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Conflicts·from Oct 10·upd. 3h ago
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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures 309 people

The strike on King Khalid International Airport on Saturday left 12 dead and 309 injured, and the Houthis have since urged airlines to stay away from Saudi airports and airspace.

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Conflicts·from Oct 5·upd. 2d ago
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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport kill three Saudis, prompting EASA to widen airspace warning

Two strikes on King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia aircraft on Thursday killed three Saudi citizens, including a pilot. EASA extended its advisory against operating in Saudi airspace on Friday, and Lufthansa Group suspended Riyadh flights through 16 October.

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Conflicts·from Oct 6·upd. 2d ago
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Former German spy chief August Hanning arrested for suspected espionage, Spiegel links him to Chinese contact

Prosecutors have not said which material was shared or with whom, while Spiegel reports Hanning had longstanding contacts with a former senior Chinese general. Allies in Europe are voicing concern over the BND's credibility.

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Conflicts·from Oct 6·upd. 4d ago
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Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks as Gaza strikes kill five and protests urge inquiry

Crowds gathered across Israel and Europe on Wednesday for the third anniversary of the Hamas attacks, while fresh bombardments killed five people in Gaza and families in Tel Aviv renewed calls for an inquiry into security failures.

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Conflicts·from Oct 8·upd. 3d ago
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Two Latvian men arrested inside UK base used by US military and NATO intelligence

Counter-terror police are investigating after two Latvian men aged 32 and 36 were found inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of Thursday. Police say nothing so far links the arrests to the late-September incident at RAF Fairford.

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Conflicts·from Oct 8·upd. 3d ago
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USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after 322 days at sea and a record Iran war deployment

The carrier docked in San Diego on Thursday, 8 October, with families waiting on the pier. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had visited the flight deck the day before and praised the crew, while the Navy had acknowledged eight suicide attempts on board.

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Conflicts·from Oct 6·upd. 5d ago
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Bulgaria halts search for missing crew after Black Sea drone attacks sink cargo ship

Bulgarian authorities have ended search operations for ten missing crew members after air and naval drone strikes damaged two commercial vessels off the coast of Byala, prompting emergency security talks and EU satellite surveillance.

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Conflicts·from Oct 6·upd. 5d ago
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UK police arrest seventh suspect over suspected drone plot targeting US bombers at RAF Fairford

Counter-terrorism officers detained a 22-year-old British national in London following the evacuation of roughly 12 American B-1 bombers from the Gloucestershire airbase.

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Conflicts·from Oct 8·upd. 3d ago
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NATO to start annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon in Italy amid Russia tensions

Seventeen member states will take part in the drill in Italy until 23 October, and NATO says it is routine and aimed at no country. It follows a tense exchange of letters with Moscow over August manoeuvres near Kaliningrad.

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Conflicts·from Oct 8·upd. 3d ago
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Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young charged under National Security Act over alleged spying plot

Teddy Young, 24, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday and was remanded in custody. Police did not name the foreign power the two charges relate to.

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Conflicts·from Oct 6·upd. 5d ago
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France tests M51.3 nuclear missile as Kremlin denounces European militarisation

The French military launched an unarmed M51.3 ballistic missile from the submarine Le Vigilant off Brittany on Tuesday, prompting Moscow to denounce European defense policy as a dead end.

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Conflicts·from Oct 4·upd. 3d ago

Eritrean troops reportedly enter Ethiopia's Tigray region as drones strike near Adigrat

Witnesses and the ACLED monitoring group say Ethiopian drones struck Eritrean forces overnight near Adigrat, after Ethiopia and Eritrea severed diplomatic relations on 1 October.

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