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BBC News Now
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · 12:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
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BBC News began with breaking news that Nuremberg Airport in Germany had suspended flight operations because of an aviation emergency, with air traffic control disrupted and police investigating. Between 2 and 4 a.m., three pilots independently reported sightings of an object, possibly a drone, during landing or takeoff. On Ukraine, the foreign minister said the country was still receiving US intelligence support despite President Trump's threats to cut it off. Russian attacks killed at least two people in Kyiv and at least six elsewhere in Ukraine, and President Zelensky said Ukraine stopped attacks on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure for two days after Trump announced an energy ceasefire, but Russia did not follow suit. The Kremlin had no comment, Trump stood by his claim, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called for a full energy ceasefire, and former Ukrainian minister Volodymyr Omelyan doubted the talks and said Ukraine had halted refinery strikes while Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities.
Pope Leo travelled to Gemelli Hospital in Rome for surgery to remove a small growth, or nodule, found on one of his lungs on a recent checkup; the Vatican said it was well-contained and spotted early, and he waved to well-wishers. In Tennessee, authorities released emergency calls after the botched execution of Christa Pike, a convicted murderer who received two lethal injections that failed to kill her. The calls showed confusion and chaos as responders tried to establish whether a request for help from the execution chamber was genuine or a prank; a first 911 call said an execution had been carried out and the person was not deceased, while later exchanges involved a missing confirmation code. CBS News correspondent Jarred Hill said about half an hour passed between the first call and authorities being allowed onto the prison campus. In France, Greta Thunberg joined high school pupils protesting poor conditions, with demonstrations in Paris and other cities after days of violence and injuries; she spoke outside a high school in Saint-Denis. Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield said only 4% of lycées were closed, the main Paris demonstration was not large at that point, and the government had launched an online grievance platform and hastened deployment of 3,000 supply teachers but had not met calls for major school funding.
Saudi Arabia was reported to have launched an investigation into how its air defences failed to intercept missiles and drones fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen after deadly attacks on Riyadh International Airport, which was closed until Saturday. Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways cancelled flights to Riyadh and other Saudi airports. The worst attack, on Saturday, killed 13 people, and the Houthis said they were targeting Saudi Arabia over its support for government forces in Yemen's civil war. The rebels had advanced along the coast, capturing towns and cities and threatening the Bab al-Mandab Strait; the war began in 2014 when the Houthis took Sana'a. Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega said the key question was how the Houthis penetrated the air defences, that the attacks had shattered Saudi Arabia's sense of security, and that there were no easy options for response; President Trump said he had another call with the Saudi Crown Prince and that the Houthis were misbehaving badly, while Bachega noted the conflict has no military solution and is occurring as the war between the US and Iran continues.
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Claim Trump says US still shares intelligence with Ukraine as Kyiv reports no warning
Ukraine's foreign minister said US intelligence support was still reaching Ukraine despite President Trump's threats to cut it off.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 2:37-2:45
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Claim Trump says US still shares intelligence with Ukraine as Kyiv reports no warning
Ukraine's foreign minister said US intelligence support was still reaching Ukraine despite President Trump's threats to cut it off.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 2:37-2:45
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Claim Trump says US still shares intelligence with Ukraine as Kyiv reports no warning
A Russian drone attack hit a high-rise residential block in Kyiv overnight.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 2:54-3:01
- 10:35 Story begins Pope Leo to undergo surgery after lung nodule found
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Claim Pope Leo to undergo surgery after lung nodule found
Pope Leo announced he will have surgery after a routine check-up found an early-stage, well-contained lung nodule, with recovery expected to take about a week.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 11:31-11:39
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Charged quote French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
Demonstrations and marches planned across several cities with the authorities and participants wary about any further violence. We've seen days of violence and damaged buildings, injuries to protesters and police officers as well. Greta Thunberg was amongst pupils outside a high school in Paris's largest suburb,
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 18:17-18:25
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Charged quote French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
Saint Denis, and spoke to reporters a little bit earlier on. Young people are not being included in the conversation. Our future is being robbed away from us. And as we've seen here, schools are not getting investment that they need, which I mean, it just gives a signal to young people that you are not prioritized in our society.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 18:41-18:43
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Charged quote French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
And what are we supposed to do then? Just give up. And of course not. So that's what the people are doing here, saying that we are not going to give up and we are going to fight for that future that is being robbed in front of us, in front of our very eyes. So I'm incredibly proud of the French students.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 18:58-19:06
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Claim French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
Around 400 schools in France were closed after students set fire to schools and vehicles.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 19:30-19:40
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Charged quote French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
which is, you know, big commitment of money to schools, to the state. That's not going to happen because, as we've been reporting, the French government is in dire financial straits. So those demands, that financial demand is not going to be met. There may be a bit of tinkering, but they're not going to get big money, that's for sure.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 21:27-21:30
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Claim Saudi Arabia probes air defence failure as Riyadh airport stays shut after Houthi strikes
The Houthis warned airlines and passengers not to use Saudi airports or airspace, with exceptions for Mecca and Medina airports.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 22:45-22:53
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Charged quote Saudi Arabia probes air defence failure as Riyadh airport stays shut after Houthi strikes
Hugo Bachega, who's following developments for us from Beirut. And, Hugo, first of all, I mean, it is embarrassing, isn't it, for the Saudi authorities that these missiles got through, killed so many people, given that Saudi Arabia spends so many billions of dollars on defence? Yeah, Ben, I think this is one of the key questions here.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 23:14-23:29
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Contested quote Saudi Arabia probes air defence failure as Riyadh airport stays shut after Houthi strikes
the country's air defences and carry out repeated attacks on the country's international airport in Riyadh? You know, these are attacks that have hit a major civilian facility in the capital, deep inside Saudi Arabia. So it seems that an investigation has been open to look into how these attacks have taken place.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 23:44-23:53
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Charged quote Saudi Arabia probes air defence failure as Riyadh airport stays shut after Houthi strikes
because oil facilities, oil infrastructure have also been targeted by the Houthis in recent weeks. But again, I think the attacks of the last few days have really shattered the sense of security, of stability that the Saudis had. And I think, you know, the attacks on the airport in Riyadh in particular
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 24:19-24:32
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Charged quote Saudi Arabia probes air defence failure as Riyadh airport stays shut after Houthi strikes
But it is a very difficult situation because obviously this is a conflict that has been raging for more than 10 years. It has proved to be humiliating for the Saudis in the past. We've seen those calls for help for American intervention. Yesterday, President Trump said he had another phone call with the Saudi Crown Prince.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 25:37-25:40
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Charged quote Saudi Arabia probes air defence failure as Riyadh airport stays shut after Houthi strikes
We've seen those calls for help for American intervention. Yesterday, President Trump said he had another phone call with the Saudi Crown Prince. He didn't give details, but he said that the Houthis were misbehaving badly. But again, no easy options here. And I think everybody knows that there is no military solution to this conflict,
BBC News, BBC News Now, 13 October 2026, 25:51-25:54
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