India finishes fourth in Asian Games, Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, and more: The Week in 5 Charts

(1) Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, after co-pilot stabs pilotPassengers on a flydubai flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after customers and crew foiled a co-pilot’s attempt to crash the aircraft, Israeli officials said, in a struggle that began when he stabbed the pilot and sent the jet plunging ​nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.Passengers and crew entered the cockpit, overpowered the co-pilot and enabled a second pair of flydubai pilots who were aboard the flight to land the jet ‌safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Israeli officials said.More than 10 hours later, the passengers arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport aboard a flydubai replacement aircraft, with several describing the episode as a miracle and recounting a frantic struggle to prevent a catastrophe.Israeli officials said the attacker’s motive aboard flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv remained under investigation. Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, signed the Abraham Accords normalizing relations in 2020.The incident sharpened concerns about global aviation security in a region scarred by years of conflict, prompting ​Israel to tighten checks on pilots flying into the country.(2) Asian Games 2026: India finishes fourthThe star-studded cricket and hockey teams predictably defended their crowns, but it was 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod and golfer Pranavi Urs who scripted unexpected history. Their achievements added to the late gold rush that powered India to a creditable fourth place at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday (October 3, 2026).India could not repeat or better its tally of 106 medals from the previous edition, but its haul of 85 was a decent performance, although more was expected, especially from shooters and badminton players. In the end, India secured 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals.(3) Delhi’s winter action planWith the southwest monsoon on the wane and Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) bracing for a spike in winter pollution, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav chaired a meeting on Monday (September 28, 2026) with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Environment Minister Maninder Sirsa and senior officials of the Commission for Air Quality Management to formalise a permanent, institutionalised approach to tackling winter pollution.The measures, which will take effect from November 1, 2026, include a ban on dust-generating construction, a 50% work-from-home arrangement and restrictions on older, more polluting vehicles registered outside Delhi. The city will also double parking charges and step up enforcement against vehicles without valid pollution certificates.The restrictions will remain in force from November 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027.The fixed calendar aims to give residents and businesses more advance notice than the existing Graded Response Action Plan, which imposes restrictions as pollution levels worsen. The earlier approach to tackling toxic air often resulted in sudden construction halts, traffic restrictions and operational changes for businesses with little advance notice.The meeting also called for coordinated action with neighbouring States to curb crop-residue burning, a major contributor to Delhi’s winter smog. Authorities across the National Capital Region have been asked to finalise their plans by October 10, 2026.(4) Protests demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar intensify, as Delhi Police detains protestors“Around 150 protesters, including AISA national president Neha Bora, activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, were detained on Saturday (October 3, 2026) as they marched from Patel Chowk towards Jantar Mantar to protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and demand his resignation,” an official said.Protests intensified across the country on October 2 (Friday) demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster.Police began detaining protesters as they gathered near the protest site, with security personnel deployed at multiple points and barricades placed on roads leading towards Jantar Mantar. The furore against the CEC Gyanesh Kumar intensified over the last week after a report by the Indian Express detailed how two Election Commissioners had expressed objections 14 times in 10 months to the decisions taken by the ECI, some of which were taken without their knowledge.AISA members alleged that a male police officer manhandled Ms. Bora during the police action and that another Delhi Police officer abused her. Three women journalists have come forward with complaints of sexual harassment against ACP Vivek Bhagat. The timeline below shows the important events that played out since the release of the Indian Express report.(5) Anthropic’s IPO pitch embraces AI’s promise and perilAnthropic is planning what could be the largest initial public offering in history. But ​if AI continues on its current trajectory, humans may not be around much longer to enjoy it.That and other paradoxes flow through the roughly 300-page initial public offering prospectus of the San Francisco AI leader, viewed this week by Reuters.To pull off a successful offering that values it at $2 trillion, Anthropic, whose name means “human-centered,” will need plenty of mortal investors ​to help build a world where mankind will soon take a back seat to far more capable artificial intelligence systems.Nearly a third of the document is ⁠devoted to a variety of risk factors, more than double the page count used to describe what Anthropic actually does.Anthropic PBC is seeking to go public as soon as the middle of November, according to people familiar with the matter, after the artificial intelligence model maker pushed back plans to list.The firm behind Claude could start formal marketing for its IPO as soon as the week of Nov. 9, putting it in line to begin trading before Thanksgiving, the people said. Dealmaking typically grinds to a halt in the days around the holiday, which is on Nov. 26.