(Al Jazeera Media Network) Israel has confirmed it launched an attack against Yemen’s port of Hodeidah in its latest round of strikes against the country, which it says is targeting the Houthis.
Dozens of Yemeni civilians have been killed in these ongoing Israeli strikes.
The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV station said Israel carried out 12 strikes on Tuesday, with the Israeli army claiming they were a response to the Houthis’ military activities there.
“Our air defences are currently confronting...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The United States and China have reached a framework agreement to transfer TikTok’s ownership to US control.
Officials from both countries made the announcement on Monday.
The short-form video app was set to be banned in the US by Wednesday if its owner, ByteDance, did not agree to sell the company to a US-based operation or if the US did not extend a pause of the ban, which the White House has...
(BBC News) People who celebrate the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk should be held accountable, US Vice-President JD Vance has said.
"Call them out, and hell, call their employer," Vance said as he guest-hosted an episode of the Charlie Kirk Show. "We don't believe in political violence, but we do believe in civility."
Pilots, medical professionals, teachers and one Secret Service employee are among those who have been suspended or sacked for social media posts...
(BBC News) Britain will not surrender its flag to those who wish to use it as a symbol of violence, fear and division, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The prime minister said the flag represents "our diverse country" and he will not allow people to feel intimidated on "our streets because of their background or the colour of their skin."
His comments come after more than 150,000 people took to the streets of central London for...
(BBC News) More NATO countries will move troops and fighter jets eastward after more than a dozen drones entered Polish airspace on Wednesday.
Denmark, France and Germany have joined a new mission to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank. Other NATO allies are expected to take part later.
Tensions have been high across Europe since Poland accused Russia of an unprecedented incursion. Some of the 19 drones that entered Polish territory were shot down, while others...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) United States officials have agreed to a prisoner exchange after a rare talk with the authorities in Kabul, according to the Taliban administration’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s special envoy for hostage response, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US special envoy for Afghanistan, met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
“Adam Boehler, referring to the issue of detained citizens between Afghanistan and the United States, said that...
(BBC News) Nepal's former Supreme Court chief justice Sushila Karki has become the country's interim prime minister after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government.
Karki, 73, was sworn in during a brief ceremony, becoming the first woman to lead the impoverished Himalayan nation after a deal was reached with protest leaders.
More than 50 people were killed in clashes with riot police during this week's mass protests sparked by a ban on social media platforms.
The ban...
(Washington Times) The manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer is over, authorities said Friday.
It ended with the arrest of a 22-year-old man who reportedly despised Kirk’s viewpoints.
Police arrested Tyler Robinson in the shooting death of the rising conservative star, Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced Friday.
“We got him,” Cox said at a press conference.
Robinson had “confessed” to “a family friend,” the governor said, who then contacted the Washington County, Utah, Sheriff’s Office.
The hunt for a suspect concluded nearly...
(BBC News) Wednesday morning's incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace led to jets being scrambled, an emergency government meeting being called – and concerns that Europe and NATO's resolve against Moscow may not be up to the test.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Polish airspace was violated 19 times and at least three drones were shot down by Warsaw's jets, aided by Dutch F-35s and an Italian early-warning aircraft.
Russia has pushed back against...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot dead at an event at a Utah college, United States President Donald Trump announced on social media.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Video of the incident circulating on social media showed Kirk addressing a large outdoor crowd when a loud crack that sounded like...
