World briefing · 2026-10-12
How did Houthi missiles slip past Saudi defences? Riyadh probes deadly airport attack
- Breaking Trump weighs firing US ambassador to Greece: Reports 4 outlets · first seen 77 min ago
- Top story How did Houthi missiles slip past Saudi defences? Riyadh probes deadly airport attack 9 outlets
- World Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework 12 outlets · 7 stories
- Conflict Ukraine says Russia launched strikes hours after Donald Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire' 12 outlets
- Politics Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC home, DOJ says it approved the warrant 12 outlets · Searched in IN · 3 stories
- Watch Coverage rising around Iran, NATO, North Korea last 10 h
- Markets Brent crude ▲ 2.8% · VIX (fear gauge) ▲ 2.5% on the day
- Earthquake Magnitude 6.1, 18 km W of Río Grande, Panama USGS
- Trending The world is searching “w” 6 countries
- Coming up IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, Bangkok (new World Economic Outlook) today
- Coming up French education minister says up to 500 schools will remain partially or fully closed on Monday after student protests – Europe live today
World
- Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework 12 outlets
- What we know about Pope Leo XIV's upcoming operation to remove lung nodule 10 outlets
- Pakistan detains provincial leaders after imposing emergency rule in Imran Khan stronghold 6 outlets
- Pilot, flight attendant and widowed mother among victims of Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia 6 outlets
- Headmaster and teacher shot at French school as 14-year-old teen arrested, police say 6 outlets
- Trump weighs firing US ambassador to Greece: Reports 4 outlets
Conflict & Defence
- Ukraine says Russia launched strikes hours after Donald Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire' 12 outlets
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards likely behind Fairford airbase incident, says British PM Burnham 10 outlets
- (URGENT) N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles from Pyongyang area toward East Sea: JCS 5 outlets
- Drone Strikes on Russian Data Centers Disrupt Yandex Services Across Central Asia 2 outlets
- French defense firm Thales to build Japan base, media report says 4 outlets
- Rights watchdog scraps recommendation on Yoon's right to defense, plans apology 2 outlets
Geopolitics
- (LEAD) Trump says he 'may' meet N. Korean leader Kim during upcoming Asia trip 3 outlets
- Trump sanctions will not break the ICC, court's special adviser declares 1 outlets
- China announces sanctions on Belize, Paraguay ministers over Taiwan ties 3 outlets
- UK PM Burnham says 'status quo' with Brussels 'not good enough' as he details upcoming EU summit 2 outlets
- Taiwan condemns Beijing’s political coercion on diplomatic partners 1 outlets
- Australia may risk a diplomatic spat with the Trump administration if it limits the viewing of a US execution 1 outlets
Politics & Decisions
- Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC home, DOJ says it approved the warrant 12 outlets
- Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans 6 outlets
- Opposition leaders put up united front, march to Supreme Court, file joint plea 6 outlets
- It is inconceivable to think Russia did not try to interfere in Brexit vote, says PM 5 outlets
- Microsoft President Says Milk and Washing Machines Face More Safety Regulations Than AI 5 outlets
- Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports 4 outlets
Markets & Economy
- Hackers hit French supermarkets in attack disabling fridges, forcing stores to discard food 9 outlets
- [Vitit Muntarbhorn] Reforming World Bank and IMF 1 outlets
- Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Highlights: Nasdaq ends lower as oil prices surge ahead of earnings, economic data 4 outlets
- Thai developers look to Europe, US as housing market slumps 1 outlets
- Fire Devastates Paris’s Oldest Covered Food Market, Le Marché des Enfants Rouges 5 outlets
- Rupee perks up 96 paise on RBI’s weekend measures 2 outlets
Tech & AI
- Meta Launches Muse Wonder AI Models to Play Catch-Up With Rivals 10 outlets
- Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air 4 outlets
