• Reported rampage by Sudanese paramilitary force in Darfur puts fate of thousands in question

    Reported rampage by Sudanese paramilitary force in Darfur puts fate of thousands in question

    Oct 31, 2025 01:49 PM EST

    ... more reliable ally in the neighboring nation. The UAE is reported to back the RSF, similar to its support of armed factions in Libya and Yemen to spread its influence and combat Islamist groups. It has repeatedly denied allegations that it funnels weapons to the RSF. But in January 2024 ...

  • Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes

    Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes

    Oct 27, 2025 04:29 PM EST

    ... Washington state after having been deployed to the Middle East for most of the summer as part of the U.S. response to attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on commercial shipping. The carrier is on its final deployment before decommissioning. Another aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, suffered ...

  • Rubio tours U.S.-led center in Israel overseeing the ceasefire in Gaza

    Rubio tours U.S.-led center in Israel overseeing the ceasefire in Gaza

    Oct 24, 2025 03:16 PM EST

    ... days, 11 days, 12 days of implementation, where we have faced real challenges along the way," said Rubio. He named the U.S. ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, to lead the civilian side of the coordination center in southern Israel. The center's top military official is Adm. Brad Cooper ...

  • A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says

    A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says

    Oct 22, 2025 05:35 PM EST

    ... services official, who didn't immediately respond to calls and messages. Mosquera was among a group of five men from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen deported to Eswatini, an absolute monarchy ruled by a king who is accused of clamping down on human rights. The Jamaican man was repatriated ...

  • On World Food Day, Pope Leo condemns use of hunger as weapon of war

    On World Food Day, Pope Leo condemns use of hunger as weapon of war

    Oct 16, 2025 06:50 PM EST

    ... a time of dwindling foreign aid budgets. The pope named the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, along with Haiti, Afghanistan, Mali, the Central African Republic, Yemen and South Sudan. He cited U.N. data showing that around 673 million people do not eat enough each day. “We can no longer ...

  • Houthi rebels' military chief of staff dies from wounds suffered in Israel's August airstrike

    Houthi rebels' military chief of staff dies from wounds suffered in Israel's August airstrike

    Oct 16, 2025 02:16 PM EST

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group and Israel even as a ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis have ...

  • Protesters call for end to war in Gaza on 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel

    Protesters call for end to war in Gaza on 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel

    Oct 07, 2025 06:44 PM EST

    ... with experts saying Gaza City is experiencing famine. The conflict has sent ripples across the region, bringing Israel into combat with Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Yemen’s Houthi rebels and militant groups in Iraq and Syria along with their patron, Iran, which suffered major losses in a 12-day war ...

  • WATCH: Day 7 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly

    WATCH: Day 7 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly

    Sep 28, 2025 11:18 PM EST

    ... limiting its ability to continue its killings, destruction, occupation and policies “of starvation and blockade against the Palestinian people.” He condemned Israeli aggression against Iran, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon and called for sanctions against Israel in response to its violation of international law and “unlawful encroachment” on the sovereignty of ...

  • Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration

    Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration

    Sep 25, 2025 07:58 PM EST

    ... African kingdom. The case was brought by several non-profit organizations that have challenged the legality of holding the men from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen without charges. The four were deported to Eswatini in mid-July under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program. The four men have ...

  • Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows

    Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows

    Sep 25, 2025 05:02 PM EST

    ... River, also known as the King Hussein Bridge. Israel announced the closure on Tuesday after an attack last week that killed two Israelis. Israel strikes Yemen after Houthi drone attack The Israeli military said Thursday it carried out strikes in Yemen, with dozens of aircraft targeting Houthi military command headquarters ...