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560 storiesHouthis claim missile and drone strike on Aramco targets in Riyadh
Yemen's Houthi armed forces said they used ballistic missiles and drones to strike Saudi Aramco targets in Riyadh on the evening of 3 October, in response to Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa and other parts of Yemen. The statement said the operati…
Houthis claim missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports, Aramco refinery
Houthi representatives said the group carried out missile and drone strikes on airports, oil facilities and military bases in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The claim, made by Houthi representative Yahy…
Latvia says armed masked men from Belarus threatened its troops at border
Latvia's interior minister, Jānis Dombrava, said a group of masked people illegally crossed into Latvia from Belarus after the military stopped about 20 migrants from entering. Latvia's National Armed Forces said the migrants were accompani…
Houthis claim missile and drone strikes on two Saudi Aramco sites
Yemen's Houthis said they struck Saudi Aramco facilities in Riyadh and in the Khurais area with ballistic missiles and drones, with spokesman Yahya Saree saying both operations were successful and caused large fires. Kommersant reported tha…
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the Academy Award-winning actor who made her film debut opposite Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront” and starred with Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was …
Pentagon withdraws all bombers from UK's RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
The Pentagon said all U.S. bombers deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford in England have returned to their home stations in the United States, after a suspected terror plot against the base; the New York Times reported the withdrawal followe…
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile aimed at Khamis Mushait
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile that Yemen's Houthis fired toward Khamis Mushait, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said Houthi-held Sanaa and the province…
South Korea military blames North Korean DMZ mines for injuries, clears site
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Oct 5 that its final investigation concluded a mine explosion on the western front DMZ that injured soldiers was caused by North Korean mines laid south of the Military Demarcation Line. The milit…
Russian “Sever” Forces Destroy Ukrainian Ground Robots, Dugout in Sumy Region
Russian state media reported that the “Sever” group of forces destroyed ten Ukrainian ground robots and a dugout in the Sumy region. TASS cited Commander Klous saying drones destroyed an NRTC and dugout, while RIA Novosti said strikes occur…
Yemeni government announces “liberation war” offensive against Houthi forces
Yemen's government announced on October 4 the launch of a military operation against the Houthi movement, with army spokesman Majid al-Nuzaili calling it a “liberation war” to recover all national territory and offering pardons to Houthi fi…
Russia says five drones destroyed over Tula region overnight
Two Russian state news agencies reported that five drones were destroyed over the Tula region overnight. TASS said the drones were Ukrainian and were shot down; RIA Novosti said air defense destroyed five drones but did not identify their o…
Busan International Film Festival opens 31st edition with 247 invited films
The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on the evening of Oct. 6 at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae district and runs through Oct. 15. Organisers invited 247 films from 59 countries, with 316 screenings in all including the co…
Russian Defense Ministry says troops took Samoilovka in Zaporizhzhia region
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that units of the “Vostok” group of forces took control of the village of Samoilovka in the Zaporizhzhia region. The ministry said the capture expands the group's capabilities and creates a bridgehea…
Mezzo-soprano Kim Cheong-ja, first Korean to debut in European opera, dies at 82
Mezzo-soprano Kim Cheong-ja, a former professor at Korea National University of Arts who became the first Korean to debut on a European opera stage in 1970, died on Oct. 5 at age 82, her students said. She died at St. Luke’s Hospital in Yon…
Yemen government forces say they secured Bab el-Mandeb after Houthi counteroffensive
Yemen's government forces said on Oct 5 that they had secured the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a day after Rashad al-Alimi declared the start of a military operation to retake territory held by the Iran-aligned Houthis. Government forces said they…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to activate collective defence against Houthis
Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia decided at an emergency meeting in Riyadh on 5 October to activate collective defence measures under a pact they signed in August, confirming they would deploy their forces inside Saudi territory. The three…
American actress Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
American actress Eva Marie Saint, an Oscar winner for her role in Elia Kazan's 1954 film “On the Waterfront,” died at the age of 102. Kommersant, citing Deadline, reported she died on 6 October at her home in Los Angeles surrounded by her f…
Seoul police chief vows strict action over threats to “Assassins” actors
Seoul police chief Go Beom-seok said on October 6 that harm or threats against actors of “Assassins” will be handled strictly under the law and that criminal allegations will be met with a strict response if confirmed; he said no request ha…
Turkey, Pakistan to send forces to Saudi Arabia as Houthi strikes widen
Turkey and Pakistan said they will provide agreed military forces and take steps to deploy them rapidly to Saudi Arabia, after an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Oct. 5, in the first activation of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed on …
“Assassins” passes 2 million admissions amid history distortion row
The Korean film “Assassins”, about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, passed 2 million cumulative admissions on Oct 3, the 11th day after its Sept 23 release, distributor Hive Media Corp said. The milestone came as the film rema…