1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (477+ words) The second act of the Middle East war is unfolding around the Bab al-Mandab Strait after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis seized control of the strategic waterway, while Yemeni army rosters were found to be riddled with “ghost names,” leaving forces in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (301+ words) Israeli security officials estimate that the political leadership could push for the seizure of additional refugee camps and broader operations, particularly in the northern West Bank, according to Walla news report. The officials cited growing friction on the ground amid…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (606+ words) The U.S. Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation — and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh's credibility is on the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (191+ words) A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept. 13, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said. The incident occurred as Tehran and Washington clash over the strategic waterway. A merchant vessel was struck around 5:00 a.m. off…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (306+ words) Iraqi authorities announced a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran on Sept. 13. The government closed the routes following a drone attack originating from the shared border on a Saudi Arabian pipeline. Baghdad sacked the military commander in Missan province…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (273+ words) The IMF has pushed borrowing countries to make bigger austerity cuts over the past decade, charity Oxfam said on Sept. 10, urging for alternatives to such measures. "These cuts undermine vital spending on public services — from health care to education and…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (366+ words) The group captured the port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed government forces on Sept. 10. Yemeni government sources told Reuters that Mayun Island, also known as Perim, fell to the Houthis the following day. Zuqar Island in the Red Sea was…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (286+ words) The central bank for the 21 EU member countries that use the euro currency raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.5 percent at a meeting held in Berlin, away from the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters. The bank last raised…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (366+ words) President Donald Trump has promised $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to "pretend" he was on the ballot. "If the Republicans win, you win…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (218+ words) Two people were rescued after a light aircraft made an emergency landing in the Black Sea off the coast of Rize in northern Türkiye on Sept. 9. The two-seat Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic, which had taken off from Batumi, Georgia, was carrying…...