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Verified Live
Friday 9 October 2026 · 15:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 13 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (79%)
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The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced plans to live stream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major and psychiatrist who shot dead 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. Hasan's execution is set for early December at Fort Hood. The plan drew widespread criticism, including from Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who called it beyond disgusting; the United Nations said it would amount to torture, and a Democratic senator said it would be reminiscent of killings by so-called Islamic State. A survivor of the attack welcomed the execution but raised personal concerns about uncensored streaming. A full legal review had not been completed and Hasan was thought likely to appeal; the BBC's White House reporter said legal challenges were likely, safeguards for children were unclear, and it was unknown whether the Pentagon or Army had been consulted. He added that President Trump had long supported the death penalty but had not spoken about live streaming it, and that polling showed just over 60% of Americans supported the death penalty in murder cases, while the last US public execution was in 1936 and the last military firing-squad execution was at the end of the Second World War in France.
Saudi Arabia said three people, including a pilot, were killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh's international airport on Thursday, in what was described as a new intensification of the military confrontation between the Saudis and the Iranian-backed Houthis. A BBC global affairs reporter said three Saudi nationals were killed and others injured in two strikes; the Saudi-led coalition had said it intercepted two missiles and suggested debris caused damage, while images showed a plane on fire on the runway. The pilot was named as Captain Hamoud Ali al-Qathami. The reporter said the Houthis had their own agenda but had developed greater weapons capabilities through Iranian support, and that Yemen was close to all-out war, with Saudi-backed pro-government forces launching a major offensive to retake Sana'a and coastal areas around the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Separately, with Russia intensifying attacks on Ukraine and winter approaching, a special report described life in Kyiv becoming more dangerous and some residents choosing to leave. One woman, Maria, was preparing to leave with her children, who were born after Russia's 2022 invasion; another, Olena, had bought a house outside Kyiv, and polls showed as many as 40% of people in Ukrainian cities were thinking of leaving if the situation worsened. A think-tank editor in Kyiv said talks in Miami this weekend involving Ukrainian and European officials and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would need to increase pressure on Putin; he said President Zelensky wanted access to Starlink in Russia to target launch sites and gain air superiority. He described relentless jet-drone attacks and infrastructure strikes causing power cuts, and said morale was exhausted but Ukrainians saw no alternative to resisting.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, the South African judge and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The committee highlighted her early work as a lawyer in South Africa defending Nelson Mandela and other opponents of apartheid, and her years as an international judge at the Rwanda tribunal and the International Criminal Court. It also cited her work chairing the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited it. Israel's Foreign Ministry denied the accusation and said the award legitimised anti-Israel hatred and prejudice, while human rights advocates praised Pillay. A BBC correspondent said South Africa's president and the Nelson Mandela Foundation welcomed the award, noting Pillay was born into apartheid and was the first woman to set up her own law firm in her district. The correspondent also noted her role in establishing that rape and sexual assault could be used as weapons of genocide in Rwanda, and that the Nobel committee said it wanted to remind people how important international law was at a time when it was under attack and wars were raging.
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Charged quote Trump cancels live stream of Fort Hood shooter execution
the execution of a former US Army major announced by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been widely criticised, with Republican Senator Thom Tillis describing the idea as beyond disgusting. Pete Hegseth said the public would be able to watch live as Nidal Hassan, who shot 13 unarmed soldiers in 2009, is killed by firing squad, adding
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 1:21-1:31
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Charged quote Trump cancels live stream of Fort Hood shooter execution
people need to understand there are serious consequences for crimes like Hasan's. The United Nations says it would amount to torture, while a Democratic Senator said it would be reminiscent of killings carried out by so-called Islamic State. With the details, here's Alison Freeman. It was the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 1:44-1:53
- 8:11 Story begins Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 8:11-8:19
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Casualty reports from the Riyadh airport attack varied, with Saudi Arabia reporting three deaths including a pilot named Hamoud Ali al-Qathami, and unconfirmed reports of at least two killed and dozens injured.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 8:11-8:19
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 9:14-9:21
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Casualty reports from the Riyadh airport attack varied, with Saudi Arabia reporting three deaths including a pilot named Hamoud Ali al-Qathami, and unconfirmed reports of at least two killed and dozens injured.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 9:17-9:21
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
A Saudi-backed pro-government offensive was launched this week to retake Sana'a and coastal areas, including Bab al-Mandab.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 12:00-12:09
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
A Saudi-backed pro-government offensive was launched this week to retake Sana'a and coastal areas, including Bab al-Mandab.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 12:00-12:09
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Charged quote Kyiv residents leave as Russian attacks intensify before winter
in terms of both the infrastructure and the dangers posed by strikes? Well, I mean, there's different aspects to this bombing campaign. There's the immediate sort of terror tactics, as it were, of relentless strikes, relentless bombing, which takes place around the clock. You never know when it's coming,
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 19:17-19:21
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Charged quote Kyiv residents leave as Russian attacks intensify before winter
and the dangers posed by strikes? Well, I mean, there's different aspects to this bombing campaign. There's the immediate sort of terror tactics, as it were, of relentless strikes, relentless bombing, which takes place around the clock. You never know when it's coming, and this is largely being done with so-called jet drones,
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 19:21-19:25
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Charged quote Kyiv residents leave as Russian attacks intensify before winter
So, you've got incredible disruption on one hand, and on the other hand, you've got this sense that we might reach a point of complete breakdown and the city could become realistically unlivable. Peter, we are already out of time, but I want to ask you for an answer in one sentence, if you would. We saw Paul Adams's report about people choosing,
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 20:17-20:20
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Charged quote Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize as US sanctions ICC
and that top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited it. The Israeli Foreign Ministry, which denies the accusation, said the award legitimized anti-Israel hatred and prejudice. But human rights advocates and other international law practitioners have roundly praised Ms. Pillay.
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 21:38-21:46
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Charged quote Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize as US sanctions ICC
her being awarded this prize, this decision by the Peace Committee. They have said that today's decision is a grotesque weaponization of the award, and it has legitimized anti-Israel hatred. But look, today, in choosing Ms. Pillay to win this award, the Peace Prize Committee were making a statement,
BBC News, Verified Live, 9 October 2026, 25:31-25:40
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