Russian frigate narrowly misses Danish helicopter with flares.
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Marib is home to Yemen’s oil sector. Whoever controls it secures economic gains. Taiz’s location makes it critical.
Yemeni government forces have advanced in western Taiz after successfully repelling a Houthi offensive.
Genta Koja beat two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki, who wants a major US military base to be moved out of Okinawa.
A Russian drone struck a train near Ukraine-Poland border, shortly after Former UK PM Boris Johnson left the station.
The attempted power grab has exposed deep grievances within the army and tested Niger’s ties with its Sahelian allies.
Deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls opened in the southern Philippine region.
Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as Houthi fighters advance toward Saudi-backed government-held areas.
Ukraine has released footage showing a drone evading fire from a Russian helicopter before striking a Russian oil tanker
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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