Houthis threaten Saudi airports after deadly Riyadh attack

Gaza ceasefire marks one year with key pledges unmet

Powerful 7.7 quake hits Panama, damages buildings

US eases Russian diesel sanctions after Trump-Putin deal

Rıfat Atun becomes Harvard’s first Turkish dean

Third-place candidate backs Bolsonaro

Chaotic scenes as police, youths face off at Brussels protest

Hundreds of youths faced off with riot police in the streets of Brussels on Oct. 8 in chaotic scenes on the sidelines of a workers' march, with officers firing water cannon and tear gas at the crowd.

Iraq rejects Syrian request over suspected ISIL detainees

Iraq has rejected Syria’s request to repatriate thousands of suspected ISIL members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year, a senior Iraqi security official has said.

Trump rules out Iran strikes as Pentagon draws up plans

The Pentagon has drawn up plans for an intensive three-day military campaign against Iran, the U.S. media reported on Oct. 8, even as President Donald Trump said Washington will not launch an attack before the Nov. 3 elections.

US decision to livestream execution would be torture, says UN

The execution by firing squad of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, a Pentagon official said, drawing sharp condemnation of the plan to broadcast the killing.

UK’s Green leader under pressure after election loss

Green Party in England and Wales faced questions about his future on Oct. 8 after failing to win a parliamentary seat from the governing Labour Party.

Recent Russian strikes have caused 'extensive damage': Zelensky

Urgent repairs are being carried out in Ukraine after Russian strikes on the country's electricity network, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 9.

Iraq rejects Syrian request over suspected ISIL detainees

Iraq has rejected Syria’s request to repatriate thousands of suspected ISIL members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year, a senior Iraqi security official has said.

US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms

A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance, so it plans to record classroom conversations and use artificial intelligence to flag speech deemed “hateful” or “inciting.”

Jurist behind UN Gaza report wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Oct. 9 to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who last year presided over a U.N. commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal.

Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections

U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out attacking Iran before the midterms on Nov. 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran.

Houthi attacks disrupt Saudi flights as allies weigh support

Renewed Houthi attacks disrupted flights to Riyadh on Oct. 8, as Saudi Arabia sought support from regional allies and Türkiye ruled out sending troops into Yemen to carry out attacks.

EU in favor of Lebanon peacekeepers’ extension

Visiting EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told AFP on Oct. 8 that the bloc was in favor of extending the mandate of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, which is to expire this year.