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The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen released footage said to show operations in the Taiz governorate. Fighting between the Houthis and forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi-Arabia, has escalated dramatically in recent weeks after the Houthis managed to seize a number of strategically important areas, according to reports.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen released footage said to show operations in the Taiz governorate. Fighting between the Houthis and forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi-Arabia, has escalated dramatically in recent weeks after the Houthis managed to seize a number of strategically important areas, according to reports.
What comes next is either a retreat for the Houthis or a war of attrition.
Duane Davis, the former Los Angeles gang leader who boasted in books and interviews of his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, only to deny it when he came to trial, was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in prison on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles, United States.
Police raided Turkey's most-watched news channel, Halk TV, early Wednesday, halting broadcasts and installing a government-appointed administrator in the latest move against pro-opposition media. Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroglu condemned the move against the broadcaster's Istanbul headquarters as "a dark day for Turkey", and criticism poured in from the opposition and rights groups.
The project could not be restored, wiping out hundreds of days of work, according to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
A lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines supplying Russian gas to western Europe said on Wednesday that Moscow used the network to exert political and economic pressure, as the former military officer’s trial opened in Germany. Sergiy Kuznietsov is the first person to go on trial over the 2022 sabotage. The 50-year-old is accused of leading a Ukrainian team of diver...
A Ukrainian man accused of helping to mastermind the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines four years ago went on trial for war crimes in Germany on Wednesday, with his defence calling for the case to be dismissed. The closely watched trial – the first involving one of the alleged perpetrators of the 2022 attacks in the Baltic Sea – opened at the Higher Regional Court in the northern city of Hambur...
Supporters waving Ukrainian flags gathered outside a court in Hamburg on Wednesday, 14 October, in solidarity with a former Ukrainian army officer accused of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea.
A conviction on the possible charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon could mean up to 20 years in prisonA Texas prosecutor said he is considering felony assault charges for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who ran over a man following an attempted traffic stop and broke his leg in multiple places.Sean Teare, district attorney for Harris county, said video of the incid...
The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
All of the spots are in South Australia, reportedly because the state government paid for incognito inspectors to visit.
This week on arts24, our French film critic Manon Kerjean covers thrillers, history, legend and animation. "Karma" reunites exes Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard on screen for a thriller about a woman fleeing her past and the cult she escaped. "Moulin" follows Resistance hero Jean Moulin's final days in captivity, while "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" returns for a modern retelling, but do critics buy...
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from USUkraine’s military has suddenly had its access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately.The terminals, which are distribute...
Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with EuropeUK politics live – latest updatesBritain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said.Douglas Alexander helped negotiate deals with India and the US...
A UK restaurateur is claiming losses, weeks after posting a video appearing to urge Israel to destroy buildings in Gaza.
Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU leaders to “hurt” the car industry across the bloc, the head of Mercedes-Benz has said.Speaking in his capacity as president of the European Automobile Manufactu...
Travellers are planning on booking cheaper accommodation and eating out less while away, rather than giving up holidays completely.
The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
Pope Leo has thanked well-wishers for their prayers after his cancer operation.
Pope Leo has thanked wellwishers for their prayers after his cancer operation.
The ease in which England saw off Greece in round one of the Women's World Cup qualifying play-offs showed just how inefficient the structure currently is.
A judicial investigation has been opened in France involving a 14-year-old boy in connection with a school shooting that wounded a principal and a teacher
AI-developed ArtCraft is challenging Adobe after disrupting legacy software's economic model.
A Japanese journalist has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying for Japanese intelligence.
Irish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrestSally Rooney has said she is being forced to withdraw her books from sale in the UK because of her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action.The Irish novelist, whose books include Normal People and Conversations With Friends, said her public support f...
Assembled over decades, the art owned by Peter Simon, founder of the Monsoon fashion store, is one of Britain's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art.
Saudi OpenAI employee was arrested over allegations he planted a hidden device to record sensitive company conversations
One official claims satellite internet could erode online governance in Iran amid war with the US and Israel.
Company hails first step in rolling out technology across UK as first autonomous vehicles take to city’s streetsUber has begun a trial of autonomous vehicles on the streets of Manchester as it looks to bring robotaxis to cities around the UK.The first self-driving cars are operating, using the technology of its partner firms Pony and Verne, with whom Uber recently launched Europe’s first autonomou...
