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Jordan’s air strikes in southern Syria killed at least seven people, including three children. Here are their stories.

Strikes blamed on Saudi Arabia killed 14 people in Houthi-held Yemen, while the Houthis targeted the perimeter of the airport in Aden.

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Oil prices rose on Wednesday, recovering losses this week, as more Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the prospect of a renewed US military offensive against Iran kept supply fears elevated. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world's oil, was up 0.87 per cent at $114.87 a barrel at 2pm UAE time. West Texas Intermediate, the gauge that tracks US crude

Real Madrid ​have issued an ⁠apology as French forward ​Kylian Mbappe faces a backlash over his comments regarding late Chinese ⁠leader Mao Zedong. In a video on a French podcast that ⁠has since been removed, Mbappe was heard discussing a meme where his face had ​been photoshopped on another person. Mbappe reportedly said it was of “some guy – I think he's a

The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed by the U.S. military's boat strikes to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes.

Operation Trident, a major anti-narcotics crackdown targeting an international syndicate operating across the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh corridor, marks a significant escalation in India’s fight against drug trafficking. The operation follows broader efforts under the government’s Vision Document on Drug Control 2026-2029, which aims to dismantle major drug ca

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Alex Carey and Josh Inglis put together a handy partnership late on day two in Cape Town as Australia continues to eat into South Africa's lead. Follow live.

After years of war Ukrainians have developed their own coping mechanisms, seeking a balance between danger and disruption

Jordan and Syria have agreed to form a joint security committee to examine the details and the repercussions of Jordanian strikes against ISIS , the two countries' foreign ministers have said. The Jordanian army on Tuesday said at least 20 ISIS members had been killed in strikes on Syria launched in “retaliation” for a deadly church attack in the kingdom las

More than 200 unionised staff at Farmers stores nationwide took strike action last week.

Foreign ministers form security committee to share intelligence and follow up on impact of Jordan's strikes on Syria.

One of Hawke's Bay's Watties factories has been disrupted by nearly 100 staff walking off the job in protest about pay.

CBS News has obtained images showing Ukraine's Starlink satellite system disabled during a Russian strike that killed five people. Elon Musk has admitted to limiting Ukraine's access to the SpaceX resource. CBS News foreign policy and national security contributor H.R. McMaster has more.

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Trump has sought to justify the attacks by saying they stem the flow of drugs into the U.S., but critics have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes as well as their effectiveness.

Latest strike brings death toll of campaign decried as extrajudicial killings to 243 people since September 2025.

Lissu, who faces treason charge carrying a possible death sentence, refused food after being denied access to lawyers.

A drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Monday hit a busy market in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur region, killing at least 36 people, according to the international medical charity Doctors without Borders. "Nyala Teaching Hospital, which is supported by Doctors without Borders teams, has so far received the bodies of 36 people who were killed, 21

Hundreds of Qantas ground crew staff are holding a 24-hour nationwide strike today set to impact regional services.

Deadly tornado strikes construction site in Turkiye

Another man in custody awaiting trial for murder was not attended by his solicitor on record

Legal row relates to monies lodged to court in battle for Lord of Dance star’s Co Cork mansion

<p>US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in region</p><p>The US ⁠military ⁠<a href="https://x.com/Southcom/status/2115116783199735980">said</a> on ​Tuesday ⁠it killed ⁠five ​people ‌after ‌an airstrike on a ‌suspected drug-trafficking vessel in ​the ⁠eastern Pacific.</p><p>Tuesday’s strike was among

Mourners have buried four members of a family, including three children, killed in Jordanian airstrikes in Syria.

Russia's strikes on Ukraine continue, but a localized ceasefire has started in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where residents face dire conditions. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has the latest from Ukraine.

As crypto evolves past its trading roots, and global markets shift to 24/7 liquidity, stablecoins are becoming essential financial infrastructure.

Photos obtained by CBS News show Ukraine's vital connection to Starlink was throttled on Oct. 19, inhibiting its interception capacity when a deadly Russian strike hit a park.

Russia struck Kyiv multiple times on Monday night, hours before a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky took effect.

A Jordanian government spokesman has expressed "regret" over civilian casualties in an airstrike it said was targeting "IS" militants.

