New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- This week, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis kept up their attacks on Saudi Arabia, Russian oil appeared poised to return to the market following US President Donald Trump's "energy ceasefire" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump called off plans to livestream the execution of a former US military serviceman.

First, though, a shocking arrest in the US revealed a plot targeting Indian Americans, alleged reports, more specifically, Hindu worshippers at a temple in Illinois.

A 19-year-old man was arrested on 11 October over the alleged plot. Investigators said his gun jammed when he tried to open fire, prompting him to return home. That may have prevented a mass killing.

Once home, the accused, Alexandros Papo...