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Saudi Energy Minister says attacks testing infrastructure, vows response

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Saudi Energy Minister says attacks testing infrastructure, vows response

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister acknowledged on Monday (October 12, 2026) that the kingdom’s infrastructure and resilience had been tested, as he vowed a firm response following a wave of deadly attacks by Yemen’s Houthis. The Houthi attacks over the weekend marked a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Saudi Arabia has long supported the…

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Donald Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

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Donald Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a trip to Clarksville, Tenn., on the South Lawn of the White House on October 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump on Monday (October 12, 2026) defended a diesel oil deal he made with ​Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement…

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Iran Guards say struck vessel in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran Guards say struck vessel in Strait of Hormuz

The ship targeted on Monday,October 12, had tried to sail through the area “by disabling its transponders” and “by ignoring warnings from the Guards’ Navy”, the statement said. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a vessel on Monday (October 12, 2026) that was attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a…

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U.K. PM Burnham says Iran’s IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

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U.K. PM Burnham says Iran’s IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, on September 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Andy Burnham…

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Pakistan detains hundreds from former PM Khan’s party as protests falter

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Pakistan detains hundreds from former PM Khan’s party as protests falter

Pakistani authorities have detained hundreds of members of Imran Khan’s party, police officials told AFP on Monday (October 12, 2026), as a protest movement in support of the jailed former Prime Minister appeared to falter. The detentions followed the Central government’s imposition of emergency rule on Sunday (October 11) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial stronghold…

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U.K. PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

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U.K. PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. File | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 ​Brexit vote, although his office later stated that Moscow failed ⁠to influence the result and the decision to leave the European Union was legitimate. PM Burnham, who took over as Britain’s leader in July…

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Riyadh airport extends shutdown after deadly attacks

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Riyadh airport extends shutdown after deadly attacks

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi Media Ministry on October 11, 2026, shows the moment King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was hit by a Houthi strike | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi authorities on Monday (October 12, 2026) extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh’s international airport following a series…

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Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred France’s highest civilian award

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Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred France’s highest civilian award

Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has been conferred the highest civilian award in France, Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour). File | Photo Credit: PTI Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has been conferred the highest civilian award…

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Zelenskyy urges U.S. to ensure Russia respects energy ceasefire

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Zelenskyy urges U.S. to ensure Russia respects energy ceasefire

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, speaks during a news conference after signing defence agreements in Kyiv, Ukraine. File Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (October 12, 2026), urging Washington to step in to ensure Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement….

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Iran ‘deeply concerned’ over escalation between Houthis, Saudi Arabia

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Iran ‘deeply concerned’ over escalation between Houthis, Saudi Arabia

Iran said on Monday (October 12, 2026), it was “deeply concerned” by escalating attacks between Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia, after 14 people died in two days of strikes on Riyadh’s airport. “We are deeply concerned about the developments taking place in the Arabian Peninsula,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a weekly press…

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