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Yemen: Maps show 10 years of changing control 

20 October 2026

Looking 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 2026

Tehran, 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 2026

For 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 2026

When 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 2026

At 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 2026

More 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 2026

London, United Kingdom – There was a moment towards the end of Andy Burnham’s conference speech in Liverpool that, t...

Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi receives package from King Charles III 

20 October 2026

News|ASEAN Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has received a package from King Charles III, its military-backed government sai...

Is Russia stalking satellites which help Ukraine from space? 

20 October 2026

A Russian military satellite has manoeuvred to within metres of a US-registered radar satellite believed to provide inte...

France PM promises more curfews as authorities seek to regain control 

20 October 2026

News|Protests French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said new curfews will be imposed where necessary in parts of t...