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Can the Houthis close the Red Sea after seizing the Yemen coast?
Some observers see a force that has improved impressively in the past years, but others doubt the Houthis can sustain wins.
‘A historic day’: Spain moves closer to citizenship for Western Saharans
Spain’s parliament backs citizenship for Sahrawis amid tense relations with Morocco after the Ceuta crossing.
Myanmar airport closed following reported drone attack
Military government pins attack on pro-democracy rebels it has been battling since seizing power in 2021.
From hunger crisis to ‘obesity’: how Gaza’s UN data is being twisted
US and Israeli officials are using a drop in acute malnutrition cases to claim Gaza has no hunger.
Houthis control key shipping route after gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast
Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
Family members wait after deadly Philippines ferry fire
Dozens of passengers are missing after a fire tore through a ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 5 people.
‘Blew the hell out of it’: How Iran damaged US bases in Bahrain, Jordan
US official admits the naval base near Manama sustained heavy damage in the war with Iran.
Al Jazeera explains massive Israeli blasts on south Lebanon hill
Israeli forces say they used more than 1,100 tonnes of explosives to demolish alleged Hezbollah tunnels in south Lebanon
Swiss police report five killed in Dutch tour bus crash
Bus carrying 45 Dutch tourists overturned and landed in a construction zone near an Alpine village.
Republican midterm message: Democrats are the threat
Republican speakers portrayed Democrats as a threat to America on night two of their midterm convention in Dallas.