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Yemen’s Taiz faces deadly siege, as Shabwah death toll rises
20 October 2026The siege on Taiz has cut humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni city, the United Nations has warned, and left many of its ...
Eastern Libya parliament approves 2019 maritime deal with Turkiye
20 October 2026Libya’s eastern-based parliament, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar, which runs as an alternative to the UN-...
Yemen: Maps show 10 years of changing control
20 October 2026Looking at maps of who controls which areas of Yemen over the past 12 years of war reveals changing alliances and coalit...
Iran denies collapse is close as US claims IRGC running out of money
20 October 2026Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have rejected claims that Iran is unable to support its regional allies, but acknow...
‘Horizontal revolt’: Why Albania’s young protesters want PM Rama to go
20 October 2026For several days, the streets of Tirana have witnessed a wave of antigovernment demonstrations, with demonstrators engag...
‘Every day could cost lives’: UK government blocks Gaza families’ reunion
20 October 2026When his three-year-old son asks why they cannot be together, his Palestinian father tells him the border is closed. “...
Israeli attacks kill at least four Palestinians in Gaza
20 October 2026At least four Palestinians, including a couple and a 17-year-old, have been killed in Israeli air attacks and gunfire in...
More than 250,000 displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated: UNHCR
20 October 2026More than 250,000 people have been internally displaced in Yemen since the country’s war reignited in July, the United...
Three months of PM Andy Burnham: Can he sustain the ‘hope vibe’?
20 October 2026London, United Kingdom – There was a moment towards the end of Andy Burnham’s conference speech in Liverpool that, t...
Is Russia stalking satellites which help Ukraine from space?
20 October 2026A Russian military satellite has manoeuvred to within metres of a US-registered radar satellite believed to provide inte...
