The head of Yemen’s governing council, Rashad al-Alimi, has announced the start of major military operations to retake territory held by the Iran-backed Houthis. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says “there is no military solution” to the conflict with the US but Tehran remains ready to return to war.
The head of Yemen’s governing council, Rashad al-Alimi, has announced the start of major military operations to retake territory held by the Iran-backed Houthis.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says “there is no military solution” to the conflict with the US but Tehran remains ready to return to war.
Malaysia continues mass refugee deportations despite warnings from the UN about unsafe conditions in an active war zone.
PRETORIA, October 5. /TASS/. Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane died at the age of 98 in Dakar, President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye said on X. "From now on, Kane's works belong to the cultural heritage of our nation and of all Africa," he wrote. The writer gained worldwide fame with his debut novel Ambiguous Adventure, published in 1961. It immedia…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The capture of Tigray’s regional capital Mekelle by Ethiopian federal forces and allied Tigray Peace Force fighters has revived painful memories of the 2020–22 Tigray war, with residents fearing a return to prolonged violence, displacement and economic hardship. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) confirmed on Saturday that it…
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is looking to secure more laboratory space in the Northern Metropolis university town to expand its research capacity and attract talent, its new vice-president for research has said. Professor Anderson Shum Ho-cheung, who took up the vice presidency in August, also called for more government funding, saying grant applications took time and returns on investment could be slow. Shum said the university’s research development would align with the government’s...
A Laotian citizen deported by the United States to eSwatini under Donald Trump administration’s immigration crackdown was released from a maximum-security prison in the African nation on Sunday after being held there for more than a year, his lawyer said. Phone Chomsavanh was among five immigrants deported to eSwatini – where he has no ties – in July 2025, in the early days of the Trump administration’s secretive and highly contentious third-country deportation programme. Chomsavanh’s US-based..
As the weekend arrived, much of the nightlife in the upstate New York college town was subdued. But there were still some students looking to cut loose.