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A Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has killed 12 people and injured 309, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation. The reported victims include Saudi and foreign nationals, while the incident adds to wider regional tensions following earlier attacks on Saudi infrastructure.
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Iran has reportedly deployed more than 50 combat units across border areas from the northwest to the Makran Coast, while announcing plans to extend missile range to 1,000 kilometres. The moves come amid renewed tension with the United States over enriched uranium and fears of a possible conflict.
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Russian airstrikes on residential buildings in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed 8 people, including 3 children, and injured 16 others, according to the supplied report. The attack came 1 day after Donald Trump announced a diesel supply agreement with Vladimir Putin, drawing condemnation from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to San Diego after 321 days at sea, drawing attention to markings showing submarines, surface ships, missiles and unmanned aircraft. The US Navy has not publicly explained the markings, while a citation linked to the deployment makes separate claims about combat operations against Iran.
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The US Labour Department has suspended eight major IT companies from the PERM labour certification programme, stopping new applications and halting pending cases. The move affects a route used to advance employment-based green card applications, while H-1B engineers at the companies face no direct immediate threat under the reported action.
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India and Liberia have condemned a series of attacks targeting commercial ships and seafarers in the Gulf and its vicinity and the Black Sea. The co-chairs of the Group of Friends on Safety & Security of Shipping & Seafarers called for an immediate end to the attacks and offered condolences to affected families.
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3 people were killed and 36 injured after Houthi drone and missile strikes targeted Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on 6 and 7 October. The Houthis claimed responsibility, while a Saudi-led coalition reported retaliatory strikes on more than 80 military sites in Yemen.
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Ma Yanli, who runs a hotpot restaurant chain in Jiaozuo, Henan, gave BMW cars to high-performing employees after seeing them arrive for work in freezing weather on electric scooters. The gifts were registered in the employees' names, with no payment or agreement required in return.
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Pakistan has confirmed that its forces are already stationed in Saudi Arabia under expanding defence arrangements with Riyadh. The reported role is mainly defensive, but growing Houthi missile, drone and maritime threats could test Islamabad's ability to support its ally while managing terrorism, border tensions and economic pressure at home.
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Fires across forests and peatlands in Sumatra and Borneo have sent smoke into Malaysia and Singapore, worsening air quality across borders. Dry, hot conditions linked to El Niño are increasing the fire risk, while burning to clear land is also adding pressure to Indonesia's forests and peatlands.
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The World Health Organization is communicating with Russian health authorities after a laboratory worker reportedly died of severe pneumonia in Irkutsk Oblast on 2 October 2026. The cause of death remains unconfirmed, with testing reportedly underway and identified contacts being monitored without reported symptoms to date.
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A researcher died after pneumonia of unknown cause, while officials said close contacts tested negative and no laboratory-linked infection was confirmed.
