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Oct 17, 2026 - World

United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulersYemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?The United Arab Emirates has agreed to re-enter the Yemen conflict by resuming payments to some government forces fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in the south, according to sources in Yemen. In return, Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide air cover for the anti-Houthi force.The new cooperation agreement is the first tangible sign that the deep rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia over Yemen’s future is starting to be healed – if only because the advance by Houthi forces across Yemen has alarmed all the rival Gulf state rulers. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2026 - World

Pro-Western opposition parties have won big in the Czech Republic's vote for one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ruling coalition

Oct 17, 2026 - World

Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott accused Turkey of “thuggish behavior” toward Greece and Cyprus and questioned Ankara’s commitment to NATO amid longstanding disputes over Aegean airspace, maritime boundaries and the divided island of Cyprus

Oct 17, 2026 - World

Three Kenyan health workers have tested positive for Ebola after caring for the country's first confirmed case, the Health Ministry said Saturday.

Oct 17, 2026 - World

Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Saturday accused Turkey of "thuggish behavior" toward Greece and Cyprus, delivering unusually blunt criticism of a NATO ally during visits to both countries.