# While You Were Sleeping: 5 Stories You Might Have Missed

> Russia's diesel exports could hit 3.0-3.5 million metric tonnes monthly by year-end, Saudi airport stays shut, Iran linked to UK airbase attack, Musk funds GOP, Meta's AI rivals OpenAI.
- Title: While You Were Sleeping: 5 Stories You Might Have Missed
- Summary: Russia's diesel exports could hit 3.0-3.5 million metric tonnes monthly by year-end, Saudi airport stays shut, Iran linked to UK airbase attack, Musk funds…
- Keywords: russia, diesel, saudi arabia, iran, elton musk, meta, openai, anthropic, uk airbase, gop, republican, midterm elections
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/while-you-were-sleeping-5-stories-you-might-have-missed-oct-13-2026
- Published: 2026-10-12T21:48:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: russia, diesel, saudi arabia, iran, elton musk, meta, openai, anthropic, uk airbase, gop, republican, midterm elections
## Russia's diesel exports
Russia says its diesel exports may exceed volumes announced by Trump.

> Russia’s diesel fuel exports could reach 3.0-3.5 million metric tonnes per month by the end of the year
## Saudi airport closure
Saudi capital’s airport remains shut until oct 17 as airlines cancel services.

> The authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until oct 17
## Iran linked to UK airbase
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards likely behind fairford airbase incident.

> British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on oct 12 that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford base in Britain was highly likely coordinated in Iran
## Elon Musk's GOP funding
Elon Musk donated $276 million to republican groups for midterm elections.

> Elon Musk has quietly funnelled more than $276 million (s$353 million) into republican groups and his super political action committee
## Meta's AI models
Meta launched ai models comparable to openai and anthropic.

> Meta on oct 12 unveiled two new 'frontier' artificial intelligence (ai) models called wonder and wonder full
## Key takeaway

Russia may export 3.0-3.5 million metric tonnes of diesel monthly by year-end, Saudi Arabia's airport remains closed until Oct 17, Iran likely behind UK airbase incident, Elon Musk donated $276 million to Republicans, Meta launched AI models comparable to OpenAI and Anthropic.