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A month after Yemen government offensive began, war of attrition takes hold 

05 November 2026

Sanaa, Yemen – When news broke on October 5 that Yemen’s internationally recognised government was launching a major...

Congress defeat: How Trump’s allies are distancing themselves from Iran war 

05 November 2026

Vice President JD Vance has blamed the war on Iran for the Republican Party’s sweeping defeat in Tuesday’s midterm e...

Russia says it hit Ukrainian postal hub and ship as Ukraine strikes Ryazan 

05 November 2026

Russia and Ukraine have traded drone attacks on each other’s infrastructure, causing injuries on both sides. Moscow sa...

Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Has the world kept its climate promises? 

05 November 2026

Ten years ago, the Paris Agreement entered into force, binding nearly every country to a shared goal: to hold global war...

South Korea plans to expand anti-piracy operations closer to Hormuz Strait 

05 November 2026

South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia to waters closer to the Strait of Hormuz, t...

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in jail 

05 November 2026

News|Courts Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who has been in prison since 2020, has been jailed for an addi...

Has India’s democracy failed its Muslims? Jailed scholar triggers debate 

05 November 2026

Has the world’s largest democracy failed the world’s largest minority – its nearly 200 million Muslims? That quest...

New Zealand braces for knife-edge election: What you need to know 

05 November 2026

Days ahead of New Zealand’s election, polls show the governing centre-right National Party and the opposition centre-l...

Zelenskyy hopes Democratic Congress will bring more US help for Ukraine 

05 November 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that Democratic gains in the United States midterm ⁠electio...

Syria, Saudi Arabia sign defence cooperation deal, agree $403m in loans 

04 November 2026

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have overseen the signing of s...