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Mon, 12 Oct 2026

Monday 12 October: Riyadh attacks and oil above 100 dollars

New Houthi strikes on Saudi airports, a disputed energy truce for Ukraine, oil climbing, and Verstappen's first win in Singapore.

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World news

Houthis strike Riyadh airport again after deadly weekend attack

NOS | France 24 | NOS

Trump claims Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, Kyiv awaits details

CNN | Al Jazeera | NOS

Djibouti shipwreck death toll rises to 139

UN News | PBS | NOS

North Korea fires several ballistic missiles

Korea Herald | NBC News | NOS

Man arrested in Poland over alleged plot against Tusk

UPI | NBC News | NOS

Oil climbs after Gulf attacks

The Nation Thailand | CNBC

IMF and World Bank meetings open in Bangkok

US News / Reuters | IMF

Dutch news

Rainbow flags for Coming Out Day, first one at the House

NOS | NL Times

National pro-Palestinian march in Amsterdam

NL Times | NOS

Northern lights over parts of the country

NOS | NL Times

Berendsen criticises US-Russia diesel deal

NL Times | Welingelichte Kringen | VPRO Buitenhof

Record tanker rates keep pump prices at record high

NL Times | TPO | WNL

Rabobank tightens mortgages for over-52s

NL Times | Wonen360 | Newsbit

AI news

Anthropic reportedly signs cloud deal with IREN

Yahoo Finance | TradingView

Amazon in talks to buy Decart for about 7 billion dollars

SiliconANGLE | KSL / Reuters

Also

Verstappen wins Singapore Grand Prix for the first time

NOS | NL Times

Nature: the Orionid meteor shower is active

Farmers' Almanac | EarthSky

On this day: Columbus lands on Guanahani, 1492

National Geographic | Wikipedia

Weather in Groningen: dry, around 15 degrees

KNMI | Buienalarm | Weeronline

On the agenda today

Pope Leo set for lung surgery early this week

CNN | NPR