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Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say
Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say
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Yemeni forces say strikes conducted against Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada
Yemeni forces say strikes conducted against Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada Yemen's armed forces said early on Sunday it was conducting strikes against the Houthis in the capital Sanaa and the group's stronghold Saada. A spokesperson for Yemen's armed forces, which are aligned with the internationally recognised government, said forces were targeting what he described as "vital targets", without providing further details. Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported earlier an attack it said was…
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Israel Targets Top Hamas Leader in Deadly Gaza Strike on Anniversary
Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas's top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest-ever day for Israel which retaliated with a devastating offensive in Gaza. The Israeli military said it aimed to kill Ali al-Amoudi, describing him as the "right-hand man" of slain Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and saying he was involved in planning the October 7 attack.
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Debris from missing medical plane found, US coastguard says
Six people were on board the Canadian-registered air ambulance jet travelling from Bermuda to Boston.
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North Korea Says It Conducted Intermediate-Range Strategic Missile Drill
North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile in a test overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. KCNA said the missile was launched on Saturday from eastern North Korea and hit a target 1,000 km (621 miles) in the sea off the country's east coast. It said the drill was intended to train troops operating a hypersonic strategic weapon system and to assess the reliability, efficiency and mobility of the country's war deterrent.
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Iran welcomes exit of US forces from Iraq, calls for Washington to be held accountable
Iran welcomes exit of US forces from Iraq, calls for Washington to be held accountable Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday has congratulated the Iraqi government and people on the exit of US and other foreign forces from Iraq. In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the ministry said the withdrawal is “a very important and necessary step” towards consolidating Iraq’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. It accused the US of causing “irreparable consequences” for Iraq an…
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Israeli forces shell southern Syria, raid village and fire at journalists
Israeli forces shell southern Syria, raid village and fire at journalists
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Coalition to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthi Claims about Targeting Riyadh Are Misleading
The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen dismissed on Saturday as “misleading” Houthi claims that they targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh. Coalition official spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki told Asharq Al-Awsat that “what the Houthis are facing in Taiz, and the human losses suffered by the group's members at the hands of the heroes of the Yemeni Armed Forces and the Popular Resistance on all fronts drives them to seek illusory victories.”
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Iranian UN delegation duo ‘kicked out’ of US: State Department
Iranian UN delegation duo ‘kicked out’ of US: State Department
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Saudi Arabia deports 9,992 illegal residents in a week
Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 11,819 illegal residents in a week.
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Trump says Iran ‘decimated’
Trump says Iran ‘decimated’ US President Donald Trump said Iran has “virtually given up any plans of a nuclear weapon”. Speaking to reporters, Trump said: “We have a decision that I’ll make about Iran. Iran has been decimated, so the only question is, it’ll either be the easy way or the hard way.”
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Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reports Saudi attack on Sanaa
Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reports Saudi attack on Sanaa Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported early on Sunday an attack carried out by Saudi Arabia on the capital Sanaa. There was no immediate Saudi confirmation.
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Iran executes detainee over January protests, judiciary says
Iran executes detainee over January protests, judiciary says
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest
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Refineries as Bridges: The Brutal Calculus of Targeted Infrastructure Denial
By: Douglas Vance The fog of war has cleared into a stark, reciprocal ledger. On October 3, the exchange shifted from vague threats to explicit, named infrastructure. Russian drones struck Ukrainian logistics nodes, and...
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45 Saudi motorcyclists arrive in Damascus for cross-border rally
45 Saudi motorcyclists arrive in Damascus for cross-border rally
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Israel claims deadly strikes were attempt to kill Hamas leader
Israel said the deadly strike on Saturday was an attempt to kill Ali al-Amoudi, though it is still being determined if he was wounded or killed.
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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday they had targeted an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, saying the attack was in retaliation for Saudi attacks on Yemen's Sanaa and other provinces. A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh earlier on Saturday, a witness told Reuters.There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities of an attack on an Aramco facility. Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.