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Israeli military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv drone assaults.
SANAA: the Israeli army struck several Houthi sites in western Yemen on Saturday after a fatal drone strike in Tel Aviv the day before.
The first Israeli strikes on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October threatened to…
President Lula criticized for joking about women’s violence.
Rio: This week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joked about violence against women, sparking outrage.
At a Brasilia ministerial and business meeting, Lula called fresh data on women's violence "sad news."
In response to…
After Microsoft’s digital interruption, airlines worldwide scramble to recover.
London: After a broad technology outage, transport providers, businesses, and governments are scrambling to restore their systems on Saturday.
Air travel has been most affected. On Friday, airlines canceled thousands of flights, leaving…
EU Middle East envoy pledges two-state solution
Jerusalem: Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's staunch opposition to a Palestinian state, the EU's Middle East peace envoy believes a two-state solution is possible.
In an AFP interview, Sven Koopmans said Netanyahu's…
North China bridge collapse kills 12, missing nearly 60
BEIJING: A heavy rain-caused bridge collapse in northern China killed 12 and left over 60 missing on Saturday, officials said.
Shaanxi province's Shangluo river bridge collapsed "due to a sudden downpour and flash floods" at 8:40 pm…
UN court calls Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory ‘illegal’
THE HAGUE: IN A broad decision on Friday, the UN's top court called Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory "illegal" and demanded its immediate cessation.
Israel called the advisory opinion by the Hague-based…
Adidas drops Bella Hadid from commercial campaign after Israel backlash.
New York: Adidas removed Bella Hadid from its 1972 Munich Olympics SL72 trainer promotion. The decision followed Israel's criticism of Hadid's role.
Hadid's ardent advocacy for Palestinian causes has brought Israeli government censure.…
Attacks on Bangladesh student protesters ‘shocking’: UN
GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was deeply concerned by this week's violence in Bangladesh, calling the attacks on student protesters "shocking and unacceptable".
"There must be impartial, prompt and exhaustive…
A global Microsoft outage interrupts airplanes, banking, trade, and other businesses.
The outage caused large-scale disruptions across airports in India, US, UK, Australia, Hong Kong, and major European cities. The London Stock Exchange and the National Health Service also reported fallouts.
Vietnam’s top Communist Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80.
HANOI: Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's most powerful contemporary leader and architect of the country's largest anti-corruption campaign, died Friday at the age of 80, state media said.
During Trong's 13 years as general secretary of the…
A large Brazilian river has tons of dead fish following industrial garbage disposal
TANQUA, Brazil: Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said…
Yemeni Houthi militants bomb Tel Aviv, killing one and injuring 10.
TEL AVIV: An explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning after an apparent drone strike caused shards of shrapnel to rain down, injuring at least 10 people and leaving one dead, authorities said.…
Strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits north Chile near Argentina.
Chile is located in the so-called "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific and experiences frequent earthquakes. In 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake and subsequent tsunami claimed 526 lives.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected for another five years
STRASBOURG: Lawmakers at the European Parliament on Thursday re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union's executive commission.
The re-election ensures leadership continuity for the…
Bangladeshi students reject PM’s peace offer after deadly protests
DHAKA: Bangladesh students vowed Thursday to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations.…
Far-right Israeli minister visits sensitive Jerusalem site
Ben-Gvir said he was pressuring Netanyahu not to give in to international pressure and to continue with the military campaign in Gaza.
There were 33 Ukrainian drones shot down in Crimea, and 10 were naval drones
MOSCOW: Russia downed 33 Ukrainian aerial drones overnight over Crimea and 10 naval drones that were heading for the peninsula, Moscow's defence ministry said Thursday.
"Air defence systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 33 aerial…
JD Vance says that he is Trump’s running mate.
The Ohio senator cast himself as fighter for a forgotten working class, making a direct appeal to the Rust Belt voters who helped drive Trump’s surprise 2016 victory
Israeli leaders arrive in Cairo for talks on ending the fighting in Gaza
International mediators are pushing Israel and Hamas toward a phased deal that would halt the fighting and free about 120 hostages held by the militant group in Gaza.
Building fire kills seven in Nice city in Southern France
A fire that started overnight in a high-rise building in a poor area of Nice, France is spreading quickly.
