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Today — 19 October 2026NYT - World

For Israelis and Jews in the U.A.E., an Eroding Sense of Security

19 October 2026 at 08:58
The Emirates’ reputation as a haven was shaken by what the authorities said was a plot last month aimed at crashing a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

© Katarina Premfors for The New York Times

Tamar Smulowicz, an Israeli citizen, moved to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries normalized relations. But regional wars and domestic threats are testing a sense of safety for Israelis and Jews.

For Israelis and Jews in the U.A.E., an Eroding Sense of Security

19 October 2026 at 08:58
The Emirates’ reputation as a haven was shaken by what the authorities said was a plot last month aimed at crashing a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

© Katarina Premfors for The New York Times

Tamar Smulowicz, an Israeli citizen, moved to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries normalized relations. But regional wars and domestic threats are testing a sense of safety for Israelis and Jews.
Yesterday — 18 October 2026NYT - World

Egypt’s Defense Chiefs Pledge to Support Saudi Arabia After Houthi Attacks

By: Euan Ward
18 October 2026 at 11:49
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had called on Egyptian lawmakers to authorize military assistance to the kingdom, saying any support would be defensive.

© Fatih Mubarok/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt in Jakarta last week. The National Defense Council, which Mr. el-Sisi leads, said Egypt would provide support to defend Saudi Arabia.
Before yesterdayNYT - World

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Put In Doubt Kingdom’s Sports and Business Events

16 October 2026 at 14:50
The Iran-backed group’s attacks have disrupted sports tournaments and threatened business events that the kingdom has long used to attract investment and raise its profile.

© Baraa Anwer/Associated Press

Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, has been rocked by Houthi attacks in recent weeks that have forced the authorities to close the city’s main international airport.

Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End

The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower prices, and recent deals with Russia could complicate both issues.

America’s Most Expensive Senate Race

15 October 2026 at 20:37
The Senate showdown in Texas shows why Donald Trump and the Republican Party are worried about the midterm elections.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times; Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

15 October 2026 at 14:12
A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.

Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?

15 October 2026 at 14:06
The Saudi military has expensive equipment, but the missiles and drones used by the Yemeni militia are difficult to detect and stop.

© Fayez Nureldine/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A military parade marked Saudi National Day in Riyadh last month.

‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport

14 October 2026 at 14:15
The strike was the Iran-backed militia’s most lethal against Saudi Arabia, by far, during their long conflict.

© Raad Adayleh/Associated Press

Mourners carrying the body of Mahmoud Barqawi, 33, at his funeral in Amman, Jordan, on Monday. He was killed in a Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

12 October 2026 at 15:44
The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran earlier this month.

Spain’s Protesters See ‘Madness’ of Rising Rent and a ‘Martyr’ in Maricarmen

8 October 2026 at 21:27
Thousands of protesters marched in Madrid on Thursday, a day after the death of María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old whose eviction became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis.

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Protesters marched in memory of Maria del Carmen Abascal, who was widely known as Maricarmen, in Madrid on Thursday. Soaring rents have far outpaced wage growth in Spain, according to an analysis by the newspaper El País.
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