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2026 10 6 yes Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Yemeni civil war 2026 Yemen offensives The Houthis launches missiles against the airports of Najran and Jizan, in Saudi Arabia, causing material damages and wounding three people. (Al Jazeera) Gaza war Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the

2026 10 5 yes Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni civil war 2026 Yemen offensives, Operation Dawn of Yemen The Presidential Leadership Council launches a large-scale military operation against Houthis in Yemen, with the aim to capture all Houthi-controlled territories. (Al Arabiya) (Al Jazeera) (TRT World) Turkey and Pakistan agree to

2026 09 21 yes Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni civil war Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict, 2026 Yemen offensives Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relations British prime minister Andy Burnham says that the United Kingdom will offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling in its ongoing conflict with the Houthis. (The Hill) Sudanese civil war Egypt–Sudan

Pope Leo XIV arrived by plane in Algeria on Monday, April 13, beginning his apostolic visit to Africa. A senior Vatican official told the BBC the pope wanted to "turn the world's attention to Africa"; the BBC reported the eleven-day visit would address themes of peace, migration, and interfaith dialogue. The trip also includes stops in Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. The visit marked Leo's second major foreign trip as pope since his election in May last year. The regions of the continent being visited are among the quickest growing i

On Sunday, United States President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US is imposing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. According to Trump, the blockade was in effect as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (1400 UTC). The blockade was imposed following the collapse of talks held in Islamabad between the United States and Iran. "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the finest in the world, will be BLOCKADING any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," Trump declared. According to The Guardian, oil pri

On Tuesday, a rash that reporters had observed on US President Donald Trump's neck in photos from a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House one day earlier appeared to have been covered up. One media source indicated the substance used was cosmetic makeup, although Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, told the source the rash had been covered up by a "very common cream." President Trump has worn makeup in public before. He once wore makeup to obscure bruises on his hands, which White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, stated were

The Green Party of England and Wales candidate Hannah Spencer has been declared the winner of Thursday's by-election in Gorton and Denton, a parliamentary constituency in Manchester, which was triggered following the resignation of the previous Labour MP Andrew Gwynne. The election marks the first parliamentary by-election won by a Green Party candidate, and the first Green Party election win in the North of England. Spencer will become the fifth current Green Party MP, with just under 41% of the vote, a lead of 12% on the second-place candid

The White House has deleted a post on Donald Trump's social media account containing a video portraying former United States President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama as apes. The video triggered a backlash from American politicians, including from Trump's own Republican Party. After initially defending the post, the White House removed the post from Trump's account in response to backlash, according to the BBC. A White House official stated that a staff member had mistakenly posted the video. Trump himself has stated that he di

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has been captured by the United States on Saturday at around 3 am UTC-4, according to a post by US president Donald Trump on social media. Trump has told reporters Maduro had been “in a house that was more like a fortress”, in the country’s capital, Caracas. Trump justified this action by claiming that Maduro is the leader of the Cartel de los Soles, and pushing illegal immigration of dangerous individuals in the United States. Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela’s foreign minister, said the country has request

A Mexican Navy aircraft transporting a pediatric burn patient crashed into a bay near {Galveston, Texas on Monday afternoon. At least six people died in this accident, according to authorities reports on Tuesday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated Tuesday that air traffic control center lost contact with the flight for approximately ten minutes before it went down. There were eight individuals on board: four Navy officers and four civilians, including the child. According to Mexican Navy officials, rescue teams retrieved two survivors

The United States launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, overnight between June 21 and 22, aimed at disabling Iran's nuclear capabilities. The strike, designated Operation Midnight Hammer by the U.S. military, was ordered by President Donald Trump and announced late Saturday night from Washington. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the first bombs were dropped on the Fordow site at approximately 6:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (2240 UTC) on Saturday, as part of a coordinated strike involving

On Saturday, in a landslide victory, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won the 2025 Singaporean general election, claiming 65.57% of the national vote and 87 seats in the 97-seat Parliament. This marks the PAP's 16th successive election triumph since 1959. The main opposition party, the Workers' Party (WP), took 14.99% of the vote — 50.04% in constituencies it contested in — and twelve seats, comprising ten directly elected seats with the addition of two seats accorded to the "best losers", bringing the total number of seats to 99. The