him for preventing a “catastrophic mid-air disaster” on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Also in the Global News Podcast: 03:32 Student protestors in France clash with police in demonstrations over education conditions 05:35 Kenya’s politicians court Gen Z voters to challenge President William Ruto 09:07 President Trump mulls banning diesel exports, and urges Europe to release its reserves as the US-Iran war puts pressure on fuel supplies 11:48 Starbucks faces backlash over plans to open branches in China’s Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims 15:14 South Koreans fall in love with Bukangi, a huge grey shark stranded in a canal The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. You can watch us on YouTube every weekday – and find the audio version here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT If you would like to get in touch, you can email us at globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk. New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews