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Saudi downs Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh: Iran-backed group warns travellers to avoid the Saudi capital's international airport, declaring it an unsafe military target.
US President Donald Trump says the US is considering a possible attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, pointing out that Washington might have to "finish the job" or could reach a deal with Tehran. (LINK) — 25 October 2026
Houthis say they targeted Saudi oil sites; attacks reported in Aden (LINK) — 24 October 2026
Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation (ground news LINK) — 24 October 2026
UAE's Ras Al Khaimah shuts all beaches as neighbours grapple with oil spill from unidentified offshore tanker (ground news LINK) — 24 October 2026
Soldiers guard centre of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe (LINK) — 25 October 2026
More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt (LINK) — 24 October 2026
Tanzania's jailed opposition leader Lissu plans hunger strike from Monday over legal access to his lawyers denied (ground news LINK) — 24 October 2026
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AP: Yemen's Taiz faces water crisis as Houthis tighten siege: more than 1 million residents faced dwindling water supplies as restricted access to wells, fuel shortages and rising prices worsened conditions (LINK) — 24 October 2026
Pakistan urges Afghanistan's Taliban to act against militants and denies recruiting Afghan fighters (ground news LINK) — 24 October 2026
— Pakistani authorities report more than 2,800 attacks since January have killed 3,000 people, while the Pakistani Taliban's estimated strength ranges from 4,000 to 6,000 fighters according to recent assessments.
Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored: "Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people" (LINK) — 24 October 2026
— But he maintained that the U.S. government controlled whatever changes happened with Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink that is the backbone of Ukraine's drone operations and communication.
Argentinian judge drops fraud investigation into Milei and his sister over the collapse of a cryptocurrency he promoted online (LINK) — 23 October 2026
Heat killed 'staggering' 50,000 people in Europe's cities this summer, scientists warn (LINK) — 22 October 2026
— Imperial and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll
Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, IUCN warns (LINK) — 22 October 2026
— Some 96% of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered and could disappear by 2075, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on the sidelines of a U.N. biodiversity conference in Albania.