US vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop
Washington DC, US/Aden, Yemen Reuters The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the US defence secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signalled it could escalate in response to deadly US strikes the day before. The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 […]
Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 24 killed
Updated: 1:20pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US/Aden, Yemen Reuters US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 24 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days. Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis’ main backer, that […]
Asylum seeker rights: Migrants in limbo in Panama jungle camp after being deported from US
SARAH KINOSIAN, of Reuters, reports on concerns over the rights of migrants deported from the US to the Panamainian jungle…
Iran officials probe killing of student which sparked protests
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iranian authorities have ordered an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a university student during a robbery, state media reported on Saturday, as the incident sparked protests at Tehran University. Facing public anger over high inflation and a tumbling currency, and fearing renewed US “maximum pressure” under Donald Trump, Iranian […]
US tells UN: We cannot pay forever for Syria camps with Islamic State-linked prisoners
United Nations Reuters US assistance for managing and securing camps in north-eastern Syria with Islamic State-linked prisoners “cannot last forever,” the acting US Ambassador to the United Nations, Dorothy Shea, told the Security Council on Wednesday. Dorothy Camille Shea, Deputy US Representative to the United Nations gives an statement during a Security Council about the […]
Zelenskiy says “Let’s do a deal”, offering Trump mineral partnership, seeking security
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pored over a once-classified map of vast deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals during an interview with Reuters on Friday, part of a push to appeal to Donald Trump’s penchant for a deal. The US President, whose administration is pressing for a rapid end to Ukraine’s […]
Israel sees more to do on Lebanon ceasefire as deadline nears
Jerusalem/Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Israel said on Thursday the terms of a ceasefire with Hezbollah were not being implemented fast enough and there was more work to do, while the Iran-backed group urged pressure to ensure Israeli troops leave south Lebanon by Monday as set out in the deal. The deal stipulates that Israeli troops withdraw […]
Residents leave homes in Jenin as Israeli West Bank raid continues
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major operation in the West Bank city. The operation, involving large columns of vehicles backed by helicopters and […]
One in seven global Christians faces ‘high-level’ persecution: Open Doors report
United States RNS Driven by Islamic extremism, authoritarian regimes and war, high-level persecution and discrimination impacted 380 million Christians around the world in 2024, according to the annual World Watch List report by the evangelical non-profit Open Doors released on Wednesday. The World Watch List ranks the 50 countries where Christians experienced the most persecution […]
Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison, returns home
Rome, Italy Reuters Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran on Wednesday and returned home, three weeks after she was detained in Tehran during a reporting trip. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani were on hand to greet the 29-year-old as she flew back into Rome, highlighting the political importance […]