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Saudi Arabia faces high-stakes choices as war with Houthis escalates
Yemen’s Houthi rebel fighters have broken free from the front lines that have remained broadly frozen in the country since 2022, surging forward to take key positions close to the vital Bab al-Mandeb Strait and opening …
More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 or older
The number of people aged 100 or more in Japan has exceeded 100,000 for the first time, according to the health ministry. Figures show Japan is now home to 107,677 centenarians, the highest number in the world, of whom…
Coalition talks likely as no party dominates Philippines’ Bangsamoro region
Unofficial election results in the Muslim-majority autonomous region of Bangsamoro in the southern Philippines suggest no single party is on course to dominate parliament, meaning that coalition talks may be needed to c…
A field of hay bales frame an old western wooden barn with the dramatic Mission Mountain Range in the background near Pablo, Montana. Chuck Haney/Design Pics E…
Parts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, have been hit by major rail disruption after suspected sabotage to the tracks, the country's railway infrastruct…
A study by a US foreign policy think tank advocates a major military pullback from the western Pacific, prompting concern among long-standing allies of the Uni…
On September 16, 2022, Jina Mahsa Amini , a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died away in a Tehran hospital . She had left her home in northwestern Iran to visit the…
A 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Jina Mahsa Amini , passed away in a Tehran hospital on September 16, 2022. She had left her home in northwestern Iran to visit the…
Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea. The Danish …
The benchmark United States government bond rate has climbed to its highest level in 19 years as traders bet on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike following …
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A Pentagon watchdog has revealed that the United States lost dozens of aircraft, including at least 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones, and that hundreds of buildings and s…
Smog mixed with a thick layer of clouds covers the Metro Manila skyline in the Philippines, on August 27, 2026. Photo by Melvin James Urubio/NurPhoto/via Getty…
United Nations experts have found that Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress government critics through arrests, imprisonment, and surv…
