While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 11, 2026
At least 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in an Oct 10 attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi Civil Aviation authority said on Oct 11, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Separately, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky traded barbs on Oct 10 after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel, while Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least 21 people. Trump said he had called Vladimir Putin and agreed to allow Moscow to release large amounts of diesel onto global markets.
Why it matters: Both items bear on energy security, since missile strikes on Saudi infrastructure and the easing of sanctions on Russian diesel affect global fuel supply.