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Travellers take cover as a Houthi strike hits King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10. Photo: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media via AFP
Middle East

Houthi official warns US against entering war in Yemen as Saudis weather attacks

Rebel group threatens US interests while aviation notice shows Riyadh airport operations suspended through October 17.

US military

Systems to counter missiles and drones take centre stage at US defence expo

Nato

Nato ‘ready to fight tonight’ if attacked, top commander says

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European Union

Ukraine clears key hurdle in EU membership bid

Parliament approves minority rights law, prompting the bloc to open new negotiation clusters.

Ukrainian and European Union flags fly in Kyiv. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Burnham says Iran’s IRGC likely behind UK airbase incident

Tehran denies involvement, demands evidence from London after recent security scare at RAF Fairford.

Israel

Israel teen dies on school hike, 20 injured, as ‘leftover’ bomb detonates

The explosive, likely from a round of fighting with Hezbollah militants three years ago, went off as a student picked it up, police said.

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US-China relations

Why China is likely to be cautious about recent Trump-Putin diesel deal

The US may still try to target major buyers of Russian energy despite the deal aimed at cutting American fuel prices, analysts warn.

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The US has announced the deal despite threatening to penalise other buyers of Russian oil. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Saudi Arabia faces more drone, missile attacks after fatal airport strikes

A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis says it has intercepted weapons including in areas where there are key oil and gas facilities.

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Africa

At least 139 migrants dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti

UN agency says vessel carrying 305 mostly Ethiopian passengers sank on a dangerous Red Sea route to Yemen.

Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s main airport hit by new Houthi strike day after deadly attack

Riyadh’s international airport targeted again as strikes expose vulnerabilities in Saudi defence capabilities.

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Smoke and flames rise from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport after an attack on October 8, 2026. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Donald Trump

Republican and Democrat senators want Trump to reverse course on Russian diesel deal

Bipartisan coalition says lifting sanctions violates US federal law funding Moscow’s war effort.

US President Donald Trump in Fort Campbell, Kentucky on Saturday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Russia hits Ukraine power plants despite Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ declaration

Russia says Kyiv does not ‘deserve’ a ceasefire for a presidential election. ‘I do not think he deserves a respite’ says FM Sergei Lavrov.

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United States

My Take | The US and Israel have gone full rogue

As Israel denounces Nobel Peace laureate Navi Pillay, the US sanctions the entire International Criminal Court.

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Poland

Poland detains suspect in alleged plot to attack PM and defence minister

Online activity leads security forces to arrest man in his 60s amid a heightened nationwide security alert.

Poland's Defence Minister Wladyslaw ‌Kosiniak-Kamysz and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Trump demands Ukraine get new president, lashes out at Zelensky

A day after unveiling a diesel deal with Putin, Trump accused Kyiv of contributing to global fuel shortages by striking Russian refineries.

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Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, in September. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinian leader Abbas postpones elections to September 2027

Palestinians have not held legislative or presidential elections since 2005-2006, after which Hamas seized control of Gaza.

Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump-Putin diesel deal

The diesel deal contrasted a sweeping Russia sanctions law Trump signed last month to clamp down on Russia’s oil and gas revenues.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Truth needs a treaty in this age of AI disinformation

When algorithmic lies threaten world peace, international law must step in to protect verified facts and defend reality.

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The management and manipulation of information has become a major threat to global peace and security in our modern disinformation age. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

US sanctions ICC, hours after ex-judge wins Nobel

The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court, and the move puts the US on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.

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United States

Opinion | With war project, US tech ecosystem is beginning to look a lot like China’s

The US is moving towards a fusion of the government and the military-industrial complex – the Chinese model from the opposite direction.

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Yemen

Saudi Arabia says 3 killed at Riyadh airport as Yemen war expands

Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government forces it backs have struggled to contain the Houthis’ advance.

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A Houthi fighter participates in an offensive against Saudi-backed Yemeni forces in Taiz province, Yemen. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Zelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill nearly 80 in 2 days

Ukraine seeks expanded Starlink satellite access to boost air defences as Rubio says war is at a stalemate.

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Rescuers and residents carry an injured man from a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Pryluky, Ukraine. Photo: AP
United States

US to live-stream firing squad execution of military base shooter

Pentagon promises public viewing for Nidal Hasan in first US military execution since 1961.

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US, Israel war on Iran

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to US after 265 days at sea in Iran war mission

Return to San Diego follows a historic deployment marked by reported suicide attempts and food shortages.

Britain

UK navy sailor charged with spying for Russia

Teddy Young, 24, is accused of obtaining secret information with a view to giving it to a foreign power.

A court artist’s sketch of Teddy Young. Image: Elizabeth Cook via AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump says US will not attack Iran before November midterms

US president cites ‘productive discussions’ with Tehran despite rising Hormuz tensions and military build-up.

US President Donald Trump in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK counterterror police arrest 2 inside airbase used by US

Latvian nationals held under the National Security Act after security breach at RAF Molesworth.

Ukraine war

At least 33 dead in Russian bomb blast in east Ukraine stronghold

Authorities describe it as a targeted strike on civilians in the city of Kramatorsk.

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