In this bulletin: Three killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials say; Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads toward the US Gulf Coast; Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; Two stolen Renoir paintings recovered; six suspects arrested.
In this episode
- Three killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials say
- Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads toward the US Gulf Coast
- Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
- Two stolen Renoir paintings recovered; six suspects arrested
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- CBC News3 people killed in Houthi attack on main airport in Riyadh, Saudi officials say
- Al JazeeraSaudi Arabia reopens Riyadh airport after Houthi attack kills three
- RechercheSaudi officials said airport operations had returned to normal, although hundreds of flights to and from Riyadh were cancelled on Thursday, according to FlightAware.
- RechercheIn a separate attack reported on October 7, Saudi authorities said strikes on airports in Abha and Riyadh killed three civilians and injured 36 people.
- RechercheThe renewed fighting has also forced more than 200,000 people from their homes in Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration; its October 7 report gave a figure of at least 201,217 displaced people.
- BBC NewsHurricane Isaias strengthens to a major category three storm
- ABC NewsHurricane Isaias takes aim at Florida Panhandle, now Category 3 storm
- Deutsche WelleHurricane Isaias intensifies en route to US Gulf Coast
- RechercheThe National Hurricane Center warned that storm surge could raise water 6 to 9 feet above ground in places between the Alabama-Florida border and Grayton Beach, Florida. It also forecast 4 to 8 inches of rain across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, and southwest Georgia, with localized totals up to 15 inches.
- RechercheFor historical context, NOAA said Isaias’s development as the Atlantic season’s first hurricane was the latest since at least 1905.
- CNASouth African judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Al Jazeera2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay
- NPRSouth African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize
- ABC NewsNobel Peace Prize goes to Navanethem Pillay for promoting peace, international law
- France 24Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
- RecherchePillay chaired a UN commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory. The commission concluded that Israel committed genocidal acts in Gaza; Israel rejected the report and said the commission was biased.
- Le Monde2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay for her efforts to promote international law
- Deutsche WelleNobel Peace Prize 2026 goes to Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law
- RechercheDuring her work on the Rwanda tribunal, Pillay helped establish that rape and sexual violence can constitute crimes against humanity and genocide.
- France 24Renoir paintings stolen from French Riviera museum recovered, six suspects arrested
- BBC NewsTwo Renoir paintings stolen from French museum are recovered
- Le MondePaintings stolen from Renoir museum in southern France have been recovered, mayor says
- RechercheThe Renoir Museum is in the artist’s former home. It was established in 1960 and holds paintings, sculptures, photographs, furniture and personal objects.
- RechercheEuropol reported a shift toward more violent and forceful methods in museum thefts across Europe, and said some cases pointed to new criminal networks targeting cultural objects.
