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Trump weighs joining Saudi strikes against Houthis

Saudi Arabia on high alert as Riyadh airport operations suspended after attack

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Riyadh airport attack disrupts flights, Saudi citizens urged to seek embassy help

Trump and Zelensky clash over Russian diesel deal

Diesel deal sparks tensions amid deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine

US eases Russian diesel sanctions, drawing criticism from Ukraine and EU

US issues security alert after Riyadh airport attack

Security alert issued for Americans following Riyadh airport assault

Travel disruptions feared after attack on King Khalid International Airport

Hurricane Isaias triggers widespread power cuts in US

Flooded roads and downed trees as Isaias batters Gulf Coast communities

A gas station sign lies on the ground after Hurricane Isaias knocked it over as it passed through the area on October 10, 2026, in Destin, Florida.

Trump eases curbs on Russian diesel imports

Trump delays strikes on Iran, Strait of Hormuz remains a conflict hotspot

US-Iran peace efforts continue; Saudi Arabia reports 3 killed in Riyadh airport attack

Trump taps Katie Zacharia for press secretary

Katie Zacharia chosen as Trump's next press secretary, official confirms

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Columbus Day celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2026.

US warns of South Africa unrest, urges travel caution

Americans warned to avoid crowds during South Africa protests

Safety alert issued for Americans in South Africa

Flight drops 25,000 feet in turbulence; 8 hospitalised

Passengers injured as turbulence disrupts Avianca flight from Colombia to New York

Severe turbulence forces Avianca flight to divert, eight hospitalised in Miami

Trump rules out any Iran strikes before the US midterms

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to California after a historic Middle East deployment

US President Donald Trump

US suspends India IT giants from green card process

Microsoft, Adobe and other IT giants also hit as US alleges misuse of immigration rules

The suspension of several companies from a key US green card programme is the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration to tighten employment-based immigration rules and encourage companies to recruit more American workers.

US charges Venezuela's Maduro with torture

New indictment adds pressure on ousted leader already fighting drug trafficking offences

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro looks on during a meeting at the National Assembly in Caracas on August 22, 2025.

Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support

Pike remains shackled to her hospital bed, awake and able to speak a little

Attorneys for Christa Pike, 50, called her recovery “medically unprecedented” after she was placed on a ventilator following the bungled Sept. 30 attempt to make her the first woman put to death in Tennessee in 200 years.

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