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Russia Says Contacts Ongoing Regarding 'Energy Truce' Agreement Regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal that a presidential election could be held if a 60-day truce agreement is reached, Peskov made Russia's rejection clear, stating, "We do not want a truce, we want a long-term peace." Attention has focused on whether the two sides will actually implement a truce after President Trump claimed on the 11th that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a truce concerning the energy sector. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:42 PM

IMF Chief: AI Productivity Can Offset Labor Shortages Caused by Aging Populations in Korea, China, and Japan Georgieva made the remarks during a presentation unveiling a report on the Asian economy at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings held in Bangkok, Thailand. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:41 PM

Houthi Attacks Effectively Paralyze Air Travel in Saudi Capital Riyadh Air travel in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh has been virtually paralyzed following a major airport attack by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels that resulted in massive casualties, prompting authorities to extend the airport's closure. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:39 PM

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Warns Russia: 'Attacks on Allies Will Be in Vain' The U.S. Air Force general added, "We do not assess that conflict is imminent or inevitable," while emphasizing that military readiness against potential threats is essential for effective deterrence. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:36 PM

Red Flash at Airport... Explosion Above Passengers Waiting in Line The armed conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels has reached an extreme pitch. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:21 PM

Loud Roar Heard Two Hours Before Warning... Evacuating While on the Phone, Again After 46 Days Even before the scars of the massive floods have fully healed, another flash flood has hit Nepal. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:21 PM

"At Least 39 Sites," Including Teen Girls... "Comfort Stations" Found Even at Coal Mines The fact that there were comfort women not only in military units but also at industrial sites such as coal mines during the Japanese colonial period has largely gone unnoticed. SBS Oct 12, 2026 10:21 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia Attacked Ukraine Gas Facilities, Violating Energy Truce According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, President Zelenskyy stated in a speech at the Warsaw Security Forum held in Poland that "at midnight last night, a Russian jet-propelled Shahed drone struck a gas production facility in Ukraine." Naftogaz, Ukraine's state-owned energy company, announced that a gas production facility in the Kharkiv region was attacked by Russia overnight, damaging core equipment and causing a fire. SBS Oct 12, 2026 7:39 PM

Robert Hall and Michael Woodford Win This Year's Nobel Prize in Economics The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted that the New Keynesian models that emerged based on their research have made it possible to explain and quantify the impact of stabilization policies on economic fluctuations. SBS Oct 12, 2026 7:38 PM

Houthis' Attack Strikes Saudi Oil Conference; Airport Suspension Extended Amid a deadly strike by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on the airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, chief executive officers of global energy companies have boycotted a major international oil conference held in the country. SBS Oct 12, 2026 6:43 PM