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Saudi forces report intercepting Houthi drone near Mecca as rebels deny attack

Saudi Arabia said on Friday it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels near Islam’s holiest city, a claim the Houthis denied. A coalition spokesman, Major General Turki al-Malki, said the drone was intercepted in the region surrounding Mecca, Islam’s holiest city and a destination for millions of Muslim pilgrims each year. In a statement, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree denied carrying out any operations targeting Mecca, saying the group’s military...

Politics· Developing

Spain election campaign reshaped by deadly train crash in Urda

Next month’s poll no longer the contest it was, as Pedro Sánchez finds himself forced to defend government’s safety record One of the most dependable cliches of contemporary Spanish politics is that it never pays to bet against Pedro Sánchez. Time and time again – as leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) and as prime minister – Sánchez has shown an almost preternatural ability to profit from adversity, and to confound expectations and wrongfoot his opponents. But next month’s snap general election, called by Sánchez after rightwing and far-right parties voted down the housing reforms his coalition government had announced in response to angry protests, may suddenly not be the contest it once was. Continue reading...

Health· Verified

Indonesia wildfire smoke linked to more than 3,500 deaths in September

Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new study. The same month, about 57.8 million people in Indonesia were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, said the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based think tank. “Worsening air quality due to forest and land fires in Indonesia pushed the estimated death toll to 3,560 cases in September 2026,...

World· Developing

Kyriakos Mitsotakis urges global maritime truce following drone strike on Greek vessel

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Wednesday for a global maritime truce aftera drone attack sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria, the latest of a series of strikeson ships in the western Black Sea this month. Speaking at a high-level debate of the Greek presidency of the UN Security Council on maritime security, Mitsotakis said commercial vessels must be able to navigate safely and freely even during times of conflict.

World· Verified

South Korea weighs Strait of Hormuz deployment options including patrol planes

SEOUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Thursday that Seoul was still considering various options regarding a possible deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, including sending a maritime patrol aircraft. Seoul was continuing discussions with Washington on possible options, but a combat deployment was ruled out in line with President Lee Jae Myung's earlier announcement, Wi told a parliamentary audit. (Reporting by Kyu-seok ShimEditing by Ed Davies)

World· Developing

Papua New Guinea faces severe drought affecting 8 million people

As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a cascade of issues from shortages of food and water, to electricity scarcity and schooling disruption. An influential coalition that includes churches, trade unions and business groups has said the Pacific nation is in the midst of a “national crisis”, but there appears to be “no coordinated plan to protect vulnerable communities from the worsening impacts of El Niño.” Continue reading...

ExplainedWorld· Developing

Why are Houthi strikes targeting Riyadh airport?

Deadly missile and drone assaults by Yemen's Houthi movement forced a two-week shutdown of Riyadh's international airport, prompting travel warnings and heightening regional tensions.

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