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Lufthansa, Indian airlines suspend flights to Riyadh after Houthi attacks

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Vallari SrivastavaOct 8 (Reuters) - Lufthansa Group and three Indian airlines will suspend flights to Riyadh, they said on Thursday, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis renewed threats against airlines after claiming an attack on the Saudi capital's airport. A Lufthansa spokesperson told Reuters the German group's airlines would suspend flights to Riyadh through October 16 due to "current developments in the Middle East". India's largest airline IndiGo said it had cancelled all flights to and from Riyadh until October 9.

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Lufthansa, Indian airlines suspend flights to Riyadh after Houthi attacks

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Vallari SrivastavaOct 8 (Reuters) - Lufthansa Group and three Indian airlines will suspend flights to Riyadh, they said on Thursday, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis renewed threats against airlines after claiming an attack on the Saudi capital's airport. A Lufthansa spokesperson told Reuters the German group's airlines would suspend flights to Riyadh through October 16 due to "current developments in the Middle East". India's largest airline IndiGo said it had cancelled all flights to and from Riyadh until October 9.

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Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the US midterm elections on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform followed a surge in oil prices on Thursday driven by media reports suggesting potential new US strikes prior to those elections.

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Culture

Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

By Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna PawlakSTOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson, whose work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for what the Swedish Academy called her "bold and inventive oeuvre"."Crazy, I think they're all crazy," Carson told Icelandic broadcaster RUV when asked how she was feeling after learning she had won while on the Arctic island. "I'll get a sticker on the front of my book."

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Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

By Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna PawlakSTOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson, whose work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for what the Swedish Academy called her "bold and inventive oeuvre"."Crazy, I think they're all crazy," Carson told Icelandic broadcaster RUV when asked how she was feeling after learning she had won while on the Arctic island. "I'll get a sticker on the front of my book."

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Plane damaged at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks, sources say

By Timour Azhari and Federico MaccioniRIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom's airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week and left a plane badly damaged.The group said it had struck Riyadh airport and warned workers to stay away from energy plants, which would be targeted.

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Plane damaged at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks, sources say

By Timour Azhari and Federico MaccioniRIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom's airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week and left a plane badly damaged.The group said it had struck Riyadh airport and warned workers to stay away from energy plants, which would be targeted.

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Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Syria called on the International Maritime Organization and Bulgarian authorities on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the sinking of a cargo ship in the Black Sea, whose 10 crew members including 9 Syrians were missing.The investigation should look into why search and rescue operations stopped before the fate of the missing crew was determined, said Mazen Aloush, director for international relations of the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs.

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EU top diplomat says bloc in favour of UN Lebanon peacekeepers' extension

Visiting EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told AFP on Thursday that the bloc favoured avoiding a security vacuum and extending a UN peacekeeping mandate in south Lebanon, where Israel invaded while fighting Hezbollah. The EU's top diplomat also said that the bloc would soon be launching a training mission for the Lebanese army, calling it "a major upgrade in the security relationship" with the Mediterranean country.

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Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes

By Jonathan Saul and Parisa HafeziLONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issued new warnings it would block routes that it has not authorized, sources said.Last week already saw the biggest number of attacks on tankers in the key waterway since the Iran war began - cutting the number of vessels trying to get through to the lowest in more than two months.

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Turkey's foreign minister says Ankara weighing Saudi defence support, rules out offensive role

ANKARA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Turkey is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia defend against attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants under a joint defence pact with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, ruling out Turkish participation in offensive operations.Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all. The three countries have since held political and military meetings in response to the Houthi attacks.

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Lifestyle

Airline chiefs say can't fully guard against rogue pilots after flydubai attack

By Julia Payne and Joanna PlucinskaBRUSSELS/LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Airline executives said safety standards remained high after a flydubai co-pilot attacked the captain with an axe last week in an alleged attempt to crash the plane, but acknowledged it was hard to guard against a rogue pilot.The comments, among the first by airline chiefs since the attack, highlight the industry's struggle to address safety and security concerns after an incident that caused the jet to plunge 16,000 feet in 30 seconds.

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