SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said Monday it had launched a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh and carried out a separate drone strike on an airbase in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group targeted the airport on Monday evening with a ballistic missile, claiming the missile "accurately hit" the target. (Yemen-Saudi Arabia-Attacks)
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SANAA/RIYADH -- A series of strikes rocked Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa late Monday, with explosions heard across the city, local residents told Xinhua.
Residents reached by phone said several powerful explosions were heard in quick succession across Sanaa.
The targets remained unclear, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. (Yemen-Saudi Arabia-Attacks)
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STOCKHOLM -- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday that the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization."
The academy said the laureates have developed macroeconomic models that have significantly improved the ability to implement effective stabilization policies. Based on these models, well-timed fiscal and monetary policy measures can help smooth economic fluctuations. (Sweden-Nobel-Economics)
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TALLINN -- Estonia's newly elected President Ulle Madise was sworn into office on Monday afternoon at the Riigikogu building in the capital, Tallinn, succeeding Alar Karis as the country's head of state.
Madise was elected president on Sept. 2 after securing 71 votes in the Estonian parliament. Under Estonia's Constitution, a presidential candidate must receive the support of at least two-thirds of the 101-member parliament, or a minimum of 68 votes, to be elected. (Estonia-President-Sworn In) ■
