The government has arranged emergency assistance for more than 200 Muslim pilgrims stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport after attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh disrupted flights to Saudi Arabia.

The government has made its first 2-million-baht compensation payment under the national disaster insurance scheme to the family of a woman who died in a flash flood in Chiang Mai on Oct 5.

CHICLAYO (PERU) - In northern Peru, the self-anointed "city of Pope Leo XIV" is feverishly preparing for a visit by its former bishop, despite the pontiff's lung cancer diagnosis raising doubts over his travel plans.

TIRANA (ALBANIA) - Anti-government protests in Albania's capital left several official buildings badly damaged and at least one on fire on Wednesday as demonstrations spiralled into violence for a second straight night.

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - SpaceX boss Elon Musk said Wednesday that any disruptions reported by Ukraine in using the Starshield satellite communications system would be the responsibility of the US government, not his company.