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Saudi Arabia has threatened what it calls a serious response to deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh International Airport and energy facilities, as the Iranian-backed rebels warned people to avoid the kingdom's airports. Saudi officials said one person was killed and 11 wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after 13 people were killed and more than 300 injured in another missile attack there, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade. BBC Verify's Thomas Copeland said weeks of attacks on oil facilities had escalated to civilian airports including Riyadh, Abha, Najran and King Abdullah, though Saudi restrictions on video limited verified footage. He noted intercepted missiles and a strike on an airplane, cancellations and airlines pulling planes, Houthi warnings to airlines and passengers, and UK Foreign Office advice against travel in large parts of Saudi Arabia. Rob Geist-Pinfold said the Saudis had believed they could contain the Houthis through understandings and salary payments, but that arrangement is collapsing as the Houthis push for a deal on their terms; Saudi Arabia does not want all-out war after 2016's Operation Decisive Storm backfired, while Iran gives the Houthis at least a yellow light to pressure the Saudis and threaten the Bab al-Mandeb.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia hit a power plant in Ukraine immediately after President Trump claimed both sides had agreed to an energy ceasefire. Ukraine said attacks on energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv caused blackouts, and Zelensky said he was surprised by Trump's claim while Moscow did not comment. A report from Kharkiv described an overnight strike near a shop that killed at least three people and injured nine, with one witness saying the thermal power plant was the target. The weekend saw Trump announce a deal to buy Russian diesel, Zelensky call Russian glide-bomb attacks a thank you for a weak deal, Trump blame Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for rising diesel prices and call on Zelensky to quit, then announce on Truth Social that both sides had agreed to stop attacking energy infrastructure. Zelensky later said it was increasingly evident Russia would not accept an energy ceasefire, while NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe warned Russia over attacks and said the West should respond by increasing support. Ukraine's former deputy defence minister Volodymyr Havrylov said Ukraine saw no change in Russian policy, was ready for a ceasefire if Russia stopped targeting energy infrastructure and Ukraine stopped targeting refineries, and described Russian strikes on civilians as an attempt to create panic and instability as Russia suffers heavy losses and Ukraine scales up unmanned and deep-strike capabilities.

A BBC investigation has revealed that the world's biggest accountancy firm helped falsify documents to hide former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's wealth. Panorama, working with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, uncovered hundreds of documents backdated by the Russian billionaire's advisers, many drawn up with the help of Deloitte. The report said a 2003 Cypriot company, Kravin Investments, held almost $2 billion of his money, and evidence suggested the backdating allowed him to evade millions in tax. Abramovich denies any wrongdoing; his lawyers said he denied evading tax or concealing his fortune and was not involved in day-to-day operations, and that there was no evidence he knew of, authorised or directed falsification. Deloitte said it complies with applicable laws, while Deloitte Cyprus said it could not comment because the documents were more than 20 years old and no longer accessible.