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Yemen’s Houthis say they launched a large-scale military operation on September 3 against Saudi-backed forces on Yemen’s western coast, citing continued attacks, military buildups, and the blockade im

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched a large-scale military operation on September 3 against Saudi-backed forces on Yemen’s western coast, citing continued attacks, military buildups, and the blockade imposed on the country. The group said the operation was carried out from several directions with support from local tribes. According to the Houthis, the operation resulted in the capture of six districts in Taiz and Hodeidah governorates, covering around 5,400 square kilometers. They also said se

🌍 Global·Guardian World·about 2 months ago

US lawmakers urge secretive British court to open up about Apple case

Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Warren Davidson tell investigatory powers tribunal that secrecy over encrypted data case is ‘needlessly’ straining US-UK relations A bipartisan pair of American politicians is telling Britain’s most secretive court to stop hiding its handling of Apple’s legal fight against a government demand to break into its customers’ encrypted data, warning that Whitehall’s taste for secrecy is “needlessly” straining relations between the two allies. The letter, shared with

CriticalGeneral

Kyiv attack toll rises to 12 casualties, with two people killed

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🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·about 2 months ago

🇾🇪 Yemen·NDTV World·about 2 months ago

Houthis Seize Key Red Sea Island, Complete Push To Control Bab Al-Mandeb Area

Hundreds of people have died since the Iran-backed Houthis launched last week an offensive against Riyadh-backed Yemeni government forces around Bab al-Mandab.

HighPolitical

Israel’s Soft Power Is Its Hard Power

The Israeli government’s greatest source of diplomatic influence is the popularity of its military equipment.

🇮🇱 Israel·Foreign Policy·about 2 months ago

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·about 2 months ago

PMD forecasts fresh spell of rain across country from Sept 12-17

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday predicted a fresh spell of rain across the country starting tomorrow, with temperatures expected to drop during the forecast period. “Monsoon currents are penetrating upper parts of the country,” the Met Office said in its forecast, adding that a westerly wave was likely to enter upper parts of the country during the weekend and strengthen on September 14. In Kashmir, rain-wind and thundershowers are expected with isolated hailstorms and heavy s

CriticalNuclear/Missile

Israel threatens further strikes after demolishing parts of Hezbollah’s tunnel network under Ali al-Taher

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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·about 2 months ago

Bessent on Iran:

Bessent on Iran: What we’re seeing with Iran now is a cornered and wounded animal. It’s the last gasp of the dying regime.

Bessent on Iran:

Bessent on Iran: They’re just a bunch of losers, like sitting around saying, "Yeah, we’re going to do this. We’re going to do that." I mean, they’re comical to me.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·about 2 months ago

Inside the lion’s den: Israel is quietly regaining respect at the UN, Danny Danon tells 'Post'

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Danny Danon discusses Israel’s UN battle, changing alliances, UNIFIL, Guterres, and the future of Israeli diplomacy.

🌍 Global·Guardian World·about 2 months ago

UK chancellor urged to remove ‘hidden taxes’ from energy bills

Businesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government More than 120 organisations including big businesses and charities have called for the removal of “hidden taxes” added to energy bills to help reduce costs for consumers and prevent businesses closing. In a letter to the chancellor the signatories – including Energy UK, business trade body the CBI, End Fuel Poverty and Age UK – called for levies amounting to 10% of energy bills that fund policies t

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·about 2 months ago

Russia again strikes Dnipro, fire breaks out, one injured – regional administration

Russian occupation forces struck the city of Dnipro, sparking a fire, with one person injured so far, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the regional military administration.

CriticalMISSILE_ATTACK

Bessent on Iran:

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Bessent on Iran:

Bessent on Iran: Everything the Iranians say, most—much of it—is rooted in fantasy. Much of it is aspirational.

🕌 Middle East·X/@osint613·about 2 months ago

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Houthis conduct demonstration chanting 'Scream' slogan at Mokha/Bab al-Mandab

Houthis chanted their "Scream" slogan from the coasts of Mokha and Bab al-Mandab. https://t.co/oJKX2iNFXx

CriticalGeneral

Have both sides in Ukraine war run out of cards?

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Arab News·about 2 months ago

Bessent on Iran:

Bessent on Iran: The Iranians, if you look at their X accounts, they are trying to create economic problems in the US, either using the bond yields, using the oil price. And, you know, just because whether it’s Stephanie, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, even the Wall Street Journal, you know, are so unhinged with Trump derangement syndrome, they want to give the Iranians a platform to operate on.

Russia Seeks to Influence German and French Elections, Sweden Warns

Russia Seeks to Influence German and French Elections, Sweden Warns Sweden’s disinformation defense chief says Moscow is using bot networks and fabricated content to deepen political divisions and weaken public support for Ukraine. READ MORE

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Kyiv Independent·about 2 months ago

'Shameful and immoral' — Ukraine reacts to far-right Polish politician vandalizing UPA monument

Polish far-right politician Grzegorz Braun published a video of himself damaging a memorial in eastern Poland, which commemorates UPA fighters killed while fighting the Soviet secret police.

