At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says
Middle East
October 12, 2026
At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says
Reuters — At least 72 artisanal miners were killed in an airstrike in northern Sudan on Saturday, rights monitor Emergency Lawyers…
Trump really wants to make ‘super intelligence’ happen. Is it going to happen?
Technology
October 12, 2026
Trump really wants to make ‘super intelligence’ happen. Is it going to happen?
Unable to convince Americans to embrace the AI data centers they hate, President Donald Trump is instead exercising the one…
Zelensky says Russia has already violated Trump’s surprise energy ceasefire
World
October 12, 2026
Zelensky says Russia has already violated Trump’s surprise energy ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia had already violated the surprise energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald…
After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
Middle East
October 12, 2026
After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
Iran is stepping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf in an effort to restore…
‘Trump is dragging the party down’: GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses
Middle East
October 12, 2026
‘Trump is dragging the party down’: GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses
The Republican Party’s midterm campaign has turned into a triage operation just three weeks out from November, as officials race…
Trump’s diesel deal with Putin drives a wedge through the Western alliance
World
October 12, 2026
Trump’s diesel deal with Putin drives a wedge through the Western alliance
Moscow — By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global…
Saudi Arabia will have to respond to Houthi airport attack – but the choices are stark
Middle East
October 12, 2026
Saudi Arabia will have to respond to Houthi airport attack – but the choices are stark
As Saudi Arabia reckons with the deadliest attack on its soil in more than a decade, questions swirl over how…
Buried bodies, cleared rubble, Israel’s yellow line: How war is hampering the search for Gaza’s missing
Middle East
October 12, 2026
Buried bodies, cleared rubble, Israel’s yellow line: How war is hampering the search for Gaza’s missing
Dusk had fallen in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Jabalya when an Israeli quadcopter broke the evening lull on November…
Pakistan confirms it has troops in Saudi as conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates
Middle East
October 11, 2026
Pakistan confirms it has troops in Saudi as conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates
Islamabad — Key Saudi ally Pakistan has confirmed it has troops stationed in the Gulf kingdom, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels in…
Russian strike kills at least 33 in eastern Ukraine in deadliest single attack this year
World
October 11, 2026
Russian strike kills at least 33 in eastern Ukraine in deadliest single attack this year
Kyiv, Ukraine — At least 33 people were killed on Thursday when a Russian strike caused two public buses to catch…