The Breakfast Table

The Breakfast Table

A daily family paper: calm, accurate news with something to talk about together.

Ages 9–11 · 2 pages · Daily
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Date	Issue	Top story
Sat 24 Oct 2026	No. 13	Oil Jumps Above $114 as Attacks on Saudi Arabia Go On Sources Oil prices rise as Houthis launch another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia — The National From France to Albania, how social unrest is fueling protests across Europe — PBS NewsHour / AP Early voting surges in several states with competitive Senate races — Spectrum News Delhi AQI improves to 223 — Business Standard Indian capital steps up air pollution controls — Manila Times / AP Rawal century, Shree Charani four-for hand India comfortable win — Cricinfo https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/putin-agrees-to-resume-trilateral-russia-ukraine-u-s-talks-next-month https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/perseverance-mars-rover/2026/10/12/nasas-perseverance-sets-off-world-record-for-total-distance-driven/	PDF
Fri 23 Oct 2026	No. 12	Oil Tops $110 After Attacks in Saudi Arabia Sources Oil tops $110 as Houthi drone strike near Saudi Shaybah field rattles markets — The National Brent rises to US$110.11 a barrel on October 22 as US orders some diplomats out of Saudi Arabia — Nation Thailand Putin agrees to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine war — RTE Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows — AP via WFDD Tracking the 2026 Early Vote — NBC News Early voting begins in some states ahead of crucial US midterms — The National Market Close: Nifty, Sensex Fall for 3rd Day as Oil Tops $110 — HDFC Sky Oil price surge keeps Nifty in red, Sensex sheds 460 points on Thursday — Business Standard Rate cuts are off the table in the near term: RBI in October MPC minutes — Business Today IND vs NZ 1st T20I 2026 result, highlights and scorecard — Yahoo Sports	PDF
Thu 22 Oct 2026	No. 11	Oil Stays Near $109 as Gulf Fears Last Sources Oil price today: WTI, Brent rise on Middle East worries — CNBC US-Iran mediation persists with both sides prep for war — The New Arab UK inflation jumps to 3.5%, cementing rate hike expectations — CNBC UK inflation and borrowing climb before Healey's budget — RTE UK Inflation Hits 11-Month High as Bank of England Eyes Rate Hike — Bloomberg Harris County crushes midterm first-day early voter turnout record — Houston Public Media Dallas County sees record turnout for first day of 2026 early voting — Fox 4 Day 1 of early voting more than doubles previous midterm's first day turnout in S.C. — Count on 2 Harris County sees another record on day 2 of early voting — ABC13 Houston Midterm election updates: Cook Political Report shifts two races toward Democrats and one toward Republicans — CNN Candidate Quality Shifts the Senate Map — Cook Political Report GRAP Stage 1 imposed in Delhi-NCR as air quality dips to 'poor' category — ANI Delhi imposes GRAP-1 curbs as AQI turns 'poor' — National Herald 2026/27 Champions League: All the league phase fixtures and results — UEFA UEFA Champions League Scores — ESPN https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/europe/us-envoy-witkoff-putin-talks-russia-ukraine-intl https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-war-witkoff-putin-trump-zelenskyy/ https://abcnews.com/International/witkoff-arrives-st-petersburg-putin-talks-kremlin-aide/story?id=137438106 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1148114 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esas-euclid-space-telescope-has-discovered-a-new-comet	PDF
Wed 21 Oct 2026	No. 10	Oil Near $110 as Houthis Claim New Strikes on Saudi Arabia Sources Brent crude rises to $110 a barrel amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia — LIGA.net Brent Crude Oil Price Today: Back Near $110 as Houthis Claim Saudi Oil Strikes — FinanceFeeds Brent crude edges lower, even after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure — Yahoo Finance NASA's Perseverance rover breaks the record for longest road trip on Mars — Guinness World Records 2026 midterm election: Early voting underway until Oct. 30 in Texas — ABC13 Houston Midterm elections 2026 live: early voting — Fox News Delhi SIR: Supreme Court Advances Hearing After Plea Flags Deleted Voters Being Asked To Fill Form 6 — LiveLaw Resultados Champions League hoy: tabla de posiciones al finalizar partidos de la jornada 2 — Crónica https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/19/putin-trump-xi-ukraine-war-energy.html	PDF