- [Lim Woong] What we see when AI stares back 1 outlets
- No Man's Sky is coming to iPhone and iPad as the App Store celebrates Indie Games Week 3 outlets
- Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary $9.6 million for allegedly misusing Grindr user data 3 outlets
- Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police 2 outlets
India
- Govt. move to de-notify Jantar Mantar follows SC suggestion that protest sites need more space, open air 4 outlets
- US, UK discuss maritime security in Strait of Hormuz, resolving Russia-Ukraine war 1 outlets
- Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Panama, EMSC says 2 outlets
- West Bengal bypolls proved that BJP does not draw support from just one community: CM Suvendu 1 outlets
- 'ईरान के निर्देश पर रची गई थी एयरबेस पर हमले की साजिश': ब्रिटिश पीएम का दावा; क्या है पूरा घटनाक्रम? 1 outlets
- Arlekar new full-time Governor of T.N., Sudha Yadav to take charge in Karnataka in new gubernatorial appointments 1 outlets
Canada
- ‘A simple joke became a revolution’: Montrealers back India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth 1 outlets
- SIU invokes mandate after man died in OPP custody 1 outlets
- Contagious case of measles reported at Montreal’s airport 1 outlets
- Raptors sign seven-foot-five centre Jamarion Sharp 1 outlets
- Stelco pushes back on Ottawa amid threats of legal action over layoffs 1 outlets
- The Curator: Pimple patches are everywhere but do they *actually* work? 1 outlets
Sports
- Catholics in US Army must not take part in firing squad, armed forces archbishop says 4 outlets
- Coventry thump Newcastle for first home win to move out of drop zone 4 outlets
- Renshaw’s heroics leave South Africa reeling as Australia close on first Test victory 4 outlets
- Ronaldo’s Asian Champions League match delayed by missile alert in Riyadh 2 outlets
- Saracens sack player who sparked Stokes captaincy crisis after latest incident 4 outlets
- How 'big star' Doku delivered for Man City in win at Liverpool 2 outlets
Movies, Music & Culture
- ‘Breaking Bad’ Stars Pay Tribute to R.J. Mitte: “Sweetheart of a Young Man” 9 outlets
- Taiwan says it is closely monitoring a series of Chinese live-fire drills 3 outlets
- Kacey Musgraves Fires Back After Kristi Noem Disses Her: You Don’t ‘Have a Dog in This Fight, but If You Did You Would’ve Shot It’ 3 outlets
- Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener 2 outlets
- Russian forces attack Roshen confectionery factory's production complex in Vinnytsia 3 outlets
- BYD eyes 2 more car factories in Europe, puts France on shortlist 1 outlets
Science & Health
- Singapore's climate tech startups ride government's green energy ambitions 1 outlets
- Vietnam could lose winter by 2100 as major cities face 100 more hot days, scientists warn 1 outlets
- Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak 1 outlets
- Vanuabalavu gets climate smart farming support 1 outlets
- 13,505 girls get HPV vaccine in Kozhikode 1 outlets
- From vectors of disease to naturally resistant: How Bolivian medicine viewed Indigenous people 1 outlets
From the source
- RBI to conduct Overnight Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction under LAF on October 13, 2026 1 outlets
- North Oxfordshire gets broadband boost four months early through Project Gigabit 1 outlets
- New pioneering certificates to help homeowners cut flood risk 1 outlets
- Auction of Government of India Dated Security 1 outlets
- Money Supply for the fortnight ended on September 30, 2026 1 outlets
- Launching of 51st Round of Quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) Q3:2026-27 1 outlets
Claims circulating
- Rumor falsely claims James Talarico was treated at Ohio mental health facility. Here are the facts 1 outlets
- Does photo show Hitler inspecting model of never-built triumphal arch planned for Berlin? 1 outlets
- Do images show National Guard illegally guarding DC ballot drop box? What posts get right, wrong 1 outlets
- Did Einstein say, 'Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow'? 1 outlets
- Fake photo of Barack and Michelle Obama on boat was created using another AI image 1 outlets
- 6 claims about lab-grown and genetically modified foods we've fact-checked 1 outlets
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