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Yle's front page features a mix of international and domestic news. Top stories include a potential drone sighting in Lithuania, Saudi Arabia's plans for an anti-Houthi operation, and an incident on a Flydubai flight where a co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain. Domestic news covers the weekend…
Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre reported a possible drone sighting in the Vilnius region, leading to the temporary closure of Vilnius Airport and NATO fighters being scrambled to investigate.
Sources indicate that Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive operation against the Houthis, which is expected to occur in the coming weeks and could involve mobilizing over 100,000 soldiers.
The prosecutor general of the UAE stated that a Flydubai co-pilot attempted a terror attack by assaulting the captain with an axe and trying to take control of the plane, which then made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
The weekend in Finland is expected to be largely cloudy and rainy, with some sunny spells mainly in Åland, and clearer skies developing on Sunday afternoon.
Birdlife Finland encourages people to go on birdwatching excursions and report observations of migrating birds to the Tiira bird information service during the EuroBirdwatch event this weekend.
