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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen overnight claimed new attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia, as Yemen's Saudi-backed government described the rebels' swift advance along the Red Sea coast as a “painful” development in a new front in the Iran war.

The Houthis' capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni civilians who fear a return to devastating civil war.

Overnight, the Houthis claimed more attacks with missiles and drones on... Read More

At BRICS, India's Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are increasingly affecting people worldwide and called for strengthened cooperation and support across the Global South.

Addressing the BRICS summit of leading developing nations on its second day in New Delhi, Modi also warned that the “weaponization of technology and critical minerals” could hinder global development and shared prosperity.

Founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, BRICS has expanded to 11... Read More

Solheim Cup finale: Europe and US locked at 8-8 as Sunday's singles start in heavy rain

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — There has barely been any separation between Europe and the United States at this year's Solheim Cup.

Something has to give on Sunday.

The teams were locked at 8-8 ahead of the start of singles play at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, where wet conditions greeted the arrival of players and fans on Day 3 and umbrellas lined the fairways as the early groups went out.

At stake is the crystal trophy that has been on show on the boisterous first tee all week and in the possession of the Americans since 2024.

They need... Read More

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on his home country.

The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.

“Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States of America,” Leo said. “I renew my prayers for those who lost... Read More

An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say

CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there.

The events were a deadly reminder of the underlying challenge to global shipping even as attention turns to a new threat, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen now perched on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.

State-run IRNA news agency quoted the Qeshm governor as blaming a... Read More

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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

At BRICS, India's Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability

Solheim Cup finale: Europe and US locked at 8-8 as Sunday's singles start in heavy rain

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say

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