Breaking news of Saturday, 31 October 2026

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20:50
Yemen, new Houthi attack on Aden airport and presidential palace

Houthi forces struck Aden international airport and the Maashiq presidential complex with ballistic missiles on Friday evening, according to the spokesman for Yemeni government forces. Yemen’s ambassador to the UN, Abdullah Al-Saadi, called on the Security Council to condemn the attacks and adopt deterrent measures, describing the October 28 strike as the sixth attack on the airport this month. The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted a drone over Riyadh, with no casualties from debris. The Houthis denied targeting Mecca, claiming to have struck Saudi oil facilities and military bases. Sources: Al-Wasat/BBC Arabic, Asharq Al-Awsat.

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Poland, night of institutional clash between Nawrocki and the Constitutional Tribunal

During the night between Friday and Saturday, judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska announced the suspension of Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski and vice-president Bartłomiej Sochański, taking over leadership herself. President Karol Nawrocki cut short a visit to Senegal, returned to Warsaw and entered the Tribunal’s headquarters shortly before 1am, leaving at 5am. Police and protection services intervened, three people were detained. Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said: “The president’s conduct worries me greatly” (transl. from Polish). Nawrocki has called urgent consultations with parliamentary forces. Sources: Euronews Polska, TVN24.

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Moscow, US embassy flags risk of attack at Tsaritsyno museum

The US embassy in Moscow has published a security alert regarding a threat deemed credible of a mass-casualty attack expected on Saturday at the Tsaritsyno museum reserve. In the statement, the embassy says it is “aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event” (transl. from English) and urges American citizens to avoid the area and large gatherings, noting it is coordinating with Russian authorities. No details have been provided on the nature of the threat. The report currently stems from a single source (Bloomberg, citing the embassy’s statement); no independent confirmation available. Source: Bloomberg.

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12:01
Sudan, senior RSF commander defects and accuses Hemedti of nepotism

Commander Siddiq Ander has announced his defection from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces in a video obtained by Al Jazeera, accusing the relatives of leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, of controlling the paramilitary group’s finances, weapons, troop movements and military promotions. The defection follows that of Al-Tayeb al-Wahidu on September 25, who joined the Sudanese armed forces in Omdurman along with 50 fighters. Sudan’s civil war has been ongoing since April 2023. The news currently comes from a single source (Al Jazeera); no independent confirmation available.

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Kyiv without power after Russian raid, Zelensky calls for immediate delivery of Patriots

A Russian attack overnight between October 30 and 31 hit an energy facility in Kyiv, leaving four districts of the capital without electricity and damaging the water network, according to the company DTEK and Mayor Vitali Klitschko (Tag24). In Kharkiv, a drone wounded three people and damaged ten buildings, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported (Adnkronos). Zelensky called for the swift delivery of the Patriots just authorized by Washington: “Five hundred missiles would be enough to protect our skies in the coming months.” At the G20 in Atlanta, Britain’s Miliband described Russia as the aggressor (LaPresse).

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Gaza, death toll since ceasefire rises to 1,575. UN warns of risk of ethnic cleansing

New Israeli raids have killed people in Nuseirat and Gaza City, according to Palestinian medical sources cited by Al Jazeera (ANSA). The death toll since the entry into force of the US-mediated ceasefire in October 2025 has risen to 1,575. Two children died in a tent fire in Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital (ANSA). The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns of the worsening displacement crisis and the risk that Israel will extend military control over up to 70% of the Strip: “The nightmare of displacement in Gaza is both acute and chronic,” said Ohchr head Ajith Sunghay (Toscana Oggi).

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