Left with nothing, people in Gaza are forced to rent generators by the hour

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – For more than four hours, Hajj Rabhi al-Fairi, 79, has been standing outside his home in Gaza City with his children and neighbours waiting their turn to use a small generator.

Israel-Lebanon talks postponed as explosions rock southern Lebanon

President Aoun says ‘no new negotiations with Israel at the moment’.

The next round of United States-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon has been postponed as Israeli forces continue to strike and demolish buildings across southern Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia shuts critical oil pipeline after drone attack: What it means

Saudi Arabia has temporarily closed its critical East-West oil pipeline, a 1,200km (746-mile) conduit stretching across the Arabian Peninsula, after it was attacked by drones on Friday.

The drones were reported to have been launched from Iraq, where an investigation is under way. No group has claimed responsibility for the strikes so far.

Burnham and Badenoch revive red versus blue politics as Reform land £36m mega donation

One senior conservative said: "It was a real line in the sand, we could never have imagined Sir Keir Starmer saying that."

The party seems cock-a-hoop at a line they can use again and again, asserting the prime minister cares more about welfare than guarding against war.

Real Madrid’s Mbappe confident of Ballon d’Or despite trophyless season

Kylian Mbappe went trophyless in his first two Real Madrid seasons, but hopes World Cup goals boost Ballon d’Or bid.

Kylian Mbappe said he still believed he was worthy of the Ballon d’Or award despite failing to win any silverware with Real Madrid during the ⁠season, while France’s World Cup campaign ended with a semifinal defeat by Spain.

What did US intelligence know before the 9/11 attacks?

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the CIA has released a series of presidential briefing documents showing what United States leaders had been told about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda in the years before the plane hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Fighting re-erupts in Yemen and civilians are paying the price

Taiz, Yemen – Aman Murshed, a mother of five in her 50s, has spent more than five years displaced in a camp in Taiz’s al-Kadaha area, hoping to return to her home where her family farmed and raised livestock.

‘A historic day’: Spain moves closer to citizenship for Western Saharans

Madrid, Spain – For Mohamed Mohamedna, it was a historic moment.

On Thursday, the Spanish parliament backed citizenship for Western Saharans born in the North African territory when Madrid ruled it as a colony.

Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones

Petrol stations in Kyiv have been hit by jet-powered drones in a wave of targeted Russian attacks as the bombardment of Ukraine’s capital enters a new phase of intensity.

At least two people were killed and six injured in strikes on two petrol stations on Friday morning, according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko.

Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route

Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the ​world’s vital shipping routes.

The Iran-aligned Houthis took control of the volcanic island after forces allied to the UN-backed, Aden-based government left in the latest of a dramatic series of reverses along Yemen’s west coast in recent days, including the loss of the port city of Mocha on Thursday.