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By Mohammed Ghobari , Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British navy-affiliated agencyUKMTO said it had a report of a projectile hitting a vessel as it moved through the Strait of Hormuz. The amount of damage and the status of the crew were unknown
By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen's Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global energy supplies. Oil traders were expecting prices to rise again when markets reopen on Monday, following the weekend developments that jeopardise supplies from the world's biggest exporter, Saudi Arabia

UKMTO's report came the day after Saudi Arabia said it had temporarily closed its East-West pipeline as a precaution after a drone attack that both Baghdad and Riyadh said had originated in Iraq, where Iranian-backed militias operate.
An investigation by German intelligence services into an attempt to blow up a Ukrainian transport aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport has led to Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU.

Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border.
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JUST IN: IRGC struck a vessel attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz under US navy protection. https://t.co/wrSLLH7aB3

In the last decade or so, global politics began moving towards highly emotive, personality-driven territory. American scholars such as Steven Hassan, in his research on authoritarian control and cult dynamics, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, in her work on ‘strongman’ politics, have described this form of governance using terminology traditionally reserved for fringe cults. This comparison serves as an analytical framework for understanding how certain modern political groups operate. In a recent piece for

Denisovan remains discovered in southwestern China reveal that Yunnan province’s warm, biodiverse plateau was a “hunting paradise” for the hominins during a global glacial period, according to new research published in the journal Nature. Within the region’s coniferous forests and forest-steppe environments, this archaic human group established a stable subsistence pattern highly adapted to local resources through specialised hunting and the intensive exploitation of animals. The extinct...

Muttahida chairman Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui speaks at the event.—Dawn KARACHI: Speakers at a programme called for the creation of new administrative units or provinces and constitutionally empowered local governments (LGs), arguing that Pakistan’s existing provincial structure has failed to cope with rapid population growth, urban expansion and worsening governance. The event, titled “Empowered Local Bodies System, Creation of New Administrative Units, Developed and Stable Pakistan,” was orga

Official: Yemeni government forces regrouping, will return to battlefield Yemeni government forces that withdrew from the country’s west coast are regrouping and will return to the battlefield, according to Sultan al-Arada, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and governor of Marib. Al-Arada told the state-run Saba TV that the loss to Houthis was “painful and unfortunate”, but said such setbacks were part of the nature of war. He accused the Houthis of bringing the peace process
The IDF rejected claims raised in NAZA, saying the documentary relies on anonymous testimonies from individuals whose identities, military roles, and involvement could not be verified.

A child was among the wounded, DPR head Denis Pushilin said

A child was among the wounded, DPR head Denis Pushilin said

UNDP's Alexander De Croo warned Ukraine faces its toughest winter yet, with risk of humanitarian catastrophe from Russian energy strikes.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran is not at war with Saudi Arabia.

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Soldiers of the 47th Magura Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, together with units operating alongside them, destroyed Russian forces who attempted to enter the Sumy region from Russia's Kursk region through a pipeline.

Palestinian man brutally assaulted by settlers in West Bank village Israeli settlers brutally beat a 23-year-old Palestinian man during a settler raid on the central West Bank village of Beitillu on Saturday evening. An image shared by Looking the Occupation in the Eye, an Israeli activist movement ‘working to end the occupation’, shows Mahmoud Abu Radwan bruised and bloodied in an ambulance as he was taken to Al-Ishraqati Hospital in Ramallah. He suffered from severe contusions and deep wounds

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The negotiator specified that the relevant statement may be made "in the next couple of weeks"

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of launching 129 strikes in 48 hours as fears grow over impact on Riyadh’s oil industry

China’s new draft law on combating cross-border corruption is as much a weapon against foreign interference as it is a tool against illicit financial flows, analysts say. The draft sets out ways to block extraterritorial investigations and to retaliate against foreign anti-corruption enforcement, drawing a firm legal boundary against foreign jurisdictions while establishing its own mechanism to police overseas assets. In doing so, legal specialists warn, Beijing is also creating a double-edged..

Officials say more than 300 Russians remain missing after the 2024 Kursk offensive, but no-one really knows the true figure.

Houthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on social media. The date of the operation was not specified. Clashes have increased..

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The energy minister says Australia has 41 days’ worth on petrol in strategic reserve. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Western Australian police have said a man had been shot at a residence on Owen Place in Hamilton Hill, around 4.35am this morning. In a statement, police and St John WA responded and provided emergency first aid to the victim. The man has been conveyed by St John WA to hospital with serious injuries. Police believe two males,

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Iran’a Pezeshkian says Iran will not surrender to US pressure Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will not surrender to US pressure, accusing Washington of targeting civilian infrastructure and essential supplies. In a post on X, Pezeshkian said: “If Americans are warriors, let them face our valiant military forces. Why wage war on civilian infrastructure, food supplies, and livelihoods?” He also accused the US of denying people access to water, food and medicine. ”Our people can’t be
Social and military psychologist Oleh Pokalchuk believes that the idea of a new social contract in Ukraine is more of a theoretical construct than an effective mechanism for social change.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says support for Ukraine is non-negotiable, even for political gain. In an interview with Il Foglio, she ruled out alliances with parties that oppose aid to Kyiv.
Ukraine's Budanov: Twenty years ago, Gazprom was worth around $270 billion. Today, according to various estimates, that number has fallen to around $30 billion. Therefore, the impact is quite serious.

Israeli air strike kills Palestinian in southern Gaza A Palestinian has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli air strike on vehicles in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported, citing a source at Nasser Hospital. The Wafa news agency reported earlier that nine Palestinians, including children, were wounded in an Israeli military attack on Khan Younis.
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The machine gun attack of one drone boat on another is the latest milestone in uncrewed surface vessel warfare. The post Ukraine Claims First-Ever Kill Of A Drone Boat By Another Drone Boat appeared first on TWZ.

A chilling new documentary about Israel's AI-assisted killing of civilians in Gaza by two Israeli directors won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. "NAZA", by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, had been tipped by some critics for the top Golden Lion prize for best film after a record-breaking 25-minute ovation at its premiere on Thursday. Receiving the award, Abraham said that in the 10 days since the festival began, "Israel killed six Pale
Kremlin: A meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky at the G20 summit in the United States is impossible.

Saudi Arabia closes East-West pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea ➡️ https://t.co/YBdZMLTHLe https://t.co/c82RdUmpEw

Saudi Arabia on Saturday shut down the vital East-West pipeline after the conduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring. The 1,200-km pipeline has served as the main route out for global supplies of Middle East oil for the past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war.
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