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October 12: Riyadh Airport Strike and U.S. Pressure on Ukraine Arms Supplies
In England and Wales
More than 5,000 offenders went unmonitored in the first half of this year because probation staff failed to fit electronic tags, according to the Institute for Government. Its report also found that 1,600 tags lost their signal for more than two weeks because of faults. The institute says staff shortages have forced probation services to ration supervision.
Flooding in Nepal
Officials say a major river flooded in central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away homes and bridges and damaging a hydropower station.
Attacks on Riyadh airport
Saudi civil aviation authorities say an unidentified projectile struck Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, starting a fire, killing one person and injuring 11. Authorities also reported intercepting a cruise missile nearby. The airport remained closed after Saturday’s missile attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which killed 13 people.
U.S. ambassador under scrutiny
CNN reports that President Trump is considering dismissing Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece. The network says he has been monitoring reports alleging that she accepted lavish gifts while serving as ambassador and sought money in exchange for access to administration figures before her confirmation.
Ukraine and U.S. weapons supplies
The United States threatened to halt arms sales to Europe for use in Ukraine unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian refineries, the Financial Times reports, citing European officials. Trump announced an energy ceasefire on Sunday, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Axios the announcement was news to him. Washington had announced on Friday that it would suspend sanctions on Russian diesel.
European leaders in Berlin, Brussels and London pledged further support for Ukraine over the weekend. Meanwhile, CCTV footage shows a Russian strike hitting a residential street in Kharkiv. A Ukrainian drone attack knocked a Russian data center offline on Sunday, amid exchanges of strikes on digital infrastructure that have disrupted civilian and business services on both sides.
EU-China vehicle trade
The EU and China reached a deal Friday to halve shipments of Chinese hybrid vehicles to Europe. The EU trade commissioner says it will cut imports by millions of cars over four years. The agreement leaves most of the EU’s billion-dollar-a-day trade deficit with China untouched.
Protests in India
Indian authorities released leaders of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party on Sunday after security forces detained thousands during anti-government protests in Delhi on Saturday. The youth-led demonstrations followed allegations from the party and others that voter rolls were purged to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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