Key takeaways: Iranian negotiators spent a third straight day in Doha talking through Qatari mediators about a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States heads into midterm elections on November 3. Washington says no decision has been made on new strikes, …
Key takeaways JD Vance has written to Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei to test whether a framework for talks exists. Donald Trump has given conflicting accounts of the contact. With the November 3 midterms near and new strikes under consideration, it is a last diplomatic …
Saudi Arabia came under attack on two fronts on Wednesday: one person was killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, while air defences intercepted a drone over Aramco’s Shaybah oil field, where falling debris killed two people and …
By WHAT TODAY? News Desk · Published October 21, 2026 LONDON — British counterterrorism police have rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s foreign intelligence service, in the investigation into last month’s suspected plot at RAF Fairford, the US-run air base in western England …
Eastern Libya Approves Turkey Maritime Deal, Scrapping 2020 Boycott Key takeaways: Libya’s eastern parliament has unanimously backed a maritime boundary agreement with Turkey, scrapping its 2020 rejection of the deal and its political boycott of Ankara — a striking reversal for the east, once Turkey’s …
Egypt has pledged to stand militarily with Saudi Arabia as Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalate drone and missile attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and civilian neighbourhoods, opening a new regional chapter in a war that has already killed at least 19 people and rattled global …
Key takeaways: UKMTO confirmed 12 vessel attacks near Hormuz in the week to October 16, a record pace, with transits 70% below pre-war levels. The US and Iran dispute control of the strait and whether ships hit mines or projectiles. The world’s most important oil …
A missile strike on the passenger-terminal complex at Riyadh’s King Khalid airport killed 12 people and wounded 309 on Saturday, authorities confirmed. The deadliest attack on Saudi soil in over a decade was blamed on Houthi rebels by the Saudi-led coalition, which vowed a decisive …
Three Saudi nationals were killed and several people injured in two Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid airport on Thursday. The Saudi-led coalition vowed retaliation, while airlines including Lufthansa and Air India suspended flights to the capital amid the escalating war. Key takeaways Three Saudi …