1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (712+ words) DUBAI, Sept 13 — Within a matter of days, Yemen’s Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (476+ words) GENAPPE, Sept 13 — Perched atop a larch tree, Luca Bruscia, a sporty 25-year-old pruner, collects pine cones that Belgian authorities hope will help strengthen the country’s forests in the face of a changing climate. The cones’ seeds will be planted in…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago   (74+ words) malaymail.com JAKARTA, Sept 13 — One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said. However, one of the rescued…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago   (163+ words) malaymail.com Merchant ship strike in Hormuz Strait kills one, injures three - On September 13, Iranian authorities reported that a merchant vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in one fatality and injuring three others. - The incident occurred near…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (622+ words) FARSTA, Sept 13 — “Good job!” Outside Stockholm’s Farsta subway station where a 2023 shooting killed two innocent bystanders, locals thank Max Akerwall and his police team for turning the tide on gang violence. An otherwise tranquil country, Sweden has endured over a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (405+ words) MACAU, Sept 12 — Macau will hold its first national security trial behind closed doors next week, a court said on Friday, in a case against a former pro-democracy lawmaker charged with “subversion”. The Chinese casino hub expanded the scope of national…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (222+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit here, providing an opportunity for both leaders to strengthen Putrajaya and Moscow’s relations and exchange views on…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (391+ words) SEOUL, Sept 12 — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea’s defence ministry said. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch toward the body of water that Koreans call the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (339+ words) PEREIRA, Sept 11 — One month after a powerful earthquake shattered the Colombian city of Pereira, hundreds of people sleep outdoors or seek refuge in shelters with little idea of what the future holds. Pereira is nestled in Colombia’s western coffee-growing region,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (217+ words) CALGARY, Sept 11 — Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump “in recent days” and Ottawa remains ready to reach a “fair” trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading…...