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A UAE Saudi Arabia Yemen agreement will see the UAE resume payments to some government forces fighting the Houthis in the south, sources in Yemen say, with Saudi Arabia providing air cover for the anti-Houthi force in return.
Mark Cocker is completing his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary, 39 years after his first column described a jay burying acorns near Norwich in autumn 1987. His next dispatch will turn to changing birdlife at Flint Clough in the Peak District.
John Swinney told the SNP conference in Aberdeen on Saturday that the campaign for a second Scottish independence referendum has already begun, as the party prepares to launch its Choose Scotland drive with a six-figure budget.
The CDC announced on Thursday it would send a scientist from its epidemic intelligence service, described as a 'disease detective', to help tackle Pennsylvania's measles outbreak, and is releasing nearly $4m for the response.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Donald Trump's lifting of sanctions on Russia amounts to a "reward" for Vladimir Putin and will encourage him to intensify the war in Ukraine. His warning came as Trump put a hold on a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy.
Attorneys for Ilhan Omar asked the Justice Department on Friday, 17 October 2026, to return property seized when federal agents conducted the federal search of her home days earlier, calling the seizure 'neither justified nor lawful'.
Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh on Saturday, during the olive harvest, Belgium's foreign minister Maxime Prevot said.
Tens of thousands joined France protests across the country on Saturday, with police firing teargas and clashing with demonstrators supporting student grievances, high price anger and welfare grievances.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey joined an IMF walkout at an International Monetary Fund meeting in Bangkok, leaving a session as Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov began speaking, in a Bank of England governor IMF walkout alongside leaders from France, Germany and Scandinavian and Baltic countries.
Isabel Allende has won Spain's €1m (£843,000) Premio Planeta, entered under the pseudonym Luz Ventura. The 84-year-old took the 75th edition of the award on Thursday with her novel La hora antes del alba.
Pope Leo, 71, was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday afternoon after an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, walking unaided to cheers from well-wishers.
A county judge has paused Sebastian Rucci's plan to build the largest AI datacenter in California on desert land in Imperial county, ruling last month that the project cannot move forward until it completes an extensive environmental review.
At a rally at Dalton municipal airport in north Georgia, Donald Trump renewed his 2020 election fraud claims and falsely said Senator Jon Ossoff "was never elected". Ossoff faces Mike Collins in November, with recent polling showing Ossoff nine points ahead.
Hackers remotely overrode digital thermostats at up to 700 French supermarkets last Sunday night, pushing freezers from as low as -27C to well over 50C and forcing staff to bin tons of food. The Paris public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation.
Apprenticeship funding in England is set to change: employers would pay 25% more to train workers over 25 than young apprentices, under plans meant to steer businesses back towards youth apprenticeships.
Former Yemeni prime minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed said the Yemen civil war around Taiz is deciding the future of western security, warning a Houthi capture of the city would cost control of the Bab al-Mandab strait and the road to Aden.
Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said repairing the economic damage of Brexit should be Andy Burnham's top priority, arguing the current UK-EU trading relationship is bad for business.
Anti-slavery commissioner Eleanor Lyons has warned that credibility tests in the UK's immigration and asylum bill could wrongly deny Fayed accusers recognition as trafficking victims.
Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office sacked by Keir Starmer over his role in Peter Mandelson's vetting, has received a six-figure payout from the government. The settlement comes after Robbins applied to the high court for a judicial review of his April dismissal.
Amazon deforestation in Brazil has dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1988, new government data shows, weeks before the 25 October presidential run-off between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
OECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann will warn Australia's mainstream parties against adopting populist policies such as migration caps, arguing productivity is the only reliable long-term way to lower the cost of living. He delivers the address to the Centre for Independent Studies on Saturday night.
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Every story LiveDigest published on Saturday, October 17, 2026, newest first.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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A UAE Saudi Arabia Yemen agreement will see the UAE resume payments to some government forces fighting the Houthis in the south, sources in Yemen say, with Saudi Arabia providing air cover for the anti-Houthi force in return.
By LiveDigest · 23:16 GMTMark Cocker is completing his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary, 39 years after his first column described a jay burying acorns near Norwich in autumn 1987. His next dispatch will turn to changing birdlife at Flint Clough in the Peak District.
