Peshawar mourns children killed in school roof collapse
Thousands gather for funeral prayers in Pakistan’s Peshawar after a school rooftop collapse killed at least 34 children.
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Houthis claim Saudi reconnaissance drone downed over Marib
Houthis claim Saudi reconnaissance drone downed over Marib Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree has said the group shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone over Marib governorate. In a statement posted on Telegram, Saree said the drone had been carrying out “hostile activities” in the governorate’s airspace. Earlier, Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack on the government headquarters in Aden, with Saree describing the building as housing "Saudi war operations room".
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Saudi-led coalition destroys drone headed towards Eastern Province, spokesman says
Saudi-led coalition destroys drone headed towards Eastern Province, spokesman says A drone launched towards Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province was intercepted and destroyed, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki said, without specifying the source of the drone and whether it caused any damage, according to Al Jazeera. Earlier, Houthis claimed the deadly attack on the Saudi-backed Yemeni government's headquarters in Aden.
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Trump weighs new Iran strikes while insisting talks continue
Trump weighs new Iran strikes while insisting talks continue US President Donald Trump has said he is weighing fresh strikes on Iran without nuclear weapons or ground troops, while insisting negotiations with Tehran were under way. Asked on Newsmax’s “Finnerty” on Thursday about reports he is considering the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, the “mother of all bombs”, possibly after the 3 November midterms, Trump said it is “not nuclear at all”. He called it “just an extremely large b…