US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

    The United States has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, a critically-needed munition for defence against escalating…

    Houthis target Saudi Arabia’s Medina and Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden

    Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis targeted the presidential palace in Aden on Friday with two missiles, a police official said. Aden, the…

    Pakistan military ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Iran-US mediation

    Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in…

    Saudi air defenses intercept two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh

    Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the capital Riyadh, the…

    Europe’s wealth gap: Older households eight times richer than young ones

    Student protests that began in September in France have spread to more than 11 European countries as anger rises over…

    Fighting rages near Yemen’s Taiz as UN urges humanitarian access

    Fighting has escalated in Yemen, with media affiliated to government forces reporting a surge in hostilities with the Houthis on…

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