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1. One killed, 11 injured in second Houthi strike on Riyadh airport in two days
A second Houthi strike on Riyadh’s airport in two days killed one person and injured 11 others. The Iran-backed Yemeni group carried out multiple attacks on the Saudi capital over the weekend.
Source: BBC World
2. Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in third attack on Russian tech giant
Ukraine struck a Yandex data centre, the third attack this week on the Russian tech giant. The incident forced the company to suspend operations.
Source: BBC World
3. Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
A boat carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night, the UN says. At least 139 people died, including children.
Source: BBC World
World news
1. Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung
The 71-year-old pontiff said a nodule was found on his lung “at a very early stage” and that he will undergo surgery.
Source: BBC World
2. Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says
A rights group says dozens of gold prospectors were killed in strikes on an artisanal mining camp on the Egypt-Sudan border on Saturday. Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes.
Source: BBC World
3. Homes and bridges swept away as fresh floods hit Nepal
Fresh floods have hit Nepal, sweeping away homes and bridges. The country is still recovering from catastrophic floods less than two months ago that left thousands dead and missing.
Source: BBC World
4. Thousands without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north
As Hurricane Isaias moved north on Sunday, nearly 396,000 customers in Florida and southern Alabama remained without power. At least four deaths have been linked to the storm, with warnings of flash flooding across the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic.
Source: The Guardian World
5. ‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities
Panama declared a state of emergency Saturday after aftershocks from two powerful earthquakes rattled communities. More than 100 aftershocks, up to magnitude 5.8, followed the 7.7 and 6.6 quakes. No deaths were reported, but damage occurred in all 10 provinces and two Indigenous territories.
Source: The Guardian World
6. Volkswagen boss backs EU plan to bolster domestic European industry
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume backed EU proposals to strengthen Europe’s domestic auto industry, saying European carmakers need to compete with Chinese rivals “under comparable conditions.” He added that “Made in Europe” rules must reward real value creation in Europe.
Source: The Guardian World
7. UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan will announce strengthened cyber defences and call on frontier AI companies to do more to ensure safety. He will say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies to police their own models.
Source: The Guardian World
8. People smugglers are still profiting from small boats. Can the UK fix the crisis?
As the ‘one in, one out’ scheme ends, refugees still seek to cross the Channel in small boats despite French police aggression and hostile welcomes. Smugglers keep profiting, and the UK has yet to fix the crisis.
Source: The Guardian World
9. Orangutans released back into Borneo forest after devastating fires
Rescuers have released orangutans back into a Borneo forest after intense wildfires over the summer threatened their habitat. The apes were moved to safety.
Source: BBC World
10. Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane on remote island
A team is heading to a suspected crash site on a remote island. It hopes to finally solve the mystery of aviator Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance.
Source: BBC World
11. Boy, 13, charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Sydney’s west
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death in Mount Druitt, western Sydney, on Friday. A 16-year-old boy was also charged in relation to the incident.
Source: The Guardian World
12. Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s West End play The Popinjay Cavalier
Sacha Baron Cohen will star in Quentin Tarantino’s West End play The Popinjay Cavalier, premiering in London in March 2027. It is Tarantino’s first work written for the stage, which he will also direct.
Source: The Guardian World