United States President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)Saudi Arabia said its forces shot down a Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh on Monday night, as King Khalid International Airport stayed closed after a run of deadly attacks. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed the missile, and Civil Defence later said the danger in the capital had passed, Khaleej Times said. The Houthis claimed they had targeted the airport with a ballistic missile. Their spokesman, Yahya Saree, said the hit was “precise”.Airport shut and flights cancelled: A Notice to Airmen (Notam) says the Riyadh airport will remain closed until 17 October. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority extended the suspension so it can check the safety of the facilities. According to aviation data firm Cirium, 486 of 1,048 flights due to leave Saudi Arabia on Monday were cancelled, nearly half. A further 271 flights are already cancelled for Tuesday. Gulf Air has also cancelled its Riyadh flights until 17 October.Story continues below this adAn Indian national, Mohammed Yousuf Ali, died in the 10 October attack on the airport, the Indian embassy said. His family chose to hold the funeral in Riyadh, and Indian ambassador Vipul attended. The embassy said three injured Indians remain in intensive care and two more have been admitted to intensive care.Five other developmentsTrump on Iran: President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that the US midterm elections would not change his Iran policy. He said the war would end “very soon” and that oil prices would then “drop like a rock”.UK accuses Iran: Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Britain sanctioned two Iranians and summoned Iran’s ambassador, who denied any role. A joint statement from 29 countries backed the UK’s view.Hormuz ship strike: A tanker leaving the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an unknown projectile on Monday, according to UKMTO. Iranian military adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi said Tehran aims to manage and limit traffic through the strait, not close it fully.Iran reviews US offer: Iran is reviewing the latest US proposal on reopening Hormuz and is passing messages through mediators, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Qatar and Pakistan are among those acting as go-betweens.Warning on data centres: Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said regional data cables, data centres and AI facilities could be “in the line of fire” if the war restarts, Iranian state media said.Follow the latest world news and major international developments here, including the latest on the US-Iran war and talks over the Strait of Hormuz. This live blog is a rolling curation of the day’s key global stories, with updates added as events unfold and the news agenda changes. The headline, introduction and Top Developments section will be refreshed throughout the day to reflect the stories that matter most at that moment.Live UpdatesOct 13, 2026 05:32 AM ISTContainer ship struck by unknown projectile in Hormuz: UKMTOA container vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while sailing into the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.UKMTO said it received a delayed report from a verified source about the incident. Authorities are investigating.The maritime security agency advised vessels transiting the area to proceed with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.Oct 13, 2026 05:31 AM ISTIRGC chief warns against foreign interference in Strait of HormuzMajor-General Ahmad Vahidi, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), says powers outside the region have no right to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz.“No extra-regional power has the right to threaten, maintain a hegemonic presence, or interfere in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf,” Vahidi said in a statement.Major General Vahidi / Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC "No extra-regional power has the right to threaten, maintain a hegemonic presence, or interfere in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf." https://t.co/u2uUjXLzWb— فرمانده کل سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی (@IRGC_HQ) October 12, 2026Oct 13, 2026 05:28 AM ISTIn Photos: Iran daily lifeA man talks on his cellphone while sitting on a motorbike in front of a billboard showing portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, late leaders of Lebanon's Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah, second right, and Hashem Safieddine, left, late commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, second left, and a top commander of the guard Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan, who were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, at the Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Oct 13, 2026 05:20 AM ISTTrump dismisses midterm impact on Iran policy, criticizes HouthisPresident Donald Trump said on Monday that the US midterm elections would have no impact on his Iran policy and accused the Houthis of “misbehaving very badly.”“As soon as the war ends with Iran, which will be very soon, oil will drop like a rock. And it's going to end very soon,” Trump added before departing for Ohio, where he was scheduled to hold a rally.Oct 13, 2026 05:19 AM ISTIran ‘seriously’ pursuing diplomacy to secure ‘national interests’Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says diplomatic efforts to achieve its national interests are “seriously” being pursued at the international level.Araghchi said Iran’s foreign policy priorities include using economic diplomacy to end US and Western sanctions against Iran and strengthening media engagement, according to his Telegram channel.Last week, Abbas said while Iran is determined to defend itself, officials are “serious” about using diplomacy to end the conflict with the United States.Oct 13, 2026 05:17 AM ISTWhat are Tehran’s seven conditions to end US-Iran warEfforts to end the war in West Asia and reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stuck after Tehran called Washington’s latest reply “insufficient”. Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, who is also Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said the US has accepted some of Iran’s seven conditions, while others remain unclear, state media reported on Sunday, according to Reuters. Read moreOct 13, 2026 05:15 AM ISTIran IRGC says it attacked ‘supertanker’ in Strait of HormuzThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it targeted a cargo ship attempting to cross the crucial waterway for energy supplies on Monday using an “unauthorised route”.IRGC’s navy said in a statement published on its Sepah News platform that “a supertanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire”.The ship tried to sail through the area “by disabling its transponders” and “by ignoring warnings from the Guards’ Navy”, it said.Ali Ozmaei, the IRGC’s naval commander, warned last weekend that any vessel disabling its transponder to avoid detection while crossing the strait would be considered “hostile” and face a “severe” response.Oct 13, 2026 05:14 AM ISTUS hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks, sources sayUS envoys told Ukrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel exports is part of an effort to draw Russia back to negotiations, three people familiar with the meeting told Reuters. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who met the Ukrainians in Miami, also said Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready to negotiate an end to the war, which is now in its fifth year. They said the deal could help restart three-way talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine.The diesel deal: Under the deal announced last week, Russia will supply more than 2.25 million barrels of diesel to US and global markets. Some US lawmakers say it gives Moscow cash for the war without forcing Putin to make concessions.Refinery strikes and ceasefire: Kushner repeated a request that Ukraine stop hitting Russian refineries, according to two of the sources. Trump announced an energy ceasefire on Sunday, but neither side has confirmed it. Russia struck energy sites in Ukraine on Monday.Doubts and tension: Ukrainian officials were sceptical and see the approach as using business deals to appease Moscow, the sources said. Zelenskyy has called the diesel deal a "gift to Putin".Oct 13, 2026 05:11 AM ISTActor Selma Blair arrested and accused of abusing flight attendantsActor Selma Blair has been arrested after flight attendants reported a "physically abusive passenger" on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's police department said on Monday.Police identified Blair, known for roles in the movies "Cruel Intentions" and "Hellboy," as the suspect in an incident on Sunday evening.She was taken into custody at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and transported to a hospital for evaluation, police said in a statement. Two flight attendants reported injuries and one of them was taken to a hospital, according to the statement.A representative for 54-year-old Blair said she had a medical emergency during the flight.Oct 13, 2026 05:09 AM ISTSaudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacksSaudi Arabia stopped issuing public warnings of imminent military attacks days before a series of deadly strikes on Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 300.The government has not said why there were no alerts to the public before the four Riyadh attacks in the past week.The warnings had served to highlight the violence undermining the kingdom's efforts to project an image of calm to its people and the world during its war with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.Oct 13, 2026 05:09 AM ISTMagnitude 6 earthquake strikes Panama, EMSC saysAn earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Panama on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles), EMSC said.Oct 13, 2026 05:09 AM ISTCrude oil tanker struck by unknown projectile in HormuzA crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while sailing outbound through the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.UKMTO said it received a delayed report of the incident from a verified source."Authorities are investigating," UKMTO added.Oct 13, 2026 05:08 AM ISTRiyadh airport closure extended after Iran-backed Houthi attacksSaudi Arabia extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport as authorities conduct safety inspections following attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced Monday.GACA said the extension was needed to complete safety checks and verify the operational readiness of airport facilities. It did not say when operations would resume.A Pakistani resident was killed and 11 people were injured in an attack on the airport Sunday. The Saudi-led coalition said an unidentified projectile struck Terminal 4 and that air defenses intercepted a cruise missile near the airport.The attack followed a Houthi strike on the airport Saturday that killed 12 people and injured 309 others.Oct 13, 2026 05:08 AM ISTWe have started a live blog to bring you the latest news from across the world. Follow this page for updates as they come in.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd