Yemen's army strikes 20 Houthi targets
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for t...
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Iran and the United States have resumed military action despite signing an interim peace deal less than two weeks ago, each blaming the other for breaching the agreement. Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. strikes, raising fears that hopes of diplomacy are rapidly fading.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected a U.S.-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel, calling it a surrender that undermines Lebanon's sovereignty. His comments came as Israel carried out a drone strike in southern Lebanon, highlighting the fragile situation despite repeated ceasefire efforts and raising new doubts over the prospects for lasting peace.
Drone and artillery attacks killed civilians on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday, according to local officials. Ukraine said one person was killed in Russian strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region, while Russian authorities reported four civilian deaths in Bryansk and the Russian-held Donetsk region following Ukrainian drone attacks.
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen above 1,400 as rescue teams from around the world join the search for survivors in the hardest-hit coastal areas. Thousands remain unaccounted for, while many residents are sleeping outdoors because of ongoing aftershocks. Authorities have restricted access to affected areas to allow emergency crews to continue rescue efforts.
Record-breaking heat continued across Europe on Saturday, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several countries and new records set in Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic. The extreme conditions have disrupted transport, strained power supplies and been linked to dozens of deaths in France, while scientists say climate change has made the heatwave far more likely.
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis denied targeting a power plant supplying energy to a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel may participate in the investigation into a serious incident aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, while investigators examine the motive of the co-pilot involved.
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5 per cent of their ice in 2026, making it one of their worst years on record as a dry winter and repeated heatwaves accelerated melting across the Alps.
Passengers from a flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft have arrived safely in Israel.
Russia has warned NATO that it would be prepared to use nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to isolate Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, according to a diplomatic document seen by Reuters.
A retired Australian builder has arrived in Baku in his 1929 Pontiac Roadster during an epic journey from Bangkok to Istanbul, using the nearly century-old car to raise money for Parkinson’s research.
Around 400 schools across France remained closed on Friday as protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating buildings escalated into violence, leaving dozens injured and leading to 2,000 arrests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow wanted to end the war in Ukraine through negotiations as soon as possible, while insisting that any settlement must meet conditions acceptable to Russia and include security guarantees.
The family of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of excessive force and unconstitutional conduct.
Ukraine is working to resolve a diplomatic dispute with South Korea after Kyiv publicly disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday, 1 October.
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