Air India Flight Grounded After Fuel Switch Defect; Other Global Developments Unfold
London, UK – An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight from Heathrow to Bengaluru was grounded on Monday, February 2nd, 2026, after a potential defect was reported with a fuel control switch. According to Sky News, the issue involves the same model of aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad last June. Air India stated they are "getting the pilot's concerns checked on a priority basis" regarding the incident on flight AI132.
In other news, Northern Morocco is facing severe flooding, displacing over 50,000 people. Euronews reported that the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region is grappling with the aftermath of sustained rainfall, exceeding 600 mm since September 2025. Access to Ksar El Kebir is limited, power cuts have affected several neighborhoods, and schools are closed.
French President Emmanuel Macron indicated on Tuesday his readiness to resume dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking during a visit to eastern France, Macron said discussions were ongoing at "the technical level" in consultation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Euronews reported. Macron also condemned Russia's recent attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Meanwhile, in the Strait of Hormuz, a US-flagged tanker, the Stena Imperative, was approached and challenged by Iranian gunboats on Tuesday. According to Euronews, citing British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech, the incident occurred approximately 30km north of Oman. Vanguard Tech reported that "The vessel is now being escorted by a US warship."
In Denmark, two Swedish citizens were sentenced on Tuesday in connection with an attack near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen in October 2024. Euronews reported that a Copenhagen court sentenced an 18-year-old to 12 years in prison and a 21-year-old to 14 years after finding them guilty of terrorism and attempted murder. The court determined that the pair, aged 16 and 18 at the time of the incident, planned the attack with accomplices from a criminal network in Sweden.
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