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News of October 10, 2026

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Red Bull's Verstappen Fastest in Singapore to Claim 50th Career Pole

Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed the 50th pole position of his career when he went fastest in qualifying under the lights at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, repeating his heroics from the sprint qualifying session a day earlier. Verstappen clocked one minute 31.373 seconds at the Marina Bay Street Circuit and will have Ferrari's Charles Leclerc alongside him on the front row, with the Monegasque driver just 0.054 seconds slower than the four-times champion.

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Dozens injured in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

Dozens injured in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport Kuwait Airways said on Saturday it had cancelled flights to and from the Saudi capital Riyadh due to what it described as the closure of Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport because of the "security situation". Meanwhile, Canadian, German and Spanish embassies in Saudi Arabia warned their citizens to avoid Riyadh's international airport after reports it was attacked. A medical source told AFP that dozens of people were injured at the air…

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Putin Told Trump about Iran's Position on Peace Deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Donald Trump about Iran's position on a possible Mideast peace deal, the Kremlin said Saturday. The Kremlin said Tehran's stance was relayed in a phone call held between the two leaders on Friday. It did not say how Trump responded, nor elaborate on Iran's position. Diplomatic efforts to end the more-than-seven-month-long Iran conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the summer, according to AFP.

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Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Saturday, health officials said.Medics said an Israeli strike killed four people near Panda Mall in Gaza City, while another killed one person in the Tuffah neighbourhood further south of the city.The Israeli military said the two strikes targeted militants, without giving further information.

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Politics

Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections to September next year, official media said, confirming widespread speculation that they would be delayed once again. The first legislative elections since 2006, which the international community has strongly advocated for, had been scheduled for November 28, with a presidential election expected in early 2027.

Al-Monitor

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Israeli settlers kidnap three Palestinian farmers west of Bethlehem

Israeli settlers kidnap three Palestinian farmers west of Bethlehem Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, attacked Palestinian farmers in the town of Qaffin, north of Tulkarm, on Saturday, stealing olive crops and harvesting equipment and abducting three farmers, Wafa news and Al Jazeera correspondents reported. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported at least 12 settler attacks since Saturday morning across the governorates of Ramallah and al-Bireh, Nablus,…

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Israeli forces strike southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district

Israeli forces strike southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district Israeli aircraft struck the town of Talloussah, in the southern Lebanese district of Marjayoun, on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), without elaborating as to whether the attack caused any casualties or damage. The town has been targeted with aerial attacks multiple times by Israeli forces, and comes amid ongoing strikes targeting several areas across southern Lebanon by Israeli forces.

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EU urges US to reverse proposed sanctions against ICC

EU urges US to reverse proposed sanctions against ICC The European Union issued a statement on Saturday calling on the US to reverse their decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). In the statement on behalf of the bloc, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas reaffirmed the EU's support for the rules-based international order and respect for international law, stressing that the ICC is a fundamental pillar of that system. She condemned any targeting or threatening o…

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First Execution to Be Livestreamed in the US: Nidal Hasan’s Journey from Psychiatric Clinic to Death Row

In an unprecedented move that has shaken Washington’s political and legal establishment, American society stands on the threshold of a deeply sensitive historical and moral turning point. The Pentagon is preparing to carry out what would be the first public execution broadcast live over the internet in modern US history, sentencing former Army Major and psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan to death on December 3.

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