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Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Armed Conflicts
Australia's deepening military integration with the US raises fears of being drawn into a war with China39dFormer US diplomat reflects on missteps in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/1139dTrump uses 9/11 anniversary speech to defend ongoing war with Iran39dAnthropic reveals Yemeni cell used Claude AI to develop guided missiles39dTwenty-five years after 9/11: A world transformed, wounds still open[Updated]39dHouthi attacks wound 73 and halt Saudi oil operations as escalation deepens[Updated]39dRussian drone strikes on Ukrainian shopping centres kill civilians as air campaign intensifies40dZelenskyy visits Canada as Ottawa pledges drones and air defense support for Ukraine40dState actors used Claude for missile guidance, bioweapon research, and mass surveillance, Anthropic report reveals40dRussia sends medieval prince's relic to frontline troops as Orthodox Church deepens war role40dIsrael destroys Hezbollah tunnel network beneath southern Lebanon ridge, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor40dIran's IRGC strikes US unmanned drone near Strait of Hormuz as maritime tensions rise40dHouthis capture Mokha port city, moving within striking distance of key Red Sea strait40dFrench Foreign Legion soldier escapes Colombian guerrilla captors after month in captivity41dAI-generated content is reshaping information warfare in Mali, study finds41dTwo Pakistan Navy sailors killed during maritime patrol operations41dSouth Korean civil society rallies against troop deployment to Strait of Hormuz41dUkrainian drones strike Russian energy infrastructure thousands of kilometres inside territory in record-range attacks41dNetanyahu received UAE warning of Hamas attack days before October 7, Israeli newspaper reports[Updated]41dHouthi attacks on Saudi Arabia intensify as Yemen conflict escalates across multiple fronts41d