Sunday 11 October 2026 07:30 UTC
Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12 as Saudi Arabia Vows Response
An attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and injured 309, according to updated accounts that had earlier put the injury toll at 50. Airport operations stopped, and some patients remained critically ill. Saudi Arabia promised a decisive response, while airstrikes were later reported against Houthi targets in Taizz, Yemen. Donald Trump said the United States might join Saudi strikes and would decide quickly.
US fighter jets struck and disabled the Ocean Molica, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, in the Gulf of Oman. Central Command said the vessel had left an Iranian port, ignored orders to change course and tried to breach the US blockade on traffic to and from Iran. Precision weapons hit its stern or engine room, stopping it without injuring the crew.
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Trump called for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelensky with a leader willing to accept Russia’s peace terms and demanded an immediate halt to Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. During eight hours of talks in Miami, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also raised the possibility of ending intelligence sharing unless Kyiv stopped the refinery strikes. Ukraine’s delegation was caught off guard by Trump’s separate Russian diesel deal.
Russia meanwhile struck residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia with five glide bombs, Zelensky said. Twelve people, including three children, were killed and 14 injured. Ukraine also said Russia targeted Kyiv’s energy facilities with jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said a crude-oil tanker hit a naval mine and caught fire while taking an unapproved route through the Strait of Hormuz. The ship’s identity, damage and any casualties were unknown. The Guard also ordered vessels anchored off Ras al Khaimah to move immediately to Dubai.