Here's a rundown of all the news you need to start your Tuesday, including Mecca Defense Alliance agreeing to ‘immediately’ implement collective defense commitments, Saudi-led coalition saying it destroyed depot housing ballistic missiles in northwestern Yemen, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calling early elections, and US President Donald Trump confirming threat led US to pull bombers from UK base.
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan agreed Monday to “immediately” implement collective defense commitments and take measures to ensure the “rapid deployment” of agreed military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia, according to a joint statement.
The decision came during an emergency meeting of the Mecca Alliance’s Strategic Political and Defense Committee in the Saudi capital Riyadh to address security developments and threats facing the kingdom.
“The Committee decided to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defense commitments,” said the joint statement of the three member states sitting on the committee.
It also agreed “to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the Kingdom.”
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said early Tuesday that its forces destroyed a depot housing 20 ballistic missiles at a mountainous site in northwestern Saada province along with a ballistic missile launch site in the capital Sanaa.
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the strikes in remarks carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
On Monday, the coalition said it carried out a military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen’s western Hodeidah province on the Red Sea coast.
Al-Maliki said the operation destroyed weapons depots, storage sites for explosive-laden boats and naval mines. He also said that coalition forces thwarted preparations for imminent attacks targeting waterways in the southern Red Sea.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced early elections for Nov. 29 after parliament rejected two government housing decrees amid mounting protests over the country’s housing crisis.
Speaking at his official residence in Madrid, Sanchez said he would convene his Cabinet later Monday to begin the process of calling the election.
He acknowledged that his government had made mistakes and had not achieved everything it intended, arguing that further progress required a stronger parliamentary majority.
Sanchez said housing, inequality and public services remained challenges and called for renewed public support to continue his coalition’s reforms.
US President Donald Trump confirmed that a threat led the US to pull its bombers from a British air base, suggesting a possible link to Iran.
"Yeah, I think we can say that. I mean, they didn't fly out by accident," Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a campaign rally in Nebraska when asked whether a specific threat led to the withdrawal of the bombers from the UK.
"There were some threats, and rather than tempting the enemy, we'll capture the enemy and beat the enemy," he said. "But why should we leave them there? So we moved them around a little bit, not very far."
Trump said moving the aircraft "costs very little money."
The results of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the future of large satellite constellations and the growing intersection of commercial space and geopolitics will be among the main topics Tuesday as the 77th International Astronautical Congress enters its second day in Antalya, Türkiye.
IAC 2026, which runs from Oct. 5-9, is organized by the International Astronautical Federation and hosted by the Turkish Space Agency, with SAHA Istanbul as co-host. It marks the first time that Türkiye is hosting the congress.
At 11.45 am (0845GMT), NASA Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons will join an industry panel on the results of Artemis II. Artemis II carried four astronauts around the Moon in April, marking the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed its first round of regulations for crypto markets to establish clear federal rules following the Senate's failure to advance the Clarity Act.
The CFTC proposed new rules concerning Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets to establish requirements for registered exchanges, said a press release.
The agency moved to build a federal crypto regulatory market structure after Congress failed to pass legislation clarifying the treatment of digital assets.
Tom Cruise's latest film, Digger, suffered one of the worst box-office debuts of the Hollywood star's career, taking just $20 million worldwide in its opening weekend, according to recent media reports.
The Warner Bros. satire, directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, grossed $8 million in North America and another $12 million internationally.
Inarritu won back-to-back Academy Awards for best director for Birdman in 2015 and The Revenant in 2016. The weak performance could result in heavy losses for Warner Bros., with Digger costing at least $125 million to produce.
British singer Zayn Malik has responded to criticism of remarks he made during a concert in Chile by reposting a pro-Palestine message he originally shared more than 12 years ago.
The former One Direction member posted a screenshot Sunday of his July 28, 2014, message reading “#FreePalestine” to his Instagram Stories.
“This is for any confused individuals.. check the date,” Malik wrote alongside the screenshot.
The post followed debate over comments Malik made during an Oct. 2 performance in Santiago as part of his KONNAKOL Tour. Addressing political conflicts and their coverage in the press, Malik told the audience that he did not consider any human life insignificant before declaring, “Free us all.”
Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was defaulted for hitting a spectator with a ball during their semifinal in Beijing.
Djokovic was leading 7-5, 5-3 when the incident occurred.
After losing a point, Medvedev struck a ball that had rebounded from the back wall, sending it into the stands and hitting a spectator in the front row in the eye.
The spectator was helped out of the stands before Medvedev was defaulted.
Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Turkish midfielder Arda Guler to extend his contract until 2031, Spanish media reported.
The 21-year-old, whose current contract runs until 2029, has agreed to a two-year extension until 2031, according to the Madrid-based sports daily AS. It will be his first contract renewal since joining Real Madrid.
The extension would keep Guler at Real Madrid for at least another five years.
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