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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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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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Hurricane Isaias strengthens as US Gulf Coast prepares for landfall

Hurricane Isaias strengthened on Thursday as it barreled ​toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in Alabama as forecasters warned of life-threatening storm ‌surges, tornadoes and flooding.

October 10, 2026 1:40 pm
 

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Trump says Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply ​diesel to global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices, and his administration temporarily lifted US sanctions on Russian fuel that were designed to deprive Moscow of revenues for its ‌war on Ukraine.

October 10, 2026 11:27 am
 

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Man charged over 'offensive' act at Bondi attack site

A man has been charged for his alleged “offensive” behaviour on a footbridge at the centre of the Bondi Beach massacre.

October 10, 2026 9:40 am
 

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Thousands of Spaniards march to mark death

Thousands of Spaniards marched through central Madrid on Thursday to mark ​the death of the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home ignited protests across the country and led to a snap election next month.

October 9, 2026 5:15 pm
 

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Ex-prince Andrew search warrants quashed

British police on Thursday said that search warrants they secured to search properties linked ‌to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been issued unlawfully and must be quashed, but said the investigation into King Charles’ younger brother was ongoing.

October 9, 2026 3:34 pm
 

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El Niño set to intensify and last until February

The World Meteorological Organization, in its monthly climate bulletin, has stated that this year’s El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100% certain to last until February 2027.

October 9, 2026 3:18 pm
 

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Two men arrested after breaking into UK airbase

British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested ‌inside a Royal Air Force base used by US personnel, authorities said on Thursday.

October 9, 2026 1:50 pm
 

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Northern Irish police contact Sinn Fein members over investigation

Northern Irish police have contacted representatives of Sinn Fein in relation to their investigation into a protest that has blocked a Protestant ​parade from marching through a Catholic area for almost two weeks, ‌the Irish nationalist party said.

October 9, 2026 12:19 pm
 

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine expects Europeans to join talks with US

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine expected Kyiv’s European ​partners to join talks with the US ‌in coming days.

October 9, 2026 11:20 am

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