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One Killed, Eight Injured in Attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport

ISTANBUL, October 22 2026 One person was killed and eight others injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, late Wednesday, according to the .... read more

Greece Sees Nationwide Strikes Over Living Costs, Education Funding

ATHENS, October 21 2026 Workers, trade unions and student groups across Greece held nationwide strikes and protests on Wednesday, calling for measures to ease the rising cost of living and .... read more

US National Debt Nears US$40.4 Trillion, Up US$400 Billion in Two Months

WASHINGTON, October 21 2026, The United States’ national debt has climbed by nearly US$400 billion in two months, approaching US$40.4 trillion after surpassing the US$40 trillion milestone in August. Data .... read more

Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Riyadh

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s military intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi group towards Riyadh on Tuesday, following an alert warning of a potential threat to the capital. .... read more

US Strategic Oil Reserves Fall to Lowest Level in 44 Years

MOSCOW: Crude oil stocks in the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell to 282.7 million barrels last week, marking their lowest level since October 1982, according to data from .... read more

China Opposes US Ban on DeepSeek AI Tools in Government Agencies

BEIJING, Oct 20 2026, China has criticised the United States’ decision to prohibit government agencies from using artificial intelligence (AI) tools developed by Chinese startup DeepSeek, arguing that the move .... read more

Saudi Arabia Postpones Future Investment Initiative to 2027 Amid Houthi Attacks

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has postponed its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative (FII), until 2027 amid growing security concerns following a series of attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in .... read more

Trump Calls for New Mexico to Be Renamed ‘New America’

ISTANBUL: US President Donald Trump has called for New Mexico to be renamed “New America”, claiming the change could boost the state’s prestige, property values and residents’ incomes. In a .... read more

Iran Reports Oil Tanker Explosion After Alleged Naval Mine Strike Near Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, October 19 2026, An oil tanker exploded after allegedly striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz early Monday, according to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) .... read more

Young People Make Up Largest Share of Recent UK Anxiety Benefit Claimants

LONDON, Oct 19 2026, Young people aged 16 to 24 account for the largest proportion of recent disability benefit claimants diagnosed with anxiety disorders in England and Wales, according to .... read more