The Meridianhttps://themeridian.one/Reporting and clearly attributed official-source briefs.enUN urges early aid as El Niño threatens vulnerable communitieshttps://themeridian.one/un-el-nino-early-action-october-2026.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/un-el-nino-early-action-october-2026.htmlWeather and relief chiefs call for preparations before climate shocks deepen humanitarian needs.2026-10-22WorldAlberta votes to remain in Canada in preliminary referendum counthttps://themeridian.one/alberta-referendum-canada-preliminary-results.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/alberta-referendum-canada-preliminary-results.htmlEarly returns favour staying; the official declaration is due on 29 October.2026-10-20WorldEkaterina Barrett: Israel allegations and the published court recordhttps://themeridian.one/ekaterina-barrett-court-record.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/ekaterina-barrett-court-record.htmlAn anonymous eyewitness describes a disputed salon bill in Netanya. The account remains uncorroborated; a supplied report records a different sum. Here is what each source establishes — and what remains unresolved.2026-10-13WorldHouthi strikes close Riyadh airport as Brent crude tops $106https://themeridian.one/riyadh-airport-houthi-strikes.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/riyadh-airport-houthi-strikes.htmlYemen’s Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on three consecutive days. Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport was the deadliest, and oil rose to its highest level in nearly a month.2026-10-13WorldThousands march on India’s Supreme Court over voter-roll purgehttps://themeridian.one/india-voter-roll-protests.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/india-voter-roll-protests.htmlOpposition parties are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after a revision that removed tens of millions of names from electoral rolls.2026-10-13WorldUK says Iran’s Revolutionary Guard almost certainly directed Fairford plothttps://themeridian.one/uk-iran-fairford-plot.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/uk-iran-fairford-plot.htmlPrime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs the suspected plot against the US-used air base was coordinated in Iran. Britain summoned Iran’s ambassador and sanctioned two Iranians.2026-10-12WorldZelenskyy accuses Russia of breaching Trump’s announced energy ceasefirehttps://themeridian.one/ukraine-energy-ceasefire.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/ukraine-energy-ceasefire.htmlA day after Donald Trump declared a halt to strikes on energy infrastructure, Kyiv reported new Russian attacks on power and gas sites. The Kremlin said only that contacts were continuing.2026-10-12WorldPakistan suspends Imran Khan’s party government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwahttps://themeridian.one/pakistan-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-emergency.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/pakistan-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-emergency.htmlPresident Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency and governor’s rule in the north-western province. Parliament must approve the move by 21 October.2026-10-12WorldTrump weighs firing US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoylehttps://themeridian.one/trump-guilfoyle-greece.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/trump-guilfoyle-greece.htmlThe president said he was looking at dismissing Guilfoyle after newspaper reports alleging improper conduct. Her lawyers say she did nothing wrong.2026-10-12WorldCyberattack overheats fridges in hundreds of French supermarketshttps://themeridian.one/france-supermarket-fridge-cyberattack.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/france-supermarket-fridge-cyberattack.htmlHackers pushed refrigeration temperatures as high as 50C overnight, spoiling food and causing fires. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ordered the national cyber agency to investigate.2026-10-12WorldPhilippine House votes to bar young children from social mediahttps://themeridian.one/philippines-social-media-age-bill.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/philippines-social-media-age-bill.htmlThe lower house passed a child online-safety bill that is narrower than the Senate’s under-18 ban. The two chambers must now reconcile their versions.2026-10-12World