One dead in new attack on Saudi airport, a day after Houthi strike kills 13
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi ...
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1. Gaza ceasefire document officially signed in Sharm el-Sheikh
U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed the Gaza ceasefire in Sharm el-Sheikh, marking what Trump called a “new era of peace and reconstruction.” The deal establishes a U.S.-led “board of peace,” chaired by Trump and joined by Sisi, to oversee Gaza’s rebuilding and ensure the truce endures.
2. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev participated in Middle East Peace Summit
President Ilham Aliyev attended the Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh at the invitation of Presidents Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Trump praised the peace progress between Azerbaijan and Armenia, saying their decades-long conflict was resolved “in about one hour” during talks at the White House.
3. Pakistan on high alert after border clashes
Pakistan put its troops on high alert after deadly weekend clashes with Afghan forces that left dozens dead and halted border trade. U.S. President Donald Trump and China offered to help defuse tensions as both sides blamed each other for triggering the violence.
4. Trump on track to meet Xi Jinping in South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump is still set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October as both sides seek to ease trade tensions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said communication has “substantially de-escalated” despite China’s new rare earth export curbs and Trump’s threatened 100% tariffs.
5. At least 66 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia
Two trains collided near the village of Jablonov nad Turnou in eastern Slovakia, injuring at least 66 people but causing no deaths. Police said the crash occurred where the tracks merge into a single line, with the cause still under investigation.
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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