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Yemeni troops battle with Southern Transitional Council forces in oil-rich Hadramout governorate.Local sources have reported armed clashes between the Yemeni army loyal to the internationally recognised government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces during an attempt by the separatist group to advance towards the strategically located al-Ghuraf area in the oil-rich Hadramout governorate.Videos posted by local activists showed STC forces storming the presidential palace building in the city of Seiyun in southern Yemen on Wednesday, following clashes with the army.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Yemen’s Houthis release 9 mariners held since July ship attacklist 2 of…

Guterres said Israel’s war has been waged with ‘total neglect’ with respect to civilian deaths and Gaza’s destruction.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the way Israel has waged its war on Gaza, describing it as “fundamentally wrong” and saying “there are strong reasons” to believe that Israeli forces have committed war crimes in the Palestinian territory.Guterres made the comments on Wednesday in an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni at the news agency’s NEXT conference in New York.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel kills seven people in Gaza, says Rafah crossing to partially reopenlist 2 of…

Apartment building belonging to the family of bombing suspect Abdul Karim Sanoubar demolished by Israel on Tuesday.Nablus, occupied West Bank – The Sanoubar family say the Israeli soldiers only gave them two minutes to leave their homes. Then, the apartment block the extended family lived in was demolished.The explosion in Nablus on Tuesday shook the area as huge clouds of dust and smoke billowed out of the building’s floors.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel accused of ‘manoeuvring’ as it says Gaza crossing open one way onlylist 2 of 3What if…. we abolished billionaires?list 3 of 3‘What is a…

Israel says the crucial Rafah crossing with Egypt will open in the coming days – but only for Palestinians to leave Gaza.Israel said it received the body of a captive from Gaza through the International Committee of the Red Cross and added it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave through a border crossing with Egypt – but not return.The announcements follow statements from the armed wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad saying they would hand over the body at 5pm (15:00 GMT) on Wednesday after it was recovered in northern Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of…

The Philippines says it expected nine Filipino mariners held by the Houthis since July attack to be released in Yemen.Yemen’s Houthi rebels released mariners held since a July attack on a cargo ship in the Red Sea, an assault that killed at least four on board and sank the vessel.The Houthis, who have targeted ships during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, said via their Al Masirah TV news channel that Oman had taken custody of the seamen, who were flying to the sultanate on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attack on Israel’s Eilat,…

People have been asking ‘What if …’ forever. Over the next few months, media will explore some of the biggest challenges of our time and ask leading experts: ‘What if …’Calls to abolish billionaires, or at least curb their growth, have gained traction across many capitals in the West, where extreme wealth has risen to unprecedented levels.Elon Musk’s pay award of a potential $1 trillion in November will make the Tesla owner not just the richest person in the world, which he already is. If Musk gets the full pay package, he will become the richest person in history.Recommended Stories…

Max Verstappen can win a fifth straight world title but will need to overcome McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.Formula One will crown its champion in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both seeking to dethrone Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and deny the Dutchman his fifth title in a row.Norris is favourite in the three-way showdown, 12 points clear of Verstappen and needing “only” to finish on the podium at Yas Marina whoever wins on what could be a night of high drama.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Football world braces for FIFA…

Israeli PM’s office said talks are an initial bid ‘to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation’.Israel and Lebanon are set to conduct their first direct diplomatic talks in decades as they dispatched civilian envoys to a body that monitors their rocky 2024 truce.Lebanon, which does not recognise Israel, announced on Wednesday that its delegation for the talks will for the first time be led by a civilian. Israel also said it is sending a diplomat as part of a delegation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What’s happening in Lebanon, a year into the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire?list…

Cricket icon joins as Education Ambassador and advisor for Queen Elizabeth’s School launch in Dubai Sports City. DUBAI – Legendary England cricketer Sir Alastair Cook has partnered with Queen Elizabeth’s School to support the launch of its first international campus in Dubai, where he will help develop an elite sports programme aimed at nurturing student-athletes. Cook, who captained England and remains one of Test cricket’s most celebrated opening batters, attended the school’s launch event in Dubai Sports City on Thursday in his capacity as Education Ambassador. Beyond ambassadorial duties, he will take an active advisory role in designing high-performance sports…

Remains believed to be an Israeli hostage found in northern Gaza; sample will be transferred via the Red Cross, say militant officials. GAZA CITY – Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced on Wednesday that they will send a forensic sample to Israel from a body recovered in the Gaza Strip, which they suspect may be that of an Israeli hostage. According to officials from both factions who spoke to AFP, their joint military teams discovered the remains under the rubble in the Beit Lahia area of northern Gaza. A Hamas representative stated that a sample would be transferred…