Here's a rundown of all the news you need to start your Tuesday, including Saudi Arabia extending the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group, UK blaming Iran for air base plot and announcing sanctions, and federal law enforcement authorities conducting a raid on US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC residence.
Saudi Arabia announced that it had extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following a series of attacks on the facility.
In a statement, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said the suspension was extended to complete necessary procedures to verify the safety of airport facilities and their operational readiness.
The authority did not specify when operations would resume.
The decision followed attacks on the airport over the weekend.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that last month’s alleged terror plot targeting a British air base was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as he announced fresh sanctions against two Iranian men.
Addressing Parliament, Burnham said the UK assessment was that the alleged plot, which led to five arrests on suspicion of terror offenses, was highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran.
“I can confirm our assessment that it is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard,” he told MPs.
In late September, a major security incident occurred at RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire airbase used by the US Air Force. The incident triggered a large-scale counter-terrorism investigation.
Iran on Monday again rejected British allegations that Tehran was involved in the incident, while reiterating its willingness to cooperate in examining the case, state news agency IRNA reported.
Federal law enforcement authorities raided the Washington, DC residence of Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar amid an investigation into her immigration records.
Federal personnel executed the court-approved operation around 6 am local time (1000GMT), centering on a criminal fraud inquiry concerning immigration documents completed during the childhood of the Democratic lawmaker, who was born in the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia.
"Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice," a department spokesperson told Fox News, underlining that the raid is part of an ongoing federal investigation.
Omar criticized the search at her home, describing the operation as an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate political opponents.
Microsoft on Monday unveiled its third-generation Maia AI accelerator, with plans to expand deployment of its own chips starting in 2027 and make them the primary inference system for its products and services.
Microsoft expects Maia 300 to deliver 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading graphics processing unit-based systems. A configuration containing 96 accelerators can deliver up to seven times the rack-level token throughput of Maia 200, according to the company.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Monday opened the military’s first artificial intelligence (AI) transformation base to develop robotic systems capable of performing dangerous military operations.
The facility, located in Pangyo, south of Seoul, will train humanoid and multi-legged robots using physical AI data and advanced AI models, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the ministry.
Around 150 officials, including representatives from the science and industry ministries, attended the opening ceremony.
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr. in the television series "Breaking Bad," has died at the age of 34, according to media reports.
Representatives for Mitte confirmed his death to US-based entertainment news outlets Variety and TMZ. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Mitte portrayed the son of Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, and Skyler White, played by Anna Gunn, in the AMC crime drama created by Vince Gilligan which aired 2008-2013.
A jersey worn by sports legend Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million, setting what auction house Hunt Auctions said is a record for basketball memorabilia.
Jordan wore the Chicago Bulls’ red jersey during Game 2 of the finals against the Utah Jazz, helping his team secure a victory that tied the series at 1-1. The Bulls went on to win the series in six games, securing Jordan’s sixth and final NBA championship.
Hunt Auctions said the jersey was purchased in a private sale by Miami real estate investor Ron Firman, according to The Guardian.
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