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5 killed in presidential palace attack in Yemen's Aden
Five people were killed and 16 others wounded in an attack launched by the Houthi group on the presidential palace compound in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, Yemen's government said on Thursday. The Houthis claimed Saudi military officers were killed or wounded in the attack.
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Japan's foreign policy backlash: Will Takaichi double down?

An increasing number of Japanese view Takaichi's hard-line foreign policy not as a source of security, but as a source of risk, one that could weaken rather than strengthen the country.
22-Oct-2026

MIDDLE EAST

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Iran reports tanker blasts in Hormuz as Trump hints at renewed strikes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said two supertankers caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as regional countries called for the waterway to reopen and US President Donald Trump signaled the possibility of renewed military action against Iran.
24-Oct-2026

Clashes in southern Ethiopia kill nine, force 2,500 to flee to Kenya

A hospital official on the Ethiopian side of Moyale told Reuters that about 30 injured people had been admitted over several days, many with injuries caused by heavy weapons. Four died on Thursday and another five on Friday, the official said.
24-Oct-2026

Netanyahu says Israel is planning a major West Bank military operation

Israel is preparing a major military operation in the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as local sources reported that Israeli forces had demolished a residential building in Hebron and closed the city's main entrances following a shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian attackers.
24-Oct-2026

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