Attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport kills 12, injures 309
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, killed 12 people and wounded 309. The authority said the dead included 4 Saudi citizens and 8 people of other nationalities.
Why it matters King Khalid is the main international airport serving the Saudi capital, so an attack there bears on regional security and air travel. The available reports do not identify who carried it out or say how flights were affected.
Saudi-led coalition calls Riyadh airport attack a terrorist act and war crime
The Saudi-led coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen said on Sunday that the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was a terrorist act amounting to a war crime. The attack killed at least 12 people and wounded hundreds, according to the report. The available material did not identify who carried it out.
Trump calls for new Ukrainian leadership, criticizes Zelensky over war effort
US President Donald Trump called on Saturday for new leadership in Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of not doing enough to end the war with Russia. Trump also demanded that Kyiv stop attacking Russian oil facilities, according to Sky News Arabia. CNN Arabic linked the remarks to a dispute over a diesel fuel deal between Washington and Moscow, while Al Jazeera reported that Zelensky attacked what he called the "diesel deal".
