Evening Briefing: Saturday 10 October 2026
- Flying via Riyadh: King Khalid International Airport was evacuated on Saturday after another attack, and flights to the Saudi capital have been diverted or cancelled. The airport is telling passengers to check with their airline before travelling there; American, Canadian, German and Spanish embassies have told their citizens to stay away.
- Filling up: markets are shut until Monday, and Brent last settled on Friday at $104.72, after the Russian diesel announcement. Monday’s open will have to price a fresh Houthi strike on the Saudi capital and what Kaja Kallas calls the EU’s biggest set of sanctions listings of the war.
- Early release where you live: about 700 prisoners were freed on 1 October and a further 2,500 are due out by the end of the year. The Ministry of Justice says victims are being given a say in licence conditions, alongside restriction zones and an expansion of electronic tagging.
Russian Glide Bombs Kill Fifteen in Zaporizhzhia After the Diesel Deal
Five glide bombs struck residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday morning, killing at least 15 people including three children, with more believed trapped under the rubble. Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had “expressed its thanks f…
Houthis Strike Riyadh Airport Again, and Dozens Are Reported Wounded
King Khalid International Airport was evacuated on Saturday after a blast; a diplomatic source told AFP that the Houthis hit it with a missile at about 3pm local time. A hospital source said dozens were wounded and five were in intensive c…
Putin Relays Tehran’s Views to Trump as Iran’s Oil Revenue Dwindles
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin used Friday’s call with Donald Trump to pass on Iran’s position on ending the war, having met President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan earlier in the week. “In coordination with the Iranian president, Put…
Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections to September 2027
Mahmoud Abbas has decreed that legislative elections due on 28 November will instead be held alongside a presidential vote on 11 September 2027, the official Wafa agency reported. The PLO executive said conditions in East Jerusalem, the We…
Delhi Police Detain Cockroach Movement Leaders and Thousands of Protesters
Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after landing in Delhi from Mumbai, and police then broke up Saturday’s march before it could reach Jantar Mantar. Associated Press reporting says thousands were detained, opposit…
Drumcree Ban Challenge Adjourned as Bryant Says a Deal Was Close
A High Court judge declined to treat the Orangemen’s challenge to the Drumcree ban as an emergency and adjourned it until Monday. “This is an important case, and I do believe there is some urgency, but it’s not an emergency,” said Lady Jus…
Green Commons Leader Warns Party Is Vulnerable to Capture by Extremists
Ellie Chowns said she wants to ensure the Greens are not “vulnerable to capture by extremists and racists” after members adopted a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism. It passed by 1,022 votes to 813 — about 0.4% of a 230,000 members…
Eight Men Rearrested in Greater Manchester Days After Early Release
Greater Manchester Police have arrested eight of the roughly 50 local prisoners freed on 1 October under the early release scheme — five for breaching orders, including a domestic abuse prevention order, and others on suspicion of robbery,…
Twenty Arrested as Thousands March for Palestine in London
The Metropolitan Police made 20 arrests at Saturday’s national march from the Embankment to Whitehall, including for climbing the Battle of Britain memorial, carrying Palestine Action placards, making a Nazi salute and assaulting officers.…
Met Dismisses Its Volunteer Police Chief After a Palantir AI Probe
The Metropolitan Police has dismissed James Deller, head of its Special Constabulary, after AI-assisted monitoring using Palantir’s software found he had used his work phone to copy two intimate images sent through WhatsApp’s “view once” f…