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Last check 28 Oct 2026, 02:00 EAT (23:00 GMT)
The Houthis claim a missile strike on the Ras Tanura refinery, which is unverified. The coalition says it intercepted missiles and struck launchers, and Egypt's parliament authorised military help for Saudi Arabia.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they hit seven tankers; the US says shipping is moving. Strike options are reported ready, Trump has said no attack before 3 November, and regional officials met Iran's leaders on 26 October.
Checked 28 Oct 2026, 02:50 EAT (23:50 GMT). Read more →
Weeks before Israel votes, the Supreme Court kept two Arab lists on the ballot after parties from both camps moved to bar them. Polls give neither side 61 seats without them, so the real question is whether the winner admits the need before the count or after.
Iranian women won 14 medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya, and the state is proud of them. But it still controls much of what decides how many women get the chance.
Thirteen people died when a missile hit Riyadh's main airport on October 10. It reopened on October 25 with explosions heard that morning. The problem is arithmetic: multimillion-dollar interceptors against drones that cost tens of thousands.
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