By LiveDigest · 21:31 GMTJohn Swinney told the SNP conference in Aberdeen on Saturday that the campaign for a second Scottish independence referendum has already begun, as the party prepares to launch its Choose Scotland drive with a six-figure budget.
By LiveDigest · 20:42 GMTThe CDC announced on Thursday it would send a scientist from its epidemic intelligence service, described as a 'disease detective', to help tackle Pennsylvania's measles outbreak, and is releasing nearly $4m for the response.
By LiveDigest · 19:52 GMTPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Donald Trump's lifting of sanctions on Russia amounts to a "reward" for Vladimir Putin and will encourage him to intensify the war in Ukraine. His warning came as Trump put a hold on a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy.
By LiveDigest · 19:00 GMTAttorneys for Ilhan Omar asked the Justice Department on Friday, 17 October 2026, to return property seized when federal agents conducted the federal search of her home days earlier, calling the seizure 'neither justified nor lawful'.
By LiveDigest · 18:10 GMTMasked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh on Saturday, during the olive harvest, Belgium's foreign minister Maxime Prevot said.
By LiveDigest · 17:21 GMTTens of thousands joined France protests across the country on Saturday, with police firing teargas and clashing with demonstrators supporting student grievances, high price anger and welfare grievances.
By LiveDigest · 16:34 GMTBank of England governor Andrew Bailey joined an IMF walkout at an International Monetary Fund meeting in Bangkok, leaving a session as Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov began speaking, in a Bank of England governor IMF walkout alongside leaders from France, Germany and Scandinavian and Baltic countries.
By LiveDigest · 15:43 GMTIsabel Allende has won Spain's €1m (£843,000) Premio Planeta, entered under the pseudonym Luz Ventura. The 84-year-old took the 75th edition of the award on Thursday with her novel La hora antes del alba.
By LiveDigest · 14:53 GMTPope Leo, 71, was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday afternoon after an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, walking unaided to cheers from well-wishers.
By LiveDigest · 14:05 GMTA county judge has paused Sebastian Rucci's plan to build the largest AI datacenter in California on desert land in Imperial county, ruling last month that the project cannot move forward until it completes an extensive environmental review.
By LiveDigest · 13:15 GMTAt a rally at Dalton municipal airport in north Georgia, Donald Trump renewed his 2020 election fraud claims and falsely said Senator Jon Ossoff "was never elected". Ossoff faces Mike Collins in November, with recent polling showing Ossoff nine points ahead.
By LiveDigest · 09:09 GMTHackers remotely overrode digital thermostats at up to 700 French supermarkets last Sunday night, pushing freezers from as low as -27C to well over 50C and forcing staff to bin tons of food. The Paris public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation.
By LiveDigest · 08:18 GMTApprenticeship funding in England is set to change: employers would pay 25% more to train workers over 25 than young apprentices, under plans meant to steer businesses back towards youth apprenticeships.
By LiveDigest · 07:29 GMTFormer Yemeni prime minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed said the Yemen civil war around Taiz is deciding the future of western security, warning a Houthi capture of the city would cost control of the Bab al-Mandab strait and the road to Aden.
By LiveDigest · 06:40 GMTShevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said repairing the economic damage of Brexit should be Andy Burnham's top priority, arguing the current UK-EU trading relationship is bad for business.
By LiveDigest · 05:49 GMTAnti-slavery commissioner Eleanor Lyons has warned that credibility tests in the UK's immigration and asylum bill could wrongly deny Fayed accusers recognition as trafficking victims.
By LiveDigest · 04:58 GMTOlly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office sacked by Keir Starmer over his role in Peter Mandelson's vetting, has received a six-figure payout from the government. The settlement comes after Robbins applied to the high court for a judicial review of his April dismissal.
By LiveDigest · 04:08 GMTAmazon deforestation in Brazil has dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1988, new government data shows, weeks before the 25 October presidential run-off between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
By LiveDigest · 03:15 GMTOECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann will warn Australia's mainstream parties against adopting populist policies such as migration caps, arguing productivity is the only reliable long-term way to lower the cost of living. He delivers the address to the Centre for Independent Studies on Saturday night.
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