Yemen’s Houthi movement claims a strike that sparked a contained fire at Saudi Arabia’s 550,000-barrel-per-day Ras Tanura oil refinery while missile interceptions shake Riyadh.
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Fresh clashes in Yemen kill 97 combatants: Military sources
Military sources report that fierce ground clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels have killed 97 combatants.
Iran war updates: Putin hosts Moscow talks with Qatari emir, Iran president
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Iran’s president at the Moscow gas summit to discuss diplomacy amid the US-Iran conflict.
Jordan acknowledges Syrian civilian deaths in strikes it says killed IS extremists
Jordan’s government acknowledges that Syrian civilians were killed alongside more than 20 Islamic State militants during Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria.
Drone strike in Sudan’s Nyala kills at least 21, injures 40
A drone strike in Nyala, South Darfur kills at least 21 people and wounds 40 while RSF drone attacks hit the al-Markhiyat transformer station, cutting power to millions in Khartoum and Gezira.
Online post purportedly by Chinese students calls for restoring term limits for Chinese President Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia investigates an anonymous open letter posted on a South Korea-registered forum purportedly from students at 14 Chinese universities demanding the restoration of presidential term limits.
Caribbean seeks reparations and questions role of monarchy before King Charles III visits
Caribbean nations renew calls for slavery reparations and debate removing the British monarch as head of state ahead of a visit by King Charles III.
Carney says Trump moving closer to Canada’s trade demands
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney states that the Trump administration is moving closer to Ottawa’s trade demands following recent U.S. tariff exemptions on agricultural goods.
Brazil election ‘rigged’, says Trump without citing evidence
U.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters in Washington without citing evidence that Brazil’s presidential election won by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva looked ‘rigged’ and ‘corrupt.’
Brazil election results 2026: Key takeaways from Lula’s historic win
Al Jazeera breaks down how President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mobilized youth voters and lowered abstention rates to win a historic fourth term in Brazil.