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The US urges reconsideration of travel to Saudi Arabia citing Iranian and Houthi threats, as Trump announces a decision on Iran and warns the Houthis, while Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli involvement in the Yemen conflict.
Flash floods in central Nepal swept away houses, damaged infrastructure and left five missing, with over 80 rescued including foreign trekkers, amid ongoing recovery from prior deadly flooding.
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila takes leadership of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, succeeding the AFC/M23 rebels who control eastern territories, raising fresh doubts over the Doha peace framework.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a Sanaa oil facility and Al Hudaydah province after ordering civilian evacuations, prompting Houthi threats of retaliation against Saudi Aramco sites and Riyadh airport.
Situation report on escalating conflict in Yemen where Houthis have encircled Taiz triggering severe humanitarian shortages while the Saudi-led coalition plans action in Sanaa and the ICRC warns of disastrous consequences for civilians.
Saudi Arabia extended the shutdown of Riyadh’s main airport after Houthi attacks killed at least 13 people and damaged terminals, while the Saudi-led coalition intercepted three drones north of the capital and received defence pledges from Pakistan and Turkey.
Situation report on UN-verified deaths in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire, Israeli military advances, overall war toll, and displaced families facing collapsing buildings ahead of winter.
A situation report on Sudan’s ongoing war and severe drought driving famine risk in Darfur and Kordofan, with details on displacement, malnutrition thresholds, agricultural losses and humanitarian access barriers drawn from IPC, UNHCR and aid agency assessments.
Ukrainian defence forces struck an Iskander-M missile system repair base in Kursk Oblast, a radar station in Bryansk Oblast, and multiple Russian logistics and troop targets in occupied Ukrainian regions on 12-13 October, according to the General Staff.
A man attacked shoppers with knives on an escalator inside an Incheon supermarket building on Oct. 13, 2026, causing one cardiac arrest and seven injuries; he was subdued and arrested. Police are investigating the motive.
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