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The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Houthi rebel fighters, including members of the group’s leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington’s forces have hammered the Houthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough
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Iran repelled a large cyberattack on its infrastructure on Sunday, said the head of its Infrastructure Communications Company, a day after a powerful explosion damaged its most important container port and another round of talks with the US over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. “One of the most widespread and
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Beijing on Monday insisted that “no phone call” took place recently between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, after Donald Trump said he had spoken with the Chinese leader. The world’s two biggest economies are locked in an escalating tit-for-tat trade battle triggered by Trump’s levies on
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Inside a sprawling hangar in Spain, workers bolt together a fuselage for European aerospace giant Airbus, which churns out jets and other military equipment. The multinational conglomerate is a rarity in Europe’s defense industry, backed by Spain, Germany, France and Britain. The norm for defense industries on the continent
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine’s army was still fighting in Russia’s Kursk despite Moscow claiming the “liberation” of its western region, as Washington signalled a “critical week” ahead for negotiations. Kyiv had hoped it could use land in the Kursk region as a bargaining chip in
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Houthi-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention center and killed at least 35 people in the movement’s stronghold of Saada. The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Houthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough Rider,” seeking to end
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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Saturday denounced the fatal stabbing of a Muslim worshipper inside a mosque as police hunted the killer, who filmed his victim as he lay dying. The attacker stabbed the worshipper dozens of times then filmed him with a mobile phone while shouting insults at
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Fires were still blazing on Sunday after a massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port the day before, killing at least 25 people and leaving hundreds more injured, according to local media. The blast occurred Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz,
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile early Sunday toward Israel, which the Israeli military said it shot down. Sirens sounded in parts of Israel around the Dead Sea over the attack, which the Houthis did not immediately claim. “The missile was intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the
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With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Alongside world leaders and reigning monarchs, an estimated 400,000 people turned out on Saturday for the Argentine
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The driver of a car struck revelers at a street festival in Canada, killing and injuring an unknown number of people at the event celebrating Filipino culture, police said. The vehicle entered the street at 8:14 p.m. Saturday where people were attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival, the
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress “immediately.” Trump has for months been calling for the United States to take control of the Panama Canal but his social
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A massive explosion and fire at a port in southern Iran has killed four people, authorities said Saturday. Babak Mahmoudi, the head of the country’s rescue organization, made the announcement of the fatalities on state television. Over 500 others have been injured in the blast at the Shahid Rajaei
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Hamas seeks an agreement to end the Gaza war that would include the one-time release of all remaining hostages and a five-year truce, an official from the Palestinian group said Saturday. “Hamas is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years,” the
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Israel’s military said Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Houthi militants have launched attacks throughout the Gaza war, as well as a drone approaching “from the east.” “Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen
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Canada holds an election on Monday after a campaign dominated by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader, is slightly favored in the polls, but the Conservative Party, headed by Pierre Poilievre, has closed the gap in recent days. Here are some