Today’s Five Most-Read International Stories
Jordanian security forces have arrested three suspects in connection with a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church that killed at least nine people and injured 25. US President Donald Trump has referred to those who call the United States the “Great Satan” and Israel the “Little Satan”.
The three suspects in the church shooting were arrested in a joint Jordanian security operation, which involved an armed clash during the attempted arrests.
Meanwhile, while reiterating his firm support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s parliamentary election scheduled for 27 October, Trump also referred to what he called “very evil” people who had described the United States as the “Great Satan” and Israel as the “Little Satan”.
Here are other international stories that drew readers’ attention on Monday, 26 October 2026:
Jordan arrests three suspects over church shooting
Jordanian security forces have arrested three suspects in connection with a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church that killed at least nine people and injured 25 others.
“Following a joint security operation, specialist investigators and an assault team arrested three terrorists responsible for the cowardly terrorist attack,” Jordanian state television reported, according to AFP on Monday, 26 October.
The three suspects were reportedly injured in an armed clash during the attempted arrests.
Lula da Silva wins Brazil’s presidential election again; Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to recognise incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s victory in the second round of the presidential election held on Sunday, 25 October, local time.
Flavio not only refused to concede defeat but also said he would seek to overturn the result.
Lula da Silva, an iconic left-wing figure who is approaching the age of 81, secured a dramatic victory against expectations, winning a fourth term as Brazil’s president. The achievement is unprecedented.
Trump refers to those who called Israel the ‘Little Satan’ and the US the ‘Great Satan’
US President Donald Trump referred to those who call the United States the “Great Satan” and Israel the “Little Satan” in a new post supporting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump reiterated his firm backing for Netanyahu and urged Israeli voters to re-elect his ally in the parliamentary election scheduled for 27 October, local time, AFP reported on Monday, 26 October 2026.
Trump also referred to what he called “very evil” people who had described the United States as the “Great Satan” and Israel as the “Little Satan”.
Netanyahu accuses Iran of seeking to disrupt Israeli election: ‘Don’t try it’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran and its allies might seek to disrupt Israel’s election scheduled for 27 October, local time. He warned Tehran against taking any hostile action.
During his campaign, Netanyahu prominently highlighted his security record. He touted the war Israel waged alongside the United States against Iran in late February and insisted that only he could bring it to a conclusion, Al Arabiya reported on Monday, 26 October.
“We have intelligence indications that our enemies, namely Iran and its proxies, may try to challenge us with attacks aimed at disrupting the election,” Netanyahu said in a video statement released by the Israeli prime minister’s office on Sunday, 25 October.
Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi missile launchers after Riyadh airport attack
The Saudi-led military coalition struck several missile launchers and storage facilities belonging to the Houthi group, which is based in Yemen. The air strikes followed the Iran-backed Houthis’ claim of a fresh attack on the international airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.
The Saudi operation against the Houthis was launched a day after a series of explosions shook the capital and local authorities sent residents a warning of a “hostile aerial threat”, AFP reported on Monday, 26 October 2026.
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said on social media platform X that the operation had destroyed four ballistic missile launchers, a missile depot and tunnels used by the Houthis, who currently control much of Yemen.