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Two Killed at a Saudi Oil Field and One at Dammam Airport as the US Orders Embassy Staff Out of Saudi Arabia

Debris from an intercepted drone killed two foreign workers at Aramco's Shaybah field on Wednesday, hours before a fatal strike on Dammam's airport and a State Department departure order.

Oct 22, 2026/2 min read

The passenger terminal of King Fahd International Airport in Dammam seen from the apron, with floodlight masts and ground-handling steps in the foreground, photographed on 13 March 2018, a file photograph of the airport and not of Wednesday's attack

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France Lines Up an Extra 200,000 Tonnes of Gulf Diesel a Month as Macron Tours the Gulf

The Elysee says the UAE and Bahrain will each add 100,000 tonnes of monthly diesel, lifting French commitments to 295,000 tonnes, about a tenth of consumption, after a weekend of fuel-price riots.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

The front courtyard and main facade of the Elysee Palace in Paris with a French flag on the roof and a dark car by the steps, photographed on 16 November 2020, a file photograph of the presidential palace and not from this week's Gulf tour

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More Than 250,000 Have Fled Yemen's Fighting Since July as a Houthi Missile Strike Kills Dozens of Recruits

The UN refugee agency says Taiz accounts for three quarters of departures, while a ballistic missile strike on a Shabwa training centre killed more than 50 new security recruits.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

A wide view over the dense buildings of the city of Taiz in Yemen with the Saber mountain behind, photographed on 24 September 2014, a file photograph of the city and not of the recent fighting

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King Charles Hosts Oman's Sultan at Windsor and Praises Muscat's Role in Reopening Hormuz

The first Omani state visit to Britain in 44 years opened at Windsor with a banquet, warm words on diplomacy, and talks with the prime minister due Wednesday as Oman balances Washington and Tehran.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

The King George IV Gate and towers of Windsor Castle seen along a tree-lined path, photographed on 4 June 2019, a file photograph of the castle and not from Tuesday's banquet

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NATO Sends More Patrol Planes to the Black Sea After a Run of Drone Strikes on Merchant Ships

Allies will add maritime patrol aircraft, radar and counter-drone teams after ships were hit off Romania and Bulgaria, though nobody in the alliance has named Russia as the attacker.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

A bulk carrier moored in the port of Varna, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, in a photograph published in September 2022, a file photograph of merchant shipping on the Black Sea and not of any vessel attacked

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Italy Sends 500 Troops to Milan and Rewrites Protest Law After a Weekend of Rioting

Meloni's cabinet approved a new protest offence, fines of up to 20,000 euros and detention powers for 14 to 17 year olds, but stopped short of giving soldiers policing powers.

Oct 21, 2026/3 min read

Milan Cathedral and the Piazza del Duomo with the arch of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on the left and visitors crossing the square, photographed on 27 June 2016, a file photograph of the square and not from Saturday's protest

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Ukraine Sends More Than 1,000 Drones at Russia, Hitting a St Petersburg Oil Terminal, and Trump Blames Zelenskyy

One of the largest drone raids of the war set fire to a Baltic export terminal on Sunday. Washington's reaction exposed how little is left of the week-old energy truce.

Oct 19, 2026/2 min read

Oil storage tanks, rail tank cars and a quay at the sea port of St Petersburg, Russia, photographed on 12 June 2015, a file photograph illustrative of the city's oil export port and not of the terminal hit in Sunday's drone attack

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Lapid Says He Does Not Trust Netanyahu Not to Strike Iran Before Israel's 27 October Election

The opposition leader says no intelligence justifies an attack that would disrupt the vote, as two polls show neither bloc near the 61 seats needed and Eisenkot's new party leading Likud.

Oct 18, 2026/2 min read

The front of the Knesset building in Jerusalem, seat of Israel's parliament, photographed on 3 July 2022, a file photograph and not from this week

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Hormuz Ship Attacks Hit a Weekly Record as Iran Says a Supertanker Struck a Mine

Ten vessels were attacked in a week, the most since the war began in February, while a tanker was hit by a grenade off Saudi Arabia and Tehran claims a mine blast it has not proved.

Oct 18, 2026/2 min read

A large crude oil tanker with a tug alongside moving through coastal waters in the Solent, England, photographed on 11 June 2022, a file photograph illustrative of oil tankers and not of any vessel attacked near the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions and Tariffs Two Days Before They Were Due, the Second Waiver in Two Weeks

The order sets aside penalties of up to 500 percent on Russian goods days before they took effect, as senators of both parties object and Kyiv says it helps only Moscow.

Oct 18, 2026/2 min read

The east front of the US Capitol in Washington with its dome, photographed on 2 September 2013, a file photograph illustrative of Congress and not of this week's sanctions waiver

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Roughly Half a Million March Across France as Student Anger Over Schools Merges With Fuel Price Fury

A fire gutted much of Limoges' historic city hall, a tourist office burned in Lyon and about 400 people were arrested as unions, students and yellow vests filled French streets on Saturday.

Oct 18, 2026/2 min read