Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy temporarily closes the country's East-West Crude Oil Pipeline as a precautionary measure following multiple attacks by drones from Iraq on Thursday. (CNBC)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian drone strikes kill two people and injure three others in Tula Oblast, Russia, while a separate strike kills a 37-year-old man in Kursk Oblast, according to regional officials. (Reuters)
Kyiv strikes, Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian drone strikes hit two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 12 others. A separate attack on a residential building injures eight people, while another strike kills a woman in Kyiv Oblast. (Reuters)
Yemeni civil war
Yemen's Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. (AFP via France 24)
The Houthis announces the ending and the success of its offensives, expelling government forces from six districts and seizing major locations. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
The Kyrgyz National Bank reports that Kyrgyzstan has started domestically printing its first banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's national currency, which are denominations of 20 and 50 soms. The printed banknotes are its first since gaining independence. (24.kg) (Kursiv)
Disasters and accidents
MV June Aster ship fire
The death toll from the MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan, Philippines, rises from five to 35 after firefighters boarded the burned vessel and recovered 30 additional bodies. The coast guard continues searching for dozens of missing passengers and crew. (Reuters)
Health and environment
2026 Ebola epidemic
A case of Ebola is reported in the Sud-Ubangi province, making it the seventh province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the outbreak has spread to. (The Independent)
2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declares an end to the cyclosporiasis food poisoning outbreak, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis and linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, in the United States. (CNBC) (Reuters)
Endangerment of orangutans, India–Indonesia relations
Indonesia works with Indian authorities to repatriate five baby orangutans found in an Odisha forest after suspected trafficking. Odisha Police and India's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau examine how the apes, which are native to Borneo and Sumatra, reached India. (AFP via France 24)
Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks
A research study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports that, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, World Trade Center responders living in greener neighborhoods had lower risks of frailty, PTSD, and depression. Greater exposure to heat and air pollution was associated with higher risks of these conditions. (ABC News) (Mount Sinai)
International relations
Israel–United Kingdom relations
In retaliation to British sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements earlier this week, the Israeli government orders a team of British soldiers who train and advise Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank to leave the country. (The Telegraph)
Law and crime
The Gambia bans protests without official permits after demonstrations over prolonged power outages damaged a police post and utility offices. Police arrest 11 people in connection with the unrest and warn that they will disperse unauthorized gatherings. (Reuters)
A Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung to seven years in prison each for inciting subversion under the national security law for leading the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. (AFP) (Reuters)
The Seoul Central District Court acquits former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges that he appointed his defense minister, Lee Jong-sup, as ambassador to Australia to obstruct an investigation into a South Korean marine's drowning during the 2023 floods. (AP)
South Africa extradites six Nigerian nationals allegedly belonging to Black Axe to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money laundering charges linked to online romance scams that allegedly defrauded more than 100 victims. (Reuters)
Subscribe to Legible News Plus and we'll email you the Saturday issue when it publishes .