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Monday, 12 October 2026
Middle East
Israeli quadcopter attacks and strikes kill at least ten in Gaza as ceasefire holds in name only28dBRICS summit in New Delhi tackles Middle East tensions and calls for new global order28dHeavy rain and thunderstorms strike Mecca during prayers at the Grand Mosque28dOman postpones Hormuz Strait talks between Iran and Gulf states after cargo ship attack28dHouthis seize Mayun Island, tightening grip on Bab al-Mandeb strait and squeezing Saudi oil exports[Updated]28dSaudi Arabia shuts critical oil pipeline after drone attack as Iran-backed groups tighten pressure on multiple fronts[Updated]29dIran's Pezeshkian says Tehran is not at war with Saudi Arabia29dIsrael bombs southern Lebanon as ceasefire talks postponed to October29dBRICS summit opens in New Delhi as wars in Ukraine and Middle East test bloc's cohesion[Updated]29dAnthropic reveals Yemeni cell used Claude AI to develop guided missiles30dState actors used Claude for missile guidance, bioweapon research, and mass surveillance, Anthropic report reveals31dAlgeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE, closes airspace to Emirati aircraft31dIran's IRGC strikes US unmanned drone near Strait of Hormuz as maritime tensions rise31dHouthis capture Mokha port city, moving within striking distance of key Red Sea strait31dSouth Korean civil society rallies against troop deployment to Strait of Hormuz32dUK, France and Canada impose sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements as Israel closes British consulate[Updated]32dHouthi attacks on Saudi Arabia intensify as Yemen conflict escalates across multiple fronts32dIran announces new Gulf exclusion zone as Hormuz shipping traffic collapses to six-month low[Updated]32dPalestinian Americans fly US flags over West Bank homes to deter raids and settler attacks33dSyria was close to completing a secret nuclear reactor under Assad, says IAEA33d