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SANAA, Yemen — Israeli airstrikes struck Yemen’s capital on Sunday, targeting areas across Sanaa just days after Houthis launched a missile toward Israel, the Iran-backed group said.The Houthi media office reported that the strikes hit several locations, including a power plant and a gas station.Residents said explosions rattled neighborhoods near the presidential palace, a closed military academy, and Sabeen Square, a central gathering point in the city.“The house was rocked, and the windows were shattered,” resident Ahmed al-Mekhlafy told The Associated Press by phone. Another resident, Hussein Mohamed, said the sound of the blasts was “very strong.”Israel did not immediately confirm the strikes. Last week, Israel said it hit energy infrastructure in Yemen used by the...
August 24, 2025
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital after Houthi missile attack
August 24, 2025
Zelensky vows Ukraine will fight on as nation marks independence day
August 24, 2025
Nigerian military frees 76 hostages in Katsina state airstrikes
August 24, 2025
Lavrov accuses Ukraine and European leaders of hindering peace process
MILAN — Three young sisters drowned when the rubber boat carrying them and dozens of other migrants capsized during the dangerous central Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy, a German sea rescue group said Sunday.RESQSHIP said the bodies of the girls, aged 9, 11 and 17, were found inside the “dangerously overcrowded” boat, which had been battered by waves up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) before rescuers arrived.Among the 65 people saved by the charity’s vessel Nadir were three pregnant women, several children, and a seven-month-old baby.One person fell overboard earlier in the voyage and remains missing, RESQSHIP added.The overcrowded rubber boat had departed from Zuwara, Libya, overnight Friday. RESQSHIP said it was alerted by Alarm Phone, a hotline for migrants in distress, and...
August 24, 2025
Three sisters drown in migrant boat tragedy off Libya, 65 rescued
August 24, 2025
Gas cylinder blast kills 1 at iconic Moscow toy shop
COLOMBO — Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe was hospitalized on Saturday, a day after his arrest on allegations that he misused public funds while in office, local media reported.Wickremesinghe, 76, who led the country during a devastating economic crisis, was taken into custody on Friday, police said.On Saturday he was admitted to Colombo National Hospital’s emergency unit with complications related to dehydration, diabetes and high blood pressure, hospital director Dr. Rukshan Bellana told reporters.He was later moved to intensive care, where his condition was reported as stable.Neither Wickremesinghe’s office nor hospital officials immediately responded to requests for comment.The veteran politician, who served six terms as prime minister before assuming the...
August 24, 2025
Sri Lanka’s ex-president Wickremesinghe hospitalized after arrest on corruption charges
August 24, 2025
North Korea tests new air defense missiles under Kim’s watch
August 24, 2025
UK government to overhaul asylum appeals system
August 24, 2025
Russia accuses Ukraine of drone strike on nuclear plant as Kyiv marks Independence Day
