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Iran's 'new Hezbollah:' How powerful are the Houthis now?
After recent events in Yemen , a small crowd marched down an Iraqi street holding signs that were almost identical to those seen not too long ago further south. The signs said, "death to America" and insulted Saudi Ara…
Syrian regime planned American journalist's kidnapping for weeks
American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, was kidnapped in a calculated operation that was undertaken over several weeks, according to new reporting from the BBC and NPR. A member of the group …
Pentagon resumes paused testosterone policy amid medical experts’ concerns
The United States military says it is moving forward with a policy of mandatory testosterone testing among US service members aged 30 and older, following an earlier pause and questions from medical experts. The Pentag…
Russia has threatened the safety of Ukrainian, American and European officials travelling to and from Kyiv using drones. These attacks have come as Russia’s g…
Virginia has kicked off in-person voting for the 2026 United States midterm elections, as voters there become among the first in the country to cast ballots in…
Investment banking giant JP Morgan has said it is struggling to predict how oil prices will be impacted by the US-Iran war, telling investors in a rare note th…
313,000 volunteers mobilised in Tehran as Iran prepares for possible conflict Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have marched in a government-organised show of…
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan. South Korea, who t…
Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, handing over leadership to his son Howard in the final chapter of a long-planned transition …
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More than 112,000 people have been displaced in Yemen and close to 3,000 have fled the conflict to Djibouti, according to the United Nations, as fighting inten…
By any standards, it was an eye-popping to-do list. No poverty. Zero hunger. Quality education for all. Gender equality. Clean water and sanitation. Reduced i…
Security forces in Nigeria have opened fire and deployed tear gas during protests over the deaths of 37 miners in custody. Demonstrators rallied in their hund…
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick said he expected to have to ride out a storm at some point this season after a dreadful start to the current campaign. …
