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  1. 01

    SAUDI ARABIA

    Sky under fire.

    Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have now landed missile and drone-hits on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, plus Abha’s international airport in the south, leaving at least three dead and dozens injured. The attacks come just as Saudi-backed forces push to retake key coastal areas from the Houthis, right along the critical Bab al-Mandeb strait. (BBC)

  2. 02

    UNITED NATIONS

    Last woman standing?

    Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan has again remained as front-runner in the latest Security Council straw poll to become the next UN chief, though she’s lost support, while anonymous “discourage” votes against her have doubled. Argentina’s Rafael Grossi is now back in (a distant) second. (Reuters)

  3. 03

    SPAIN

    Vale, Maricarmen.

    Maricarmen, the 87-year-old pensioner whose forceful Madrid eviction made her the symbol of Spain’s housing crisis and triggered a snap election, has passed away. It comes amid protests against skyrocketing rents, illegal tourist flats, and predatory real estate funds. (CNN)

  4. 04

    FIJI

    Bribes in paradise?

    The US State Department has sanctioned China-born, Fiji-nationalised businessman Zhao Fugang, alleging he’s used bribes to advance China’s political, commercial, and criminal interests. (ABC)

  5. 05

    CHINA

    Email missed, stealth found.

    It turns out a single missed email by a UPS worker might've allowed those critical F-35 fighter jet components to be mistakenly routed through — and seemingly now held in — China-controlled Hong Kong. (AA)

  6. 06

    JAPAN

    Raising a glass (and prices).

    Japan’s fair trade watchdog has raided the country’s four major beer manufacturers over allegations of operating a long-running price cartel to artificially inflate wholesale rates. (Guardian)

  7. 07

    INDIA

    Clash of the tycoons.

    Elon Musk has publicly accused unnamed Indian billionaires of maintaining a "monopolistic chokehold" on the country’s telecom sector, effectively claiming local oligarchs are lobbying New Delhi to stall Starlink’s regulatory approval. Delhi has responded that any claim of discriminatory treatment is “baseless and misconceived.” (The Hindu)

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