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Global News Roundup: Riyadh Airport Attack, Strait of Hormuz Standoff and Pakistan Emergency
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Firstpost•12-10-2026, 06:31
Global News Roundup: Riyadh Airport Attack, Strait of Hormuz Standoff and Pakistan Emergency
- •A 46-year-old Hyderabad IT professional named Mohammed Yousuf was killed and several others injured in an attack at Riyadh airport while traveling for Umrah.
- •Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed fresh drone and missile attacks targeting Saudi Arabia's King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and other oil facilities.
- •Iran rejected the United States response regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, calling Washington's proposal insufficient.
- •Pakistan imposed a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a stronghold of Imran Khan's PTI, citing rising Islamist militancy.
- •Foreign institutional investors sold Indian equities worth over Rs 45000 crore in the first six trading sessions of October.
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A 46-year-old Hyderabad IT professional named Mohammed Yousuf was killed in an attack at Riyadh airport while traveling with his family for Umrah, while three other Indians remained in intensive care.
Pakistan imposed a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is governed by Imran Khan's PTI, citing a failure to tackle Islamist militancy.
Entry and exit at six central Delhi Metro stations will remain shut from 6 am to 4 pm on October 12 ahead of the India bloc's planned march to the Supreme Court.
