Breaking news of Friday, 9 October 2026
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- 21:00
Nobel to Pillay, Washington sanctions the ICC: for the EU the measures are 'deplorable'
Coinciding with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jurist Navi Pillay, the United States announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court. Secretary of State Rubio described the ICC as a “rogue tribunal,” while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office spoke of the exploitation of the prize. The European Union described the US sanctions as “deplorable.” The news currently comes from a single source (the Norwegian Nobel Committee and officials’ statements carried by the same dispatches); no independent confirmation is available on the details of the sanctions. Source: ANSA.
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- 21:00
Hurricane Isaias, category 3, heads for US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Isaias has strengthened to Category 3, with sustained winds of 120 mph, and is expected to make landfall overnight between Friday and Saturday near Pensacola, Florida. States of emergency declared in Alabama, Florida and Georgia; storm surge of up to 9 feet and 15 inches of rain expected, with more than 30 million people in the impact area. The storm has halted nearly three-quarters of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, with the evacuation of 129 platforms. It is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, the latest in more than a century. The news currently comes from a single source (National Hurricane Center); no independent confirmation available. Source: CNN.
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- 21:00
Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport, Saudia captain's death confirmed
Two Houthi missile attacks struck Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Thursday, one against infrastructure and one against a Saudia Airlines aircraft. The Saudi civil aviation authority reported three deaths; Saudia confirmed on Friday the death of the aircraft’s captain, Hamoud Ali Alkalthami. Debris from interceptions damaged a kindergarten and a medical complex. By Friday afternoon at least 124 flights to and from Riyadh had been cancelled, following hundreds the previous day. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources: Euronews, CBC News.
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- 12:00
Trump rules out strikes on Iran before midterms, but three carriers heading to the Gulf
US President Donald Trump wrote that the United States will not strike Iran before the midterm elections on November 3, speaking of “constructive” talks with Tehran. At the same time, according to the New York Times, three aircraft carriers will soon be deployed to the Middle East and the Pentagon has prepared plans to strike Iranian drones and missiles on Trump’s own orders. Washington has also sanctioned 17 ships belonging to the so-called Iranian shadow fleet, accused of carrying crude oil to Asia. Among the possible targets of a potential offensive are energy infrastructure and Revolutionary Guard sites. Sources: Sky TG24, Domani.
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- 12:00
Russia, Moscow reports attack by 505 Ukrainian drones: two dead in Belgorod
The Russian Ministry of Defence stated that it intercepted, during the night between October 8 and 9, 505 Ukrainian drones over 20 regions of the country and over the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. According to Moscow, two people died in the Belgorod region and four others were injured, including a minor; in the Kaluga region nine people were reportedly injured, five of whom were hospitalized. The governor of Kaluga, Vladislav Shapsha, said 26 drones were shot down over the region. The news currently comes from a single source, the Russian Ministry of Defence; no independent confirmation is available. Sources: Lenta.ru (Russian agency), Ptoday.ru (Russian agency).
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