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Saudi Arabia has faced real Houthi attacks, including an October 2026 strike on Dammam airport, but video circulated with this “under attack” framing is old footage from Iran's October 2024 missile attack on Israel, not a new Yemeni strike.

Houthi-Saudi fighting has escalated, but the “war has started now” framing is hype tied to a wave of recycled and fake attack videos; no new war has been declared.

NASA is recruiting a new astronaut class for future Moon missions.

France says European officials will attend this week's U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, despite Kremlin objections.

New Zealand's election produced no clear winner, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will lead a caretaker government during coalition talks.

Pope Leo drew tens of thousands in Uruguay and is heading to Argentina after his trip there.

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Saudi Arabia has faced real Houthi attacks, including an October 2026 strike on Dammam airport, but video circulated with this “under attack” framing is old footage from Iran's October 2024 missile attack on Israel, not a new Yemeni strike.

BREAKING NEWS 🚨🔥😭 JUST IN 💥🔥💯 SAUDI ARABIA is under Attack by Yeman... https://t.co/ZMv9kydwJS

Original post · Global Watch (@abuzarali749)

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France says European officials will attend this week's U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, despite Kremlin objections.

Europe to join U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, defying Kremlin objections - France says European officials will attend this week's U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, the first three-way round of negotiations since February.

Original post · NPR

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New Zealand's election produced no clear winner, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will lead a caretaker government during coalition talks.

No clear winner in New Zealand election, as leaders prepare for weeks of talks - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who will lead a caretaker government while negotiations take place, said: "I think everyone's over politics so let's all have a bit of a break for the next three wee

Original post · NPR

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BThere's a wave of posts tonight claiming Saudi Arabia is under attack right now.
BGlobal Watch on X says Saudi Arabia is under attack by Yemen, then follows it up with “The war has started now!”
BI checked the video moving with it. It's old footage from Iran’s October 2024 missile attack on Israel.
BNot a new Yemeni strike. The framing is flat wrong.
BBut Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are real. They hit Dammam airport in October.
BThat's exactly the problem. One real attack gets glued to recycled video, and suddenly the region's at war tonight.
BThe account is selling panic, not news.
BSo we just call it hype and move on? The escalation didn't come from nowhere.
BI didn't say move on. I said tell it straight.
BAFP fact-checked this as well.
BBut the account got its clicks, so the correction will travel half as far.
BThat's the business model. Scare first, clarify never.
BAnd the reason it spreads is the grain of truth underneath.
BExactly. Real Houthi shelling, real tensions, fake video on top.
BPeople see a flag and a siren and hit share.
BThen the correction gets ignored. That's the cycle.
BAnd it's not just that account. One trading account on X claims Qatar says the U.S. is willing to end the war with Iran.
BNo credible reporting on that one. The same Global Watch account says South Korea is sending warships near Hormuz.
BAlso nothing from any government or newsroom. It's a full rumor mill tonight.
BMeanwhile, actual diplomacy is happening. NPR reports Europe is joining this week's U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi.
BFrance says European officials will be there, despite Moscow's objections.
BEurope crashing the table could be exactly why Russia walks away.
BCome on. They have a war on their border. They needed a seat from the start.
BHaving a stake doesn't mean having a plan. More voices at a negotiation can mean more ways to stall.
BSo Washington should just decide Europe's security for them?
BI'd rather have one broker than three spokespeople.
BThat's the Kremlin's argument, Brian. They're the ones who didn't want Europe in the room.
BNo, it's a practical point. The more parties at the table, the harder it is to get a ceasefire signed.
BAnd the easier it is for Ukraine's neighbors to live with the result. They deserve that.
BThe last time Europe was sidelined in talks, the deal didn't hold. That's not nothing.
BI'll give you that. But if France is there to grandstand, it sets everything back.
BThen let France prove it isn't. Don't lock them out on a guess.
BFine. A seat, not a megaphone.
BFrom you, that's practically a blessing.
BDifferent world entirely. NASA is hiring astronauts again.
BNPR reports they want people to live and work on the Moon, first Moon class in more than fifty years.
BLiving on the Moon sounds quieter than this news night.
BI'd miss coffee. But they're serious about building a longer-term presence.
BThe application probably doesn't mention lunar dust in every meal.
BThat's a long gap for a country that used to do this on a schedule.
BThe engineering is harder now, but the goal is the same: stay, not just visit.
BI'd sign up if I didn't have to file from space.
BOr the commute.
BCloser to Earth, New Zealand's election ended with no clear winner. NPR says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will run a caretaker government.
BHis line is perfect: “I think everyone's over politics so let's all have a bit of a break for the next three weeks.”
BA politician asking for less politics. That's a platform.
BBut coalition talks could take weeks, and no one has a majority.
BWhich means the break from politics won't last.
BThree weeks off, then a coalition nobody voted for.

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