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Riyadh airport hit by second Houthi strike in two days as Saudi Arabia pledges retaliation

A second projectile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, sparking a fire and causing injuries, Saudi authorities said, one day after a deadlier attack killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and vowed to respond firmly, while the Houthis renewed their warning against using Saudi airports, saying 'the worst is yet to come' if Saudi military operations in Yemen continue.

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Pressure mounts on UK farmers as costs, climate and conflict threaten food security

British farmers are warning that rising costs, extreme weather and geopolitical shocks are pushing food producers to the brink, with the National Farmers' Union saying some businesses will not make it. Crop growers face almost-doubled red diesel costs since the Iran conflict began in late February, fertiliser prices up about 20%, and the UK's hottest summer on record has produced England's worst cereals harvest on official estimates. Food experts, academics and the National Audit Office have all urged the government to strengthen the resilience of the UK's food system.

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Record number of UK pets poisoned by recreational drugs, veterinary helpline data shows

A record number of pets in the UK are ingesting recreational drugs and requiring veterinary care, according to figures shared with the Guardian. The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) and its companion helpline Animal PoisonLine (APL) recorded a 42% increase in calls involving recreational drugs and nicotine in 2025, rising to 633 calls from 445 in 2024. The centre is on track for another record year in 2026.

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Manchester composer creates requiem from slave insurance documents to honour enslaved Africans

A new requiem composed by Manchester-based David Önaç, drawing on centuries-old insurance documents from Lloyd’s of London that once covered enslaved Africans, will premiere in London this weekend. The 40-minute work, commissioned by the arts and heritage charity Culture&, combines Catholic liturgy, historic insurance records, and testimony about the killing of an enslaved African woman aboard a ship in 1790, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers.

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Netanyahu warns of attack plot as far-right allies call for West Bank war and Gaza annexation

With less than a month before Israel's October 27 general election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned without evidence that the country's enemies are planning an attack, while his far-right coalition partners have openly called for war in the occupied West Bank and the annexation of Gaza. The campaign has become a competition over who can promise the most aggressive action against Palestinians, analysts say.

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Qantas Catalina delivery in Hawaii preceded Pearl Harbor attack by months

On a warm January day in 1941, a Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat touched down in Honolulu after a nearly day-long flight from San Diego. Waiting on the water was a Qantas crew. That plane would soon become part of the Double Sunrise service that kept Australia connected to the UK during World War II. Within months of its delivery, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched its attack on Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into the conflict.

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Australia

Curtin vice-chancellor says WA mega-university plan 'solves problems we don't have'

Curtin University vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne has called the Western Australian government's plan to merge three public universities a 'solution looking for a problem', as the government officially announced it would proceed with a business case. The proposal to amalgamate Curtin, Murdoch and the University of Western Australia (UWA) into a single mega-university of about 120,000 students has drawn sharp opposition from all three institutions.

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