Zaporizhzhia strike kills at least 20; Trump says Ukraine needs a new president

Yemen's government said its 'Dawn of Yemen' offensive neutralised over 1,400 Houthi fighters in 24 hours and was advancing around the Bab al-Mandab strait. Riyadh's airport was hit again and closed; Saudi authorities said 12 people were killed and 309 injured, and a projectile also fell near Dammam airport. Trump said the US will decide 'with great speed' whether to join Saudi strikes. UN envoy Hans Grundberg said Yemen is back in 'full-scale war'.

Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, came ashore near Destin, Florida, at 9:30pm ET Friday. The National Hurricane Center put it at Category 2 with 105 mph winds. It weakened to a post-tropical storm over southern Alabama on Saturday morning, threatening flash flooding and strong winds inland. At least four deaths were blamed on the storm, and around 800,000 customers lost power. Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi declared emergencies.

Two strong earthquakes, magnitudes about 7.5-7.7 and 6.6, struck Panama's southern Herrera province on Friday, followed by more than 100 aftershocks, including an M6.0 early Saturday. The president declared a major disaster, with buildings damaged, a cathedral collapsed, power disrupted and the capital's water plant at about 20% capacity. At least 27 people were hurt and no deaths were reported. NOAA warned of tsunami threats for parts of Latin American coasts.

South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former UN rights chief and International Criminal Court judge, won the Nobel Peace Prize. Israel condemned the award, and the US sanctioned the ICC hours later; its president, Tomoko Akane, called it an attack against victims of mass atrocities. Pillay called the sanctions 'unheard of, unacceptable'. At a Syracuse rally, Trump called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and the committee 'enemies of civilization', and said 'We will not forget, Norway.'

Trump said the US will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterms while keeping its blockade of Iranian ports, and that the war will end soon 'one way or the other'. The IRGC said a tanker hit a mine leaving Hormuz by an unauthorised route. Western officials said Iran kept its missile and drone factories intact and can rebuild its arsenal during the pause, and a report said Russia is supplying it with missiles.

Authorities in New Delhi suspended transport and telecom services, set up barricades and deployed nearly 30,000 security personnel ahead of a mass protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over changes to voter rolls. Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders after they landed in the capital, and AP said thousands of protesters were detained. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the detentions, and Rahul Gandhi urged protesters to keep going.