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Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks

Saudi Arabia stopped issuing public warnings of imminent military attacks days before a series of deadly strikes on Riyadh airport.

October 13, 2026 12:36 pm
 

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As rising waters flood homes and temples, villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project

Standing knee-deep in the Ken River, with mud smeared on her face to symbolize a connection to ​land her family has farmed for more than a century, Bitti Bai Kondar is among hundreds of tribal residents ‌voicing anger over an $87 billion government project to link India’s rivers.

October 13, 2026 11:16 am
 

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Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India’s Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against ‌a revision of voter lists that has sparked days of unrest in the Indian capital and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

October 13, 2026 10:48 am
 

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Airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabia after Riyadh airport attacks

Airlines are canceling flights to Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries following the deadly ​weekend attacks on Riyadh airport by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, ‌adding to wider disruption in the region since the Iran conflict started.

October 13, 2026 9:20 am
 

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Swift public complaint response takes center stage in Beijing

Beijing has become a hub of global attention as the 2026 Beijing Forum on Swift Response to Public Complaints officially commenced today.

October 12, 2026 5:00 pm
 

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Isaias kills four, about 670,000 without power after landfall

Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early ‌on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi were still without power as the storm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, according to local authorities and electricity monitoring services.

October 11, 2026 5:20 pm
 

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Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskiy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace its leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and railed against Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, a day after announcing a diesel supply ​deal with Russia that had drawn a sharp rebuke from Zelenskiy.

October 11, 2026 3:37 pm
 

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Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, over 300 wounded

The third attack this week on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and ​more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, as Iran-backed Houthis escalated the campaign they launched this summer against the kingdom.

October 11, 2026 1:42 pm
 

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US military says it disabled cargo vessel trying to run Iran blockade

The US military ​said on Saturday it had disabled a commercial ‌cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after the ship’s crew ignored warnings and attempted to run a ​naval blockade against Iran.

October 11, 2026 11:30 am
 

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Hurricane Simon strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico coast

Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Saturday, threatening destructive ‌winds, storm surges and potentially deadly flooding as it approaches landfall.

October 11, 2026 9:40 am
 

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Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending ​thousands into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths.

October 10, 2026 5:20 pm
 

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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta opens new tab has banned advertisements by ByteDance, the Chinese parent of TikTok, on its platforms in ​the United States and a handful of other countries, a company spokesperson said.

October 10, 2026 3:28 pm

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