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Yemen

Trump blasts 'not nice' Houthis as attack hits Saudi Aramco facility

An Aramco building in Dhahran caught fire, and four people were wounded by intercepted missile debris in Riyadh, as Houthi attacks continued after a strike on the capital’s airport killed 13 people in the worst attack on Saudi soil since 2015.

Saudi Arabia

Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport kill three, including airline captain

Two missile strikes on King Khalid International Airport forced diplomats to shelter in place and delayed dozens of flights, as Yemen’s government claimed progress in its Red Sea counter-offensive. Houthi forces said they were holding their ground.

Peru

Left-wing candidate Hitler Mussolini wins local vote in Peru

Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won by 25 votes in Queropalca, a district of just over 730 people in the Huánuco department, running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party. He is not Peru’s first elected Hitler.

Ethiopia

Ethiopian drones hit Eritrean forces accused of backing Tigray rebels

Drone strikes hit Eritrean vehicles around the northern city of Adigrat overnight, with witnesses reporting destroyed lorries and retreating troops, days after Ethiopia expelled Eritrean diplomats and Eritrea severed ties.

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Saudi Arabia

Houthis claim missile strikes on Riyadh as explosions heard in capital

The claims came as witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital, a day after a separate Houthi drone attack on the same airport killed one person and caused flight delays that continued into Thursday.

Yemen

Yemen forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis

Operation Yemen Dawn, backed by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook the town of Dhubab just north of the strait, as the Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy troops to the kingdom.

Yemen

Houthis deny Saudi accusations of targeting Medina's holy sites

The Saudi-led coalition said a drone hit the Taibah electricity distribution station, which supplies power to the Prophet's Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites. The Houthis denied the claim, stating it was a "lie" to back previous allegations against the group.

Syria

Sabotage halts Syria gas pipeline in latest attack on energy sector

Remnants of the so-called IS terrorist group have continued to target energy infrastructure after the fall of al-Assad in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor. Syria produces a fraction of its pre-war gas output against increasingly high demand.

Ethiopia

Tigray rebels push into Afar as Ethiopia blames neighbours

The TPLF advanced toward Afdeera after taking Erebti, with at least 150,000 people feared displaced in Afar alone. The offensive targets the Djibouti corridor, through which almost all of Ethiopia's international trade flows, giving the rebels potential leverage over the federal government.

Syria

Al-Sharaa vows Golan Heights will remain Syrian in UN speech

At an Atlantic Council panel the day before, the Syrian president said he openly told Trump he had no right to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, quipping that the US president should give New Jersey to Israel instead.

Ethiopia

Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with Ethiopia's federal forces

TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country.

Iran

Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump asked whether he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or offer it a deal to rebuild before telling reporters that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines. Most of Iran's delegation walked out during his speech.

Libya

Armed group shuts Libyan oil pipeline, jeopardising exports

A valve closure on the El Sharara-to-Zawiya pipeline has cut production at a field accounting for roughly a third of Libya's total output, prompting the national oil company to warn it may declare force majeure.

Ethiopia

Former enemies form alliance to overthrow Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed

The TPLF and Amhara's Fano militias — groups that fought on opposing sides in the Tigray war — and the Oromo Liberation Army said they had been coordinating for more than a year and aimed to install a transitional government.

Yemen

Houthis pledge not to target US ships after Trump scraps Yemen strikes

A senior Houthi official said Washington reached out after the group's advance to Bab el-Mandeb, as US media reported Trump cancelled planned strikes at the last minute after a call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Libya

Tripoli busts Gaddafi-shaped pills as captagon appears in Libya's east

Tripoli intercepted 100,000 tablets bearing the late Libyan leader's image shipped via Europe in a Renault Master van, while Benghazi's investigators separately seized captagon tablets assessed to have originated in Syria, where the al-Assad regime once industrialised the billion-dollar trade.

Kosovo

Anger over Thaçi sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU mission

Thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting an acquittal dispersed in silence after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found the former president guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention, but some clashed with riot police outside the EU mission later in the day.

Kosovo

Kosovo's ex-President Thaçi convicted of war crimes at Hague court

Hashim Thaçi, who served as both president and prime minister, was found guilty of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, as tens of thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting his acquittal watched proceedings on a livestream.

Yemen

Yemen's Houthis claim they shot down Saudi jet, deny targeting Mecca

Saudi Arabia vowed it would not hesitate to take "deterrent measures" against the Houthis after alerts were issued over possible drone attacks near Islam's holiest site, the first such alerts since the Iran war began in February.

Uganda

Amateur goalie says no to throne, kicking off succession row in Uganda

The committee's first choice — a non-league goalkeeper from south-east London — declined, citing other responsibilities. His replacement was then rejected by the late king's own family, who produced a 2022 will that the committee ignored.

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