Newshour

Flights across Saudi Arabia have been heavily disrupted as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement have fired missiles. There's been a series of deadly attacks on airports and energy facilities across the peninsula over the last few days. We hear from the vice minister of foreign affairs from Yemen's internationally recognised government.
Also on the programme: a major cyber attack overheats fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France; and we feature the winners of two Nobel Prizes – peace and economics.
Photo: Houthi fighters in Sanaa; Credit: European Photopress Agency

How are the Houthis able to launch these attacks and how far might they go?
Also on the programme: This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay tells Newshour that international law is 'under attack'; and did the world's biggest accountancy firm help the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to evade tax?
(Photo: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea delivers a televised statement as Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for four missile-drone attacks on Saudi positions Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)

Another Houthi strike has hit King Khalid International airport in Saudi Arabia raising questions about the kingdom's ability to defend its key military and civilian sites. We hear from a journalist in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Also on the programme: India's prime minister comes under criticism after brutal police force is used against protesters; and how did a valuable Chinese artifact smash itself at the British Museum?
Photo: Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Credit: Reuters

At least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on Saturday at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A statement from Yemen's Houthis statement on Sunday warned all airline companies not to use Saudi airports, without referencing Saturday's attack. The Iran-backed group said they were behind separate strikes on the same airport on Thursday. How will the Saudi authorities respond? And what does it tell us about Houthi tactics?
Also in the programme: The Cockroach Janta Party protests have resumed in India after arrests yesterday; the Pope, the church, and the ethics of AI; and Man City's first game after they were found guilty of financial rules - which they maintain their innocence from - is in Liverpool today - is it a grudge match for the ages?
(Photo shows smoke and flames rising from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 8October 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Credit: Social Media via Reuters)

President Trump has said it's time for a new leader in Ukraine, blaming Volodymyr Zelensky for high diesel prices.
We get a response from Sviatoslav Yurash, a member of the Ukrainian parliament in President Zelensky's party.
Also on the programme: India's cockroach movement is back demanding the resignation of the election commissioner; and we hear about a tattoo ink that you can turn on and off.
Photo : US President Trump meets Ukraine's President Zelensky in New York, USA - 22 Sep 2026; Credit : EPA/Shutterstock