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Flights to Saudi capital suspended after Houthis 'attack on airport'
Explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital, including a large blast at Riyadh's international airport, where flights were subsequently halted.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 1:23 pm
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife face new charges
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged by US authorities with conspiracy to commit torture in a new superseding indictment.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 11:29 am
Lithuania PM confident of 'huge' NATO response if Russia attacks
Lithuania is no stranger to the threat posed by Russia given its geography and history.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 9:42 am
Russia denies second case of 'plague' as WHO seeks to verify
Russia has denied that a second case of an infectious disease has emerged where a woman who worked at a laboratory died last week.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 7:27 am
One dead in Poland's second school attack in two days
A school employee was killed and two others were injured after a knife attack in Poland - the second such incident in the country in two days
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 5:16 am
Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia appears in court
A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 2:51 am
British consulate in Jerusalem to become 'UK Mission' as diplomats leave
The UK government said it will retain its presence in East Jerusalem as Israel insisted the British consulate in the city had "ceased to function".
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 1:56 am
US puts inmate to death for first time since botched execution
A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 9:18 pm
World's largest penguin colony shrinks two-thirds in just 14 years
The population of a penguin colony that was previously the largest in the world has fallen by almost two-thirds, a new study has revealed - with climate change thought to be a major reason for the decline.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 9:11 pm
The 87-year-old woman evicted from her home in Spain has died
An 87-year-old woman, whose eviction from her home sparked major protests in Spain and was partly responsible for a snap election, has died.
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 2:40 pm