Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed that 950 Houthi fighters have been killed and 380 military vehicles destroyed during its ongoing military campaign, dubbed “Dawn of Yemen”, against the Iran-backed rebels.
A cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets across France has caused temperatures in refrigerators to rise to as high as 50C, resulting in the spoilage of huge quantities of food.
France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.
Crude oil prices have fallen in the global market on expectations that fuel supplies from Russia may increase. The market reacted after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure. Reuters and Al Jazeera reported the details on Monday (October 12).
A strong earthquake has struck the Central American nation of Panama once again. The tremor, felt on Monday evening local time, had a magnitude of 6. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake originated about 35 kilometres below the surface. The US Geological Survey (USGS), however, put the magnitude of the same quake at 6.1 and the depth at 10 kilometres.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have once again fired a ballistic missile at the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The Saudi-led military coalition claims it intercepted and destroyed the missile fired on Monday (October 12) in mid-air. This marks the third consecutive day of attacks on Riyadh. In the previous two days' attacks, there were deaths and heavy casualties at the country's main international airport.