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Egypt prepares to deploy troops to Somalia
Egypt has not released any information about the size of the contingent it would deploy within the mission or within bilateral cooperation with Somalia.
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Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed three Houthi rocket-launch platforms
Colonel Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government, said coalition forces had destroyed three rocket-launch platforms used by the Houthis to “threaten regional security”.
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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay
Pillay, 85, has been instrumental in ensuring war crimes and genocide are prosecuted, Nobel committee says.
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Ukraine Attacks Second Russian Yandex Data Center
A Ukrainian drone attack has damaged a data center belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company said on Friday, the second strike on one of the company's facilities in as many days. The attacks could signal the start of a new retaliatory campaign from Kyiv targeting Russia's internet infrastructure -- weeks after Moscow started hitting data centers in Ukraine. Yandex, often dubbed "Russia's Google", runs the country's most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions.
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Indian-origin Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026
After the Nobel prizes awarded for medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace, the economics prize on Monday, October 12, wraps up the 2026 Nobel season
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Photos: UAE's faithful perform special rain prayer Salat Al Istisqaa
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called on citizens and residents to perform it half an hour before the Friday prayer
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Watch: UAE worshippers arrive early at mosques for rain prayers, seek blessing of showers
Arif Hussain was already at the mosque when the prayer began; his son, who was at work, had called him that morning and urged him to go early
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Japan’s Okinawa calls for review of US forces pact after killing
Assembly on the island, where tens of thousands of US soldiers are stationed, seeks change after Marine arrested.
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Four killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, Saudia confirms employee’s death
Four killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, Saudia confirms employee’s death Three Saudi citizens were killed in two separate attacks on Riyadh airport, while several people of other nationalities sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious, Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority said. The first attack targeted airport facilities and the second struck a Saudi Airlines aircraft, the authority added. Saudi Arabia's national airline said one of its employees was killed in Thursday's attacks…
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US military to livestream Fort Hood shooter execution
His execution will be the first by the US military since 1961, and the first it has carried out by firing squad since World War II.
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US lost or damaged 81 aircraft in Iran war, Congress report estimates
US lost or damaged 81 aircraft in Iran war, Congress report estimates At least 81 US military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, Washington’s military campaign against Iran, according to a report released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The nonpartisan agency estimated that the cost of aircraft losses stood between $1.9bn and $3.3bn as of 1 August. The report adds to the growing financial toll of the US-Israeli w…
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UAE-Saudi Arabia flights: Etihad, flydubai services cancelled on October 10
Etihad cancels eight Abu Dhabi-Riyadh flights while flydubai cancels flights to Riyadh, Yanbu and Abha after deadly Houthi attacks on King Khalid airport
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Ethiopian Police Ask Residents in Tigray Regional Capital to Help Restore Order after Rebels Pullout
Ethiopia's federal police fanned out Friday across the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces pulled out, driving in vehicles and calling on residents over loudspeakers to help establish a new administration following the rebels' withdrawal. Over the weekend, government-allied fighters had entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, announced its withdrawal.
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Civil Aviation Authority: 3 Saudis Killed in Thursday's Attacks on Riyadh Airport
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said Friday that three of the Kingdom's nationals were killed in attacks the day before on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. "The attacks resulted in the martyrdom of three Saudi citizens," the General Authority of Civil Aviation said, adding the attacks targeted the airport's facilities and a plane belonging to national flag carrier Saudia. The first attack targeted airport facilities, while the second struck the aircraft, the statement said.
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3 Saudi citizens, including Saudia captain, killed in attacks on Riyadh airport
Saudia identified one of the victims as its employee, Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami
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Saudia pilot killed in attack on Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority confirmed that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked twice, resulting in the death of three individuals, including Saudia Airlines pilot Captain Hamoud Ali Al-Kalthami. Emergency response teams acted promptly, and while the airport resumed normal operations, several people sustained injuries requiring medical attention.
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US ICE releases Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh from custody
Award-winning filmmaker, detained last month, is released on bond with next hearing set for October 27, campaign says.