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Iran-Saudi talks on Yemen’s Houthis: What’s in it for Tehran? 

12 October 2026

Iran has offered to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group after a series of deadly attacks on...

Azerbaijan’s school hijab ban: What’s behind it, and what’s next? 

12 October 2026

An Azerbaijan government decision to indirectly prohibit students and staff from wearing the hijab in schools has sparke...

Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael ⁠Woodford 

12 October 2026

The ⁠2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to US academics Robert Hall and Michael ⁠Woodford for th...

At least 20 injured in northern Israel explosion 

12 October 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, A blast caused by unexploded ordnance in northern Israel near the Lebanese border has ...

Trump thinks Ukraine needs a new president. Who could replace Zelenskyy? 

12 October 2026

Kyiv, Ukraine – The White House wants Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gone. “I think it’s ⁠⁠time for U...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ 

12 October 2026

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of violating the “energy ceasefire” that United States President ...

Giants Brigades lead southern Yemen fightback against the Houthis 

12 October 2026

On October 5, groups linked to the former Southern Transitional Council (STC), including the powerful Southern Giants Br...

‘Energy ceasefire’: What’s behind Trump’s love-hate ties to Russian oil? 

12 October 2026

US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, days after easin...

Far right surges as crises threaten Sanchez: Could Vox lead Spain? 

12 October 2026

Madrid, Spain – “What I really hate about [Prime Minister Pedro] Sanchez is how keen he is to allow more migrants in...

Maps show how Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza 

12 October 2026

Israel has expanded its military occupation in the Gaza Strip in violation of a United States-brokered ‘ceasefire’, ...