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Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no warning of five missiles hitting Kyiv

Published 13 October 2026Ukraine received no early warning from partners before five Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv civilian infrastructure overnight into 13 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Trump denied US intelligence sharing had stopped.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no warning of five missiles hitting Kyiv

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MI5 chief warns AI could hand terrorists drones and bioweapons

MI5 chief warns AI could hand terrorists drones and bioweapons4 sources

Argentina asks tribunal to halt UK oil work near Falklands

Argentina asks tribunal to halt UK oil work near Falklands3 sources

Man dies after fall from Six Flags Goliath rollercoaster in Georgia

Man dies after fall from Six Flags Goliath rollercoaster in Georgia3 sources

Saudi energy minister vows serious response after 14 killed in Houthi airport attacks

Saudi energy minister vows serious response after 14 killed in Houthi airport attacks

Published 13 October 2026Saudi energy minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman vowed a serious response on 12 October 2026 after Houthi attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid airport killed 14 people and wounded at least 320.4 sources

North Korea reports tactical ballistic missile test fired on 12 October

North Korea reports tactical ballistic missile test fired on 12 October

Published 13 October 2026North Korea's state media said on 13 October that its Missile Administration test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on 12 October to upgrade a core weapons element, after South Korea detected multiple launches flying more than 900 km.4 sources

Magnitude 6 quake strikes Panama after 7.7 tremor

Magnitude 6 quake strikes Panama after 7.7 tremor3 sources

Fire ant nest found and destroyed at Sydney's Enfield logistics centre

Fire ant nest found and destroyed at Sydney's Enfield logistics centre4 sources

911 recordings show 30-minute aid delay at Pike execution

911 recordings show 30-minute aid delay at Pike execution4 sources

Archbishop Broglio tells Catholic soldiers to refuse Hasan firing squad

Archbishop Broglio tells Catholic soldiers to refuse Hasan firing squad

Published 13 October 2026Archbishop Timothy Broglio on 12 October 2026 ordered Catholic soldiers assigned to Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution, set for 3 December, to request exemption, calling the duty contrary to church teaching.4 sources

Houthi attacks kill 20 in a week as Riyadh airport stays shut

Houthi attacks kill 20 in a week as Riyadh airport stays shut

Published 12 October 2026Houthi attacks killed 20 people including an American at Riyadh's airport, with 82% of flights cancelled and King Khalid airport shut on 12 October 2026.3 sources

Boy, 14, shoots two teachers at French school in Aubagne

Boy, 14, shoots two teachers at French school in Aubagne4 sources

Nepal rescuers reach flood-hit villages, 100 trekkers stranded

Nepal rescuers reach flood-hit villages, 100 trekkers stranded3 sources

Russell Brand denies seven charges as rape trial opens3 sources

Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq after five years detained

Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq after five years detained

Published 12 October 2026Australian engineer Robert Pether left Baghdad on 12 October 2026, five years after his April 2021 arrest, following a four-year jail term over a central bank headquarters contract dispute.3 sources

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea from Pyongyang

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea from Pyongyang

Published 12 October 2026North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea at about 9:20 a.m. on 12 October 2026, with at least one flying more than 900 kilometres, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.4 sources

Landslide dam burst floods Nepal's Budhi Gandaki, leaving five missing

Landslide dam burst floods Nepal's Budhi Gandaki, leaving five missing3 sources

Djibouti shipwreck death toll reaches 139 as 84 remain missing

Djibouti shipwreck death toll reaches 139 as 84 remain missing4 sources

Storm Rachel red-tags 13 Long Beach homes as waves batter Peninsula

Storm Rachel red-tags 13 Long Beach homes as waves batter Peninsula3 sources

Projectile hits Riyadh airport terminal a day after Houthi strike killed 13

Projectile hits Riyadh airport terminal a day after Houthi strike killed 13

Published 12 October 2026An unidentified projectile struck terminal 4 at King Khalid international airport on Sunday, killing one and injuring 11, a day after a Houthi missile attack killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.4 sources

Pope Leo XIV announces surgery to remove lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV announces surgery to remove lung nodule

Published 12 October 2026Pope Leo XIV, 71, said on 11 October that doctors found an early-stage, localized lung nodule and will operate at Rome's Gemelli hospital, with about one week of recovery.4 sources

Russian missile kills three, wounds 22 near Kharkiv

Russian missile kills three, wounds 22 near Kharkiv3 sources

Yorkshire Wildlife Park spares Altai tiger after fatal attack

Yorkshire Wildlife Park spares Altai tiger after fatal attack4 sources

At least 139 migrants die as boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 migrants die as boat capsizes off Djibouti4 sources

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