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At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in a new wave of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Thursday, the Houthi-run Health Ministry reported.
Authorities said 142 people were wounded in attacks that struck multiple areas of the city.
According to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television, the strikes targeted the Dhahban power station and residential neighbourhoods. Israeli jets also hit al-Nahdin and Haddah in al-Sabeen district, as well as al-Raqas Street in Maeen district.
Homes were reportedly damaged and residents injured in the al-Madrasa neighbourhood of Old Sanaa. The airstrikes occurred while Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badr al-Houthi was delivering a recorded speech broadcast on Al-Masirah.
The Israeli army confirmed that dozens of warplanes carried out airstrikes on what it described as military installations belonging to the Houthi security and intelligence apparatus in Sanaa.
The attacks follow a drone strike from Yemen on Wednesday that injured at least 50 people at a tourism centre in southern Israel’s Eilat.
Last week, Israeli warplanes targeted Houthi positions in the coastal city of Al Hudaydah. In a strike in Sanaa last month, 12 senior Houthi officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, and nine other ministers were killed.
Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), appointed as acting oil minister, according to Iranian state media.
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month, after he exceeded expectations in Sunday's first-round vote with a slight lead over the incumbent.
Candidates elected to Bosnia and Herzegovina's three-member presidency declared victory after preliminary unofficial results showed Denis Becirovic leading the Bosniak seat, Darijana Filipovic ahead in the Croat seat and Zeljka Cvijanovic likely retaining the Serb seat.
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million to 19 countries but can it turn these crops into a recognisable international product?
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets seven conditions agreed under a June memorandum, as President Donald Trump signals he may soon decide whether to resume military operations against Tehran.
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The United States has withdrawn all 12 of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Britain, just a week after several people were arrested over an alleged plot targeting the air base.
Australian counterterrorism authorities are examining the links of the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Authorities in New Zealand have also said they are investigating reports the suspect had spent time in that country.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called a snap election for 29 November in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.
King Charles’ younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in connection with an investigation into documents allegedly passed to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
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