International News from Friday, October 16th, 2026

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it has intercepted and destroyed a drone launched towards Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region on Friday.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says comments by China’s ambassador to Manila sound “very much like a threat”, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries.

US President Donald Trump says Washington is holding talks with Russia and China aimed at reducing their nuclear arsenals.

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has said she did not pass the bar exam, after facing scrutiny over her legal career.

A 16-year-old gunman killed four people, including three children, at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, before being shot dead by an armed member of the public, police said.