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Iranian human rights official says legal efforts under way over Minab attack

Iranian human rights official says legal efforts under way over Minab attack Iran is pursuing national and international legal avenues to seek justice for victims of the February attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Deputy Minister for Human Rights Askar Jalalian said, according to the state news agency IRNA. Jalalian said the country had mobilised its national resources for judicial proceedings and is working to raise international awareness of the attack and preserve it in Iran'…

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Yemen’s deputy defence minister says forces advancing on multiple fronts

Yemen’s deputy defence minister says forces advancing on multiple fronts Yemen’s deputy defence minister, Major General Samir al-Sabri, has said that the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, remains a direct military target for government forces, Al Jazeera has reported. Sabri said control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait and Yemen’s western coast was crucial because of their strategic importance and links to regional and global affairs. The timing of an advance and the need to cross areas near the city ar…

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UN human rights office welcomes Nobel Prize winner Pillay as staunch defender of human rights

GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the news of Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win, acknowledging her longstanding advocacy for human rights."It is amazing news, we need more dedication and commitment to human rights," Shabia Mantoo, spokesperson for theUN human rights office, told reporters in Geneva.Navi Pillay was the former head of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge.

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Saudi Arabia says three killed at airport as Yemen war expands

Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh international airport the day before when Yemen's Houthis claimed hits on the facility. Houthi media reported on Friday that Saudi attacks on Sanaa airport killed two people, while the civil defence agency in the Yemeni capital reported extinguishing fires caused by Saudi strikes, including one that it said destroyed a factory.

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Coalition forces destroy Houthi rocket launchers

Coalition forces have destroyed three Houthi rocket launch platforms, aimed at ensuring regional security, according to spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki. This action follows a recent escalation of Houthi attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including strikes on airports that resulted in casualties.

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South Korea's Lee Oversees 1st Test of a Hypersonic Missile

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung oversaw the country's first test-firing of a domestically developed hypersonic missile, the presidential office said in a statement on Thursday. The rare public showcasing of a missile test by a South Korean president took place amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula and a race to develop weapons capable of evading missile defenses.

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