Archives for October, 2026

US President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

Reuters

A facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh was ablaze on Saturday, with Yemen's Houthis claiming a strike

IMF upgrades 2026 growth forecast but warns of 'split' outlook

Agence France-Presse

IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok

AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

Reuters

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray in a synagogue in Arad on October 1, 2026. As Israelis prepare to vote in parliamentary elections on October 27, tensions in Arad have become a microcosm of a broader national debate.

Ahead of Israel vote, desert town becomes frontline against ultra-Orthodox expansion

Agence France-Presse

A forest fire Brzail's Amazonas state, which recorded nearly four times more fire hotspots this September than the year before

El Nino Watch: the impacts around the world this week

Agence France-Presse

A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft is pictured on the tarmac after landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday

Melbourne imam denies links to suspected flydubai hijacker

Agence France-Presse

Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh

Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks

Reuters

Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister following election

Moroccan centrist party agrees to form coalition government with three other parties

Reuters

A man reacts at the scene of an incident involving an explosion, near Kiryat Shmona

Likely unexploded ordnance kills teenager in northern Israel

Reuters

An armoured vehicle patrols RAF Fairford base, southwest England

British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards: UK PM

Agence France-Presse

Mecca defense pact meeting between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in Riyadh

Turkey to send Mecca agreement to parliament soon, Erdogan says

Reuters

Libya seizes nearly $1 million of hashish in east

Libya seizes nearly $1 million of hashish in east

Reuters

B‑1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

Reuters

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi media ministry shows the moment King Khalid International Airport was hit by a strike

Houthi official warns of 'swift, painful response' if US enters Yemen war

Agence France-Presse

A security force member stands guard during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on Oct. 9, 2026.

Iran offers Saudi-Yemen dialogue as fighting, Houthi attacks escalate

The Saudi-backed government in Yemen passed a draft law designating the Iran-backed Houthis as a terror group, as the US considers further action against the group over its attacks against Saudi Arabia.

Surveillance footage shows before and during the moment of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia faces new missile and drone fire after major attacks on airports

Reuters