World archive
World News on Monday, October 12, 2026
11 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- WORLD NEWS
Clashes reported in Yemen as Houthis advance towards Taiz
Houthi fighters are pushing toward Taiz, a strategic southern city, while Yemeni forces hold the ground around it; the roads out are the real story.
Reported by Al Jazeera · with a Short - UK POLITICS
Campaigners say minister is undermining Holiday Hunger Bill
The education minister says the plan would cost his department twenty million pounds a year; campaigners say that is a choice, not a limit.
Reported by BBC - THIS JUST IN
China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties
Beijing says the measures target Taiwan separatist activities and defend national sovereignty; the ministers can still buy their own plane tickets elsewhere.
Reported by Al Jazeera - WORLD NEWS
Victim had withdrawn cash for young people before Sydney stabbing…
Police say the man, thirty-six, had withdrawn cash to give to young people before he was allegedly stabbed in Mount Druitt; a second boy, sixteen, is also charged.
Reported by The Guardian - FOLLOW-UP
Emmer defends Russian diesel opening; analysts expect little change…
Analysts say lifting the sanctions on Russian diesel will barely move pump prices, and the reversal comes only weeks before the midterm elections; a very small prize.
Reported by Newsmax - WORLD NEWS
Netanyahu demands probe into sources for award-winning Gaza film NAZA
The documentary NAZA relies on twenty-four anonymous Israeli sources who allege AI-assisted killings in Gaza; the prime minister wants them investigated, not the claims.
Reported by Al Jazeera - THE LATEST
Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of…
The Pentagon plans to livestream an execution, prompting the Pope's statement on the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Reported by Fox News · with a Short - WHAT JUST HAPPENED
Houthis attack Riyadh airport, raising Middle East tensions
The Financial Times says the drone and missile strikes threaten global oil supplies; damage and casualties are not yet clear, so nobody should guess.
Reported by Financial Times - TOP STORY
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in continued weapons…
South Korea's Joint Chiefs say the launches came from near Pyongyang, extending a run of weapons tests; no landing details yet, and capitals are drafting statements.
Reported by CBS News - SPECIAL REPORT
Australian engineer freed after four years in Iraqi jail
Pether was detained in Baghdad in 2021; his family mounted a campaign that ultimately persuaded Iraq's government to release him after four years.
Reported by The Guardian - BREAKING: MILDLY IMPORTANT
Prince William gave £5,000 as 'William Wales'; Royal Marine thanked…
AOL reports the five thousand pound donation went to a cause supporting Royal Marines; a public thank-you ended the secrecy — the alias barely lasted.
Reported by AOL.com · with a Short