The Truth About the Houthis – and Why Saudi Arabia Is Struggling to Defend Itself Against Them – Zeteo | Substack

  1. The Truth About the Houthis – and Why Saudi Arabia Is Struggling to Defend Itself Against Them  Zeteo | Substack
  2. How are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia so effectively?  Reuters
  3. Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?  The New York Times
  4. Avoiding Another Long War in Yemen  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  5. Saudi Airlines Rush to Save Scores of Planes From a War Zone  WSJ
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Inconclusive sparring at EU summit puts budget timeline into question – Euronews.com

  1. Inconclusive sparring at EU summit puts budget timeline into question  Euronews.com
  2. EU leaders push back on a major budget proposal, putting a deal by end of the year in doubt  AP News
  3. EU's Irish presidency wants 8% cut to proposed 2028-2034 budget plan  Reuters
  4. Budget showdown slips to November as Costa pushes for quick deal  POLITICO.eu
  5. France's Macron warns EU leaders they need budget deal before year-end, say diplomats  Reuters
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Crucial to give Ukraine all means needed to defend population, infrastructure, France’s Macron says – Reuters

  1. Crucial to give Ukraine all means needed to defend population, infrastructure, France's Macron says  Reuters
  2. Ukraine's backers will 'be looking at' Kyiv's €70 billion request, Macron says  France 24
  3. Ukraine pushes for European alternatives to US air defences and Starlink amid tensions with Washington  Euronews
  4. SCALP, AASM Hammer, and Aster 30: France Has Granted Ukraine All the Promised Licenses  Мілітарний
  5. Macron says France accelerating missile deliveries to Ukraine, offering satellite data support  Ukrinform
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Houthi missiles strike Yemen presidential palace, killing five

Attack was the first on Aden’s Al-Maashiq palace ⁠in the latest fighting between ​the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing five people, the government said, as the Saudi-led coalition listed dozens of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure in ⁠recent weeks.

The attack was the first on Aden’s Al-Maashiq palace ⁠in the current conflict between ​the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi Arabia. The palace is the seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed and internationally recognised government.

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Gulf states have downplayed damage caused by Iranian strikes: Report – Middle East Eye

  1. Gulf states have downplayed damage caused by Iranian strikes: Report  Middle East Eye
  2. Iran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans  Reuters
  3. Iran’s strikes on Persian Gulf water and power were deliberate - Reuters  Iran International
  4. West Asia, Ukraine conflicts drag on; global turmoil leaves no room for political experiments  Hindustan Times
  5. Iran And Allied Forces Hit Gulf Arab Infrastructure At Least 135 Times, Including Fujairah Port: who 10 outlets blamed  NewsCord
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Farage accused of ‘protecting’ Reform candidate over racist slurs against David Lammy

Exclusive: ITV investigation shows leader stood by mayoral candidate who said Labour MP should ‘go home to the Caribbean’

Nigel Farage was told by a senior Reform official that he was “protecting” a high-profile mayoral candidate accused of making racist comments about David Lammy, an undercover investigation has revealed.

The latest footage from an undercover investigation by ITV also shows Sarah Pochin, one of two female MPs for Reform, complaining that other party officials “are so fucking chauvinistic” and that “they just exclude you if you are a woman”.

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Ukraine hits Russian refinery as Starlink satellite services are restored – Axios

  1. Ukraine hits Russian refinery as Starlink satellite services are restored  Axios
  2. Zelenskyy defies Trump as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries  Financial Times
  3. Ukraine resumes refinery strikes as Zelenskyy’s anger at Trump mounts  WJLA
  4. Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking oil refinery after Zelensky says strikes to resume  BBC
  5. Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses  The Guardian
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Ethiopian forces expand control in Tigray as militia claims Eritrean losses – Al Jazeera

  1. Ethiopian forces expand control in Tigray as militia claims Eritrean losses  Al Jazeera
  2. Ethiopia's Abiy names new Tigray government, wants polls in six months  Reuters
  3. Can Ethiopia ever be at peace? Four reasons conflict keeps flaring up  The Conversation
  4. Ethiopia Establishes Six-Month Caretaker Administration In Tigray  The Reporter Ethiopia
  5. Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Has Broken – But This is Not the 2020-2022 Conflict  Just Security
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Middle East and Asian leaders gather in Baku despite disagreements – Euronews.com

  1. Middle East and Asian leaders gather in Baku despite disagreements  Euronews.com
  2. Tokayev proposes new initiatives to strengthen CICA cooperation  AKIpress News Agency
  3. Turkmenistan Proposes Platform to Tackle Climate Change and Drought  Caspian Post
  4. Lasting Stability In Afghanistan Requires Dialogue, Says Kyrgyz President  Afghanistan International
  5. Azerbaijan’s chairmanship extension reflects global standing, MP says  Trend News Agency
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Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on Washington visit after Starlink row

UK defence secretary trying to cool tensions and is arguing it is in America’s economic interests to support Kyiv

Wes Streeting urged the US to stand by Ukraine on his visit to the American capital and sought to cool tensions between the two countries in the wake of the Starlink row that is threatening to set back Kyiv’s war effort.

The British defence secretary, giving a speech before a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, argued that supporting Ukraine was in the long-term interests of Washington, and a business opportunity.

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Russell Brand made alleged rape victim take photos of him half naked, trial told

Woman claims comedian ‘pranced around like an ostrich’ before forcing himself on her in hotel room attack

Russell Brand transformed into a “monster” when he allegedly made a woman take half-naked photographs of him before raping her in a hotel room at a Labour party conference, a court has heard.

The 51-year-old comedian has denied attacking the woman, who broke down in tears in the witness box at Southwark crown court as she told how she could not fight him off.

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Albania’s prime minister vows not to resign over student-led protests

Demonstrators demand resignation of Edi Rama after three days of clashes in capital Tirana

Albania’s prime minister has said he will not resign as a protest movement, initially prompted by a proposal to build a Trump family-backed resort in the Balkan state, turned violent with clashes convulsing the capital for a third consecutive day.

Speaking on Thursday after calls by students who this week assumed control of the anti-government demonstrations that have rattled Tirana since June, Edi Rama said: “Governments are changed through democratic elections. We had elections last year, not a revolution.”

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Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya – The New York Times

  1. Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya  The New York Times
  2. Kenya’s Ebola cases test preparedness beyond Nairobi  Al Jazeera
  3. Kenya's first Ebola case: Questions remain after man travelled across three nations undetected  BBC
  4. Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient  Reuters
  5. WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case  UN News
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Iranian Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack against IRGC – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Iranian Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack against IRGC  The Jerusalem Post
  2. At least two security officials killed near Iran’s critical Chabahar port  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran Fights Spike in Militant Attacks as US War Threat Looms  Bloomberg.com
  4. Women’s Basij commander, police officer killed in southeast Iran  Iran International
  5. Iran Fights Rising Militant Attacks as US Threatens to Renew War  Military.com
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