Saudi Arabia urged to reconcile with UAE to drive back Houthi separatists in Yemen

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Relations between two countries soured in January when a UAE-backed force was defeated by Saudis

Saudi Arabia is being urged to reconcile with the United Arab Emirates over Yemen as the price Riyadh must pay to form a military alliance capable of driving the Houthis back.

Relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, where both had backed anti-Houthi forces, plummeted in January this year when a force with which the UAE had been aligned – the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) – was attacked and defeated by Saudi Arabia in a move intended to squash its attempt to recreate a separate southern state. The UAE subsequently in effect quit Yemen.

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Fourth Security Council Straw Poll on UN Secretary-General Candidates : What’s In Blue – Security Council Report

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  1. Fourth Security Council Straw Poll on UN Secretary-General Candidates : What's In Blue  Security Council Report
  2. Costa Rica's Grynspan narrowly ahead in race to be next UN chief, sources say  reuters.com
  3. Don’t let our next UN secretary-general be a shill for China, Cuba and Hamas  The Hill
  4. [UNGA81] The Sec-Gen Race Heats Up During High-Level Week  PassBlue
  5. Who will be the UN's next secretary-general? What to know about the selection process  PBS
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Ethiopia: No regard for civilians as fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region continues – DW.com

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  1. Ethiopia: No regard for civilians as fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region continues  DW.com
  2. Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters  The Conversation
  3. Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebels  AP News
  4. Ethiopian pro-government forces claim capture of strategic Tigray town  reuters.com
  5. Analysing Africa newsletter: The war everyone saw coming  The Economist
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Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest – Fox News

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  1. Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest  Fox News
  2. Tehran university students rally against compulsory hijab, rising fees  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Iran News in Brief – September 30, 2026  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
  4. Students and retirees protest across Iran amid heightened security measures |  mojahedin.org
  5. Iran’s Sweeping Security Alert Puts Domestic Unrest At Center Of Regime Calculations - OpEd  Eurasia Review
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‘Scum of the earth’ tourists ignite international backlash after filming themselves riding egg-laying sea turtle – New York Post

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  1. ‘Scum of the earth’ tourists ignite international backlash after filming themselves riding egg-laying sea turtle  New York Post
  2. Ukrainian influencers filmed themselves sitting on top of sea turtle while it tries to lay eggs  Fox News
  3. Influencer Facing Legal Action After Viral Video of Him Sitting on Back of Sea Turtle  People.com
  4. Fitness Influencer Films Himself Riding Nesting Sea Turtle, Internet Is Furious  NDTV
  5. Watch: Ukrainian Influencer Sparks Global Outrage After Riding Sea Turtle While It Lays Eggs  surfer.com
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Coast Guard Searches for Passengers From Capsized Boat Near Puerto Rico – The New York Times

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  1. Coast Guard Searches for Passengers From Capsized Boat Near Puerto Rico  The New York Times
  2. 3 dead, 10 missing after makeshift vessel capsizes near Puerto Rican island: USCG  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. 40 people rescued and several missing after boat capsizes in waters west of Puerto Rico  Yahoo
  4. Coast Guard rescues 40 after machete fight breaks out on boat  ABC7 WWSB
  5. At least 40 rescued, 2 dead as boat capsizes after machete fight near Puerto Rico  Fox News
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UK foreign secretary pursues more progressive foreign policy on Israel – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. UK foreign secretary pursues more progressive foreign policy on Israel  The Jerusalem Post
  2. ‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza  The Guardian
  3. One year on, the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood is bearing fruit  Al Jazeera
  4. U.K. Foreign Minister Ed Miliband Blasts Israeli Government at Labour Conference  Democracy Now!
  5. Labour picks a side on Gaza — and cheers the party faithful  politico.eu
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Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 crashes in Far East, killing six crew members – Euronews.com

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  1. Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 crashes in Far East, killing six crew members  Euronews.com
  2. Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable bomber plane crashes, killing six people  Al Jazeera
  3. Six Killed In Russian Tu-95 Accident  AVweb
  4. A military aircraft crashed in Russia, killing six crew members  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
  5. A Russian long-range bomber crashes during training, killing 6 crewmembers  NBC News
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The Swedish royal family opens parliament together after a heartbreaking September – HOLA

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  1. The Swedish royal family opens parliament together after a heartbreaking September  HOLA
  2. Sweden faces political deadlock after Andersson gives up attempt to form government  reuters.com
  3. The Queen and Princesses of Sweden Wear Parliamentary Pearls and Diamonds  The Court Jeweller
  4. Sweden Gives Hope to Real Conservatives Everywhere  Bloomberg.com
  5. Sweden’s Andersson fails to form government after row with Left Party  Politico
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French students and police clash as school blockades turn violent

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More than 200 arrested while teachers join protest over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortages

French teenagers blockading their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables have clashed with police, as politicians traded verbal blows over how to respond.

Demonstrations that began in Paris last week have escalated and spread across France, with the authorities reporting the arrests of 164 people on Monday.

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National Rally’s Jordan Bardella rails at ‘war’ on party after antisemitism claims

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President of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party faces calls to resign over comments he allegedly wrote as a teenager

Jordan Bardella, the head of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN), has claimed a “total war” is being waged against his party as he faces a political storm after the publication of antisemitic comments he allegedly wrote as a young party member.

Bardella, who is facing calls from political opponents to resign, said on Tuesday that the report by the investigative website Mediapart was false. To a standing ovation from his party’s lawmakers and senators at a meeting in parliament, he said the report was an attempt to damage his party as Le Pen tops the polls before the 2027 presidential election.

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Russia’s ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge – AP News

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  1. Russia’s ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge  AP News
  2. Russian air strikes kill 3, injure 7 in and around Kyiv, officials say  reuters.com
  3. Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research  The New York Times
  4. Russia pounds Ukraine’s Kyiv after deadly strike on Academy of Sciences  Al Jazeera
  5. Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 7, including woman at Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences  CBS News
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Guardian Essential poll: Coalition’s primary vote sinks to lowest ever as majority support hardline immigration ideas

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More than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25%

The Coalition has failed to capitalise on growing criticism of Labor, with the opposition stuck at its lowest-ever primary vote in the Guardian Essential poll.

The poll also shows more than half of all Australians want immigration cut and have voiced support for hardline enforcement, such as forced deportation.

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Why has Putin added 15,000 new soldiers to Russia’s army? – Al Jazeera

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  1. Why has Putin added 15,000 new soldiers to Russia’s army?  Al Jazeera
  2. Putin orders army expansion as Zelenskyy warns Russia preparing to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops  CNBC
  3. Ukraine's Zelenskiy says North Korea prepares to deploy another 10,000 troops to Russia  reuters.com
  4. Zelenskyy Warns of New Russian Mobilization and 10,000 North Korean Troop Deployment  rferl.org
  5. Desperate Putin Signs Major Order After Battlefield Humiliation  Yahoo
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