HighNaval

BRICS Summit 2026: Putin, Modi reaffirm partnership

Modi will also meet Xi Jinping as India seeks to balance ties with China and Russia. The wars in Ukraine and Iran could test the group's unity at the summit. Follow DW for more.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Deutsche Welle·about 2 months ago

🇲🇲 Myanmar·Al Jazeera·about 2 months ago

Myanmar airport closed following reported drone attack

Military government pins attack on pro-democracy rebels it has been battling since seizing power in 2021.

CriticalNuclear/Missile

Russia threatens to point nukes at Lithuania if it hosts allies’ weapons

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🇷🇺 Russia·Arab News·about 2 months ago

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 2 months ago

Western partners should treat Ukraine's defense industry as extension of their own – ex-Google chief

Western countries should treat Ukraine's defense industry as an extension of their own, jointly producing weapons, resolving supply chain bottlenecks, and guaranteeing Ukrainian troops the quantities of strike capability they need, former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt argues.

HighPolitical

UK sanctions on Israeli settlements include those in Syria's Golan Heights

UK sanctions on Israeli settlements include those in Syria's Golan Heights Daniel Tester on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 12:46 UK government sources tell MEE the occupied Golan Heights and East Jerusalem will be covered by the new measures Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons, central London, on September 9, 2026. (AFP) Off The UK's new sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements include those in

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·about 2 months ago

🇲🇲 Myanmar·Arab News·about 2 months ago

Myanmar airport shut after rebel drone attack: security sources

Mandalay airport, a crucial travel hub in central Myanmar, was temporarily closed following an attack by pro-democracy rebels using ‘suicide drones.’ The military-backed government quickly restored flight operations.

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·about 2 months ago

12-year-old boy among those injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv - mayor

The mayor of Kyiv Vitalii Klitschko said 12 people were injured in Russian military attacks on the capital, including a 12-year-old child.

Pakistan Seeks to Avoid Saudi-Houthi War Despite Defense Commitments

Pakistan Seeks to Avoid Saudi-Houthi War Despite Defense Commitments Pakistan is trying to prevent Saudi-Houthi tensions from turning its defense commitments to Riyadh into a combat role, while protecting relations with Iran. READ MORE

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 2 months ago

HighGround

GUR: Around 25,000 DPRK troops already rotate through Russian army ranks

Approximately 25,000 North Korean troops have already rotated through the Russian armed forces, Lieutenant General Oleh Ivaschenko, Chief of the Main Intelligence Agency (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said in an interview with The Times.

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·about 2 months ago

PMD forecasts fresh spell of monsoon rain in upper parts of country from Sept 12-17

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday forecast monsoon rains in the upper parts of the country from the weekend, with temperatures dropping over the forecast period. “Monsoon currents are penetrating upper parts of the country,” the Met Office said in an advisory, adding that a westerly wave was likely to enter the upper parts of the country during the weekend and strengthen on September 14. In Kashmir, rain, wind and thundershowers are expected with isolated hailstorms in Neelum Va

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Arab News·about 2 months ago

Modi hosts Putin, Xi for BRICS summit in Delhi as US-Iran fighting escalates

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting the leaders of Russia, China and Iran in New Delhi this weekend for the BRICS summit, as the annual leaders’ forum takes place against the backdrop of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are meeting Modi on Friday, while Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan are scheduled to arrive in the Indian cap

Ukraine's Budanov:

Ukraine's Budanov: Ukraine will continue to fight for as long as it takes.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Guardian World·about 2 months ago

Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones

Three facilities in two days struck as bombardment of Ukraine’s capital enters new phase of intensity Europe live – latest updates Petrol stations in Kyiv have been hit by jet-powered drones in a wave of targeted Russian attacks as the bombardment of Ukraine’s capital enters a new phase of intensity. At least two people were killed and six injured in strikes on two petrol stations on Friday morning, according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Continue reading...

WATCH: Yemen’s Houthi fighters somewhere near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

🇾🇪 Yemen·Guardian World·about 2 months ago

HighNaval

Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route

Rampant Yemeni rebels take control of island in narrow point of Bab al-Mandab strait, which Saudi is relying on for oil exports Violence in Yemen: why it matters and how it is linked to the US-Iran war Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world’s vital shipping routes. The Iran-aligned Houthis took control of the volcanic island after forces allied to the UN-backed, Aden-based gov

🕌 Middle East·X/@osint613·about 2 months ago

Houthis reported at Bab al-Mandeb Strait - key shipping chokepoint

Houthis at the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. https://t.co/ORT1jMlNiB

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·about 2 months ago

Israeli jets raid Mansouri and areas near Tyre, Lebanese media says

Israeli jets raid Mansouri and areas near Tyre, Lebanese media says Israeli forces carried out several air raids on southern Lebanon, targeting Mansouri and areas near the coastal city of Tyre, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported. The attacks on Mansouri targeted “infrastructure and residential neighbourhoods”, while another air raid south of Tyre also struck residential areas, according to the state news agency. NNA also reported that Israeli forces fired artillery near the southern

🇺🇦 Ukraine·LiveUAMap·about 2 months ago

Israeli Chief of Staff: Any attack on northern towns or Israeli military forces will be met with a swift and strong response, and the Blue Line in Lebanon will remain under our complete control withou

Israeli Chief of Staff: Any attack on northern towns or Israeli military forces will be met with a swift and strong response, and the Blue Line in Lebanon will remain under our complete control without any change. https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/11-september-11-israeli-chief-of-staff-any-attack-on-northern