Tue 20 Oct 2026	No. 9	Houthi Attacks Push Oil Above $109 a Barrel Sources Brent tops $109 after Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Arabia — CNBC Saudi Arabia postpones big investor conference to 2027 — CNBC Attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh leaves several injured — Al Jazeera Kingdom Centre sends workers home amid Houthi attacks — Fox News France hit by worst unrest in years as Macron condemns violence — CNBC France protests live: Curfews imposed in parts of Paris, other cities — Al Jazeera Trump was trying to force prices lower ahead of the midterms. But Iran gets a vote, too — CNN Economy Set as Trump Faces Dire Midterm — U.S. News Govt caps trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs at 30%; revised prices from November 9 — The Tribune India To Cut Prices Of 137 Cancer Drugs From November 9 — Outlook India Football Scores & Fixtures, 18 October 2026 — Sky Sports	PDF
Sun 18 Oct 2026	No. 8	Missiles Hit Aden While Riyadh’s Airport Stays Shut Sources Middle East conflict live blog — Gulf News Trump says Israel has been very helpful to Saudi Arabia — Times of Israel Saudi Arabia says 12 killed, 300 wounded in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport — Al Jazeera EU rallies in support of Ukraine amid Trump standoff — Al Jazeera EU summit ends with mounting bills and unresolved divisions — CGTN Five takeaways from the EU leaders’ summit — Euronews Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal — NPR Trump Diesel Deal Faces New Congressional Legislation — Bloomberg Supreme Court Issues Notice To ECI, CEC Gyanesh Kumar — LawBeat India Top Court to Hear Election Challenge, Delhi Protest Cases — Bloomberg Clermont 23 - 48 Leinster — Sky Sports https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/10/17/oil-topped-110-as-tech-stocks-lost-1-trillion-in-a-day/	PDF
Sat 17 Oct 2026	No. 7	Airports Become Targets in Yemen’s Widening War Sources Why are the Houthis striking Saudi airports? — Al Jazeera Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missile launched towards Riyadh — Al Jazeera Oil prices climb above $100 on Strait of Hormuz attacks, Gulf storm threat — Yahoo Finance Oil Prices Today: WTI Leads, Brent Stalls Amid US Draw, Hormuz — Vantage Markets US consumer prices accelerate on costlier gasoline — Kuwait Times (Reuters) Consumer prices accelerate in September — KSL (Reuters) What you need to know about the midterms — blue News US initial jobless claims — BabyPips jan — News report CJP leaders detained at Jantar Mantar — The Week Supreme Court links SIR plea, hearing on October 27 — Newstrack Saudi league postpones three matches after Houthi attacks — eNCA Crunch SPL fixture postponed — The National	PDF
Fri 16 Oct 2026	No. 6	Yemen’s War Reaches Saudi Oil and Airports Sources Fighting in Yemen intensifies: What's the latest on the battlefield? — Al Jazeera Iran war live updates — CBS News 'Massive' Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites — Al Jazeera Russia says Ukraine resumes attacks on oil refineries — Al Jazeera US inflation rises before midterm elections, fuelling rate hike fears — Al Jazeera Bipartisan group of senators calls on Trump to 'reverse course' on Russian diesel plan — PBS NewsHour (AP) Ilhan Omar says she 'will not be silenced' after US agents raid her home — Al Jazeera Indian opposition protesters in New Delhi call on election chief to quit — Al Jazeera Police detain leaders of India's 'cockroach' movement at New Delhi protest — Al Jazeera Ronaldo's among three Saudi Arabia games postponed due to Houthi attacks — Al Jazeera https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/boiling-point-why-students-are-protesting-against-albanias-edi-rama https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-spherex-telescope-sees-menagerie-of-brown-dwarfs/	PDF
Thu 15 Oct 2026	No. 5	Houthi Missile Hits Saudi Oil Company Office Sources Saudi airport attack: Trump says U.S. could join fight against Houthis — NBC News Live updates, 13 Oct 2026: US-Iran war, Saudi Arabia, Houthis — Fox News Early Edition: October 14, 2026 — Just Security Headlines for October 14, 2026 — Democracy Now! September CPI report shows inflation accelerated to 3.7% as energy costs soared — CBS News Hurricane Isaias death toll rises to 6 in Florida as recovery continues — Fox Weather DeSantis says Florida Isaias death toll reaches six — Florida Phoenix Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi files writ petition in Supreme Court against ECI over SIR process — LiveLaw Supreme Court to hear Rahul Gandhi, others' plea on SIR issue on October 15 — Deccan Herald India court seeks explanations from election body in voter list row — Courthouse News Live cricket scores — ESPNcricinfo India v West Indies, 3rd T20I — ESPNcricinfo https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/nobel-economics-prize-awarded-to-robert-hall-and-michael-%E2%81%A0woodford	PDF
