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Riyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike day after deadly attack

Thomas Juneauprofessor
Saudi air defences have been able to intercept some Houthi missile and drone attacks, but Saudi Arabia is so large that it's simply impossible for them to consistently defend themselves,
The birds went into a frenzy after the sound. The whole house shook,
People who were in Terminal 3 started running towards us,

Missile strikes a passenger terminal at Riyadh airport and many are wounded, official says

Donald Trumppresident
We may. We’re going to look at it,

12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say

Donald Trumppresident
We’ll find out.”
These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now,

Carney says he supports an 'energy ceasefire' between Ukraine and Russia

Furthermore, "Canada will continue to maximize our exports of oil and diesel to the United States that yield well over a million barrels of diesel per day," the statement said

Trump says Putin 'would like to see a settlement' in Ukraine war

Donald Trumppresident
Zelenskyy could have settled this war many times. Many, many times. And he chooses not to,
Donald Trumppresident
(Russian President Vladimir Putin) would like to see a settlement strongly. And he's freeing up a lot of oil for the world,
Donald Trumppresident
Russia would like to make a deal... but for whatever reason, Zelensky does not want to make a deal,

Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung

Being physically fit and healthy is certainly an important starting point for coping as well as possible with treatment, including surgery,
When we talk about something being localized, that can also refer to the need to establish whether the disease is confined to that one site or whether scans show signs of disease elsewhere,

Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence

Donald Tuskprime Minister
We are not dealing with any group organized on a big scale,
This is essentially a copycat scenario, something of a long trail of attackers going back to at least 2019, if not decades earlier,

Polish police arrest a man suspected of planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Poland has been on high alert following a series of school stabbings this week, as well as fears of a possible Russian hybrid attack to weaken Western support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow’s full-scale invasion

Jacek Dobrzynskithe meeting, special services spokesperson
We take this matter extremely seriously,

US senators say Trump's diesel deal with Russia is illegal

Trump on Friday announced an agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to release a massive quantity of diesel in exchange for temporarily easing US sanctions, a deal that drew swift backlash from Ukraine, the EU and several American lawmakers

President Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law,
Scott Bessenttreasury Secretary
We are not going to be doing the export ban.”
Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin's brutal war against Ukraine,

Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say

She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances,

Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution

Pope Leo XIVpope
The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment,
Pietro Parolintop deputy, Cardinal
The Church's position is one of total opposition to the death penalty; it is incompatible with human dignity and serves as no deterrent…,
In no way can Hasan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered,
Pope Leo XIVpope
If any of you fear being abandoned by everyone, know that God will never abandon you, and that the church will stand by your side,

Netanyahu demands probe into sources of award-winning Gaza film

Awarded a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival, the film received a historic 25-minute standing ovation, but it has triggered a political storm in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahuprime Minister
This film tells a false, misleading and biased story that defames the State of Israel and the army around the world,
Benjamin Netanyahuprime Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening asked the chief of staff of the Israeli army, the head of the Shin Bet (domestic intelligence), and the state attorney to open a thorough investigation targeting the participants in the film NAZA and to prosecute them,

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

This could mean Simon maintains its extremely dangerous strength, sustaining winds of 150 mph (240 kph)

Just stay in the hotel and look out the window hopefully,
We’re expecting catastrophic wind and life-threatening storm surge impacts along that west central coast of Mexico where the hurricane warning is currently in effect,
Simon is very close to the coast of Mexico this morning,