Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ Squeezes Palestinians In Gaza
By Mohammed Haddad 12 October 2026 (Al Jazeera) A year into a ‘ceasefire’, Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest. Israel has expanded its military occupation in the Gaza Strip in violation of a United States-brokered ‘ceasefire’, forcing Palestinians into an ever-smaller share of the besieged territory, devastated by Israel’s ongoing genocidal war. Nearly two-thirds of Gaza is now under Israeli military control or subject to
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Chaos across airports as Houthis claim Riyadh strikes
By Middle East Eye Staff 12 October 2026 A CCTV screengrab shows the moment King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was hit in a Houthi strike, 10 October 2026 (Saudi Media Ministry/AFP) Terminals across Saudi Arabia were left in chaos on Monday after repeated attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and warnings issued by Yemen’s Houthi group. Several airlines halted operations and over a third of all planned flights in the country were cancelled. Approxima
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Soldiers kill 40 terrorists planning attack in Borno State, nigeria
Troops. Photo: Army By Isah Ojo Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, in a precision air strike on their enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army said the terrorists were neutralised on October 10, 2026, while preparing to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3 areas of responsibility. The a
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How Russia’s AI broke battlefield verification
By Maksym Panchokha October 8, 2026 Credit: Reuters 2026 On Sept. 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces had captured Sviatohirsk, a town anchoring the northern flank of Ukraine’s Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortress belt. Six days later, Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi stood in the town and filmed himself speaking calmly. Even a Kremlin-affiliated military blogger conceded it proved Ukrainian control. A pro-war channel that had posted two “liberation” clips l
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At least 139 dead, 84 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
By Al Jazeera October 11, 2026 A member of the International Organization for Migration inspects the abandoned wreckage of a boat that capsized off the coast of Djibouti on April 12, 2026 [File: Luis Tato/AFP] At least 139 people, including 15 children, have died and 84 are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations migration agency. In a statement on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) quoted survivors as s
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Afghanistan Country Report
Country Report: Afghanistan October 2026 By Holly Swiglo Afghan women wearing burqas, as mandated by Taliban law. (Photo: Faruk Tokluoglu) August 15, 2026, marked five years since the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group, took power in Afghanistan after the United States withdrew its troops from the country. The Taliban has since eliminated all political and civic rights, dissolved representative bodies, and imposed a strict interpretation of Islamic law. Independent jou
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