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MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

Oil prices ease as traders monitor Russian diesel deal, Saudi attacks

Oil prices fell 2% on Tuesday a day after benchmark Brent hit an almost one-month high as traders monitored attacks on Saudi Arabia and prospects for additional

October 13, 2026

The fragile AI trade

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A steep rout in AI stocks on signs that China is swiftly closing the tech gap has cast a shadow over

October 13, 2026

Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30

Officials in Pakistan say a passenger train has derailed, killing four people and injuring 30 others

October 13, 2026

US says it opposes Chinese 'coercion', after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned

The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign rights, the US State Department said,

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran 'at all'

President Donald Trump said late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," adding that Moscow and Beijing had "too

October 13, 2026

Dollar slips, geopolitical escalation risks seen limited before midterms

The dollar slipped from 18-month highs on Tuesday in line with a retreat in oil prices as investors shifted focus to the Federal Reserve's rate path, betting

October 13, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

Arts|Europe|MidEast

Russia says its diesel exports may exceed volumes announced by Trump

Russia will be able to return diesel exports to levels above those US President Donald Trump has outlined under a deal with Moscow

October 13, 2026

Moroccan centrist party agrees to form coalition government with three other parties

Morocco's centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), who topped last month's parliamentary election vote, will form a coalition government with

October 13, 2026

US hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks, sources say

President Donald Trump's envoys told Ukrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel

October 13, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

MidEast|Political|World

Turkey to send Mecca agreement to parliament soon, Erdogan says

Turkey will send the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to parliament to be ratified in the coming days, President

October 12, 2026

Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Moroccan navy vessels entered Spanish waters during Ceuta crisis, Sanchez says

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that Moroccan naval vessels entered Spanish waters off Ceuta without permission after late July's mass migrant crossing

October 12, 2026

MidEast|Political|World

Suspected plot at US-run air base almost certainly directed by Iran, UK prime minister says

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Iran’s Revolutionary Guard almost certainly directed a plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in England

October 12, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Dollar holds 18-month high as Gulf tension, US inflation keep investors on edge

The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors

October 12, 2026

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against a

October 12, 2026

Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, drought and funding shortages, report says

Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

October 12, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

INWIT investors line up financing for possible take-private, sources say

The leading shareholders in INWIT are arranging the financing for a potential take-private deal of Italy's largest

October 11, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

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