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Updated as stories are publishedMissile and drone attacks hit Marib and al-Makha
Houthi forces launched missiles and drones at Yemen’s Marib city and the Red Sea port city of al-Makha overnight, killing…
Firefighters battle Belgium’s largest recorded wildfire
Firefighters are battling Belgium’s largest wildfire on record in the High Fens nature reserve near the German border. The blaze,…
Women report severe pain during routine hysteroscopies as reform stalls
Women’s groups are pressing the NHS to improve pain relief and informed consent for hysteroscopies after patients described severe pain…
AI, leaked papers and marking errors fuel global exam unrest
Exam-related unrest has spread across India, Portugal and Mexico as suspected cheating, leaked papers, marking failures and pressure for high…
Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Threat Faces Legal Barriers
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory “pretty soon”…
What Israel’s West Bank policing plan would change
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to prepare a plan transferring civilian law enforcement in the occupied…
Why Israeli attacks have intensified in southern Lebanon
At least 11 people, including several children, were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s southern Nabatieh district on Saturday, according…
Iranians face rising food costs and shrinking job options
Millions of Iranians are struggling to cover basic expenses after more than five months of war with the United States,…
Nine dead as unprecedented rain floods eastern Japan
Nine people have died after torrential rain battered eastern Japan, NHK reported on Sunday, with more than 1,000 households flooded…
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