New front for Iran? Tit-for-tat strikes with Pakistan add to regional conflict
Since October 7, critics have portrayed Iran as a puppet master, as evidenced by Kal's cartoon in The Economist, with the caption "I prefer a hands-off approach".
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Situation in Gaza 'probably worse even than we can see': Top UN humanitarian official
Griffiths explained that he "respectfully disagreed" with Israeli President Isaac Herzog's claim that the international community has not been sending the 400 trucks of humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip that Israel is able to screen every day.
Euroviews. Rising Somalia-Ethiopia tensions could plunge the Horn of Africa into chaos
As the world welcomes the arrival of a new year and eyes are focused on the war in Gaza, tension continues to escalate in the Horn of Africa — a region of immense political instability.
Attacks in the Red Sea: After US-UK strikes, what next for Yemen?
Meanwhile, the Israeli government says it will soon start winding down the intensive ground war in Gaza. Some Israeli troops have already pulled out of the north of the enclave and more are expected to withdraw from the south in the weeks ahead. But there has been little let-up in the bombardment of Gaza, with Palestinian civilians continuing to bear the brunt of the conflict. We take a closer look.
Houthi rebels fire cruise missile at American destroyer in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea on Sunday, but a US fighter jet shot it down in the latest attack roiling global shipping amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, officials said.
Rallying-Brazilian driver to race Dakar Rally with borrowed car after pirates delay original vehicle
:Brazilian Rodrigo Varela is set race the traditional Dakar Rally in a borrowed car after the ship carrying his original vehicle had to divert its route to escape Houthi pirates in the Red Sea, delaying its arrival by more than 20 days.
Iran: At least 103 killed in blasts at ceremony for slain general Qassim Soleimani
Explosions at an event honouring a prominent Iranian general slain in a US airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 103 people and wounded more than 200 others, state-run media in Iran reported on Wednesday.
Pentagon: Drone launched from Iran strikes tanker in Indian Ocean
"The Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 6am GMT in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran," a Pentagon spokesperson said.