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Yemen rebels report fresh Saudi strikes as conflict deepens

News September 9, 2026

Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported dozens of Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday as daily attacks continued in a conflict that has reignited during the Middle East war, with hundreds of people killed in fight...

From Arab Spring to US-Iran war — A history of oil price swings this century

Business September 9, 2026

Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, topped $100 a barrel on Wednesday following a flare-up in the US-Iran war since the end of August that risks fresh disruption to oil supplies. Oil p...

Trump bans Canadian alcohol in new trade war salvo

Business September 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his trade war against Canada, banning imports of alcohol and various products and raising tariffs on others, with the conflict showing no sign of abating...

How KP police are countering drone attacks with Ukraine-style nets

Technology September 9, 2026

White nets stretch high across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan’s northern border region, a tactic borrowed from the Ukrainian battlefield to protect police against the latest terrorist thre...

Israeli PM Netanyahu under fire over Haaretz report alleging UAE warned of Oct 7 attack

Health September 8, 2026

Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit to serve after a report that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had warned him before the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Haa...

Israeli PM Netanyahu under fire over Haaretz report UAE warned of October 7 attack

Health September 8, 2026

Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit to serve after a report that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had warned him before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack....

Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect as US trade talks stall

News September 8, 2026

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country’s biggest trading partner after negotia...

Board of Peace official says Gaza, West Bank escalation makes two-state solution 'impossible'

News September 7, 2026

A top official within the US-backed Board of Peace said on Monday that a failure to move forward in Gaza paired with rising violence in the West Bank are making a two-state solution “impossible”. ...

UN rights chief says AI could pose 'existential risk to humanity'

News September 7, 2026

The United Nations rights chief warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity”, demanding immediate action to reduce the risks. Speaking before the UN...

Nepal holds day of mourning for victims of devastating floods as families pray missing still alive

News September 7, 2026

Nepal held a national day of mourning on Monday for victims of devastating glacial floods, as families of missing hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels prayed rescuers might yet find them alive...