<h1>Airline passenger charged over in-flight stabbings and assault; countries announce economic framework; hate-crime probe follows alleged sexual assault</h1> An airline passenger is criminally charged in the United States for allegedly stabbing two teenagers with a metal utensil and assaulting another passenger during an international flight, implicating federal and aviation security statutes. Two countries announced a bilateral economic framework to expand trade and investment, creating commitments likely to spawn implementing agreements and investor protections. A local community is reeling after an alleged racially aggravated sexual assault, prompting a criminal hate-crime investigation. Diplomats from two neighboring states continue multiday talks in a third country to resolve cross-border military disputes. Separately, a major oil firm plans to divest foreign assets in response to sanctions, highlighting corporate compliance and sanctions-driven transactional work.