Wed 14 Oct 2026	No. 4	Yemen's War Reaches Closer to the US Sources Saudi Arabia says 12 killed, 300 wounded in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport — Al Jazeera Headlines for October 13, 2026 — Democracy Now! Early Edition: October 13, 2026 — Just Security Bipartisan group of senators calls on Trump to reverse course on Russian diesel plan — PBS NewsHour Scores and sports schedule for Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 — Medicine Hat News (Canadian Press) India Supreme Court seeks explanations from election body — Kuwait Times https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/astronomy/	PDF
Tue 13 Oct 2026	No. 3	Leaders Condemn Riyadh Airport Attack Sources World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport — Al Jazeera Houthi attack on Riyadh airport killed three Saudi nationals — Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia extends airport closure as Houthis threaten more attacks — ABC News (Australia) Zelenskyy says Russia violated energy truce announced by Trump — Al Jazeera Russia hits Ukraine gas facilities after Trump claims 'energy ceasefire' — NPR Brent Crude Price at $104 — FinanceFeeds Oil Jumps 2% as Saudi Attacks and Tanker Strikes Revive Hormuz Fears — Oilprice.com Isaias moves north into Appalachians and mid-Atlantic; Southern California battered by Rachel — NBC News Isaias moves north as Rachel batters Southern California — PBS NewsHour Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford — Al Jazeera Opposition INDIA bloc marches from Connaught Place against Election Commission — The News Mill India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief — NPR India detains youth protest leader to defuse rally against election chief — CNBC 'Cockroach Party' protesters vow to return after hundreds detained in Delhi — ABC News (Australia) Liverpool vs. Man. City - Final Score — Fox Sports	PDF
Mon 12 Oct 2026	No. 2	Airport Attacks Keep Coming in Saudi Arabia Sources https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/yemen-fighting-expands-as-houthis-attack-saudi-airport-what-to-know https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-elections-saudi-arabia-yemen-houthis/ https://www.fox13news.com/news/trump-russia-ukraine-agree-immediate-energy-ceasefire https://forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/10/06/trumps-approval-rating-stagnates-at-record-low-32-in-latest-poll https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/10/10/indias-cockroach-leaders-detained-new-delhi-in-lockdown https://www.nbcnews.com/world/india/india-cracks-cockroach-youth-protests-anger-grows-modi-election-chief-rcna602636 https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/cricket/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-t20i-live-score-updates-wi-tour-2026 https://www.cricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-india-2026-27-1529215/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-t20i-1529232/match-report	PDF
Sat 10 Oct 2026	No. 1	Yemen's War Reaches Saudi Arabia's Capital Sources https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/attack-on-airport-in-saudi-capital-riyadh-leaves-several-injured https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/has-yemen-returned-to-full-scale-war https://time.com/article/2026/10/08/saudi-arabia-yemen-houthi-rebels-airport-attacks-war/ https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/sea-surface-temperatures-reflect-strengthening-el-nino https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml https://www.npr.org/sections/climate https://weather.com/2026/10/10/storms/hurricane/liveblogs/live-updates-isaias-pushes-across-southeast https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/10/10/isaias-leaves-2-dead-widespread-outages-after-category-2-landfall-near-destin/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/10/10/isaias-makes-landfall-florida-leaving-hundreds-thousands-without-power/ https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5996606/u-s-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court https://www.axios.com/2026/10/09/spacex-8-billion-spectrum https://www.arabnews.pk/world/delhi-sealed-off-ahead-of-youth-protest-against-indian-election-chief-3003734 https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/world/pressure-mounts-on-india-poll-chief-gyanesh-kumar-over-voter-list-changes https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/mass-protests-demanding-poll-chief-resignation-shake-india-for-third-day https://www.cricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-india-2026-27-1529215/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-t20i-1529231/match-report https://www.olympics.com/en/news/india-vs-west-indies-t20-cricket-2026-match-2-report	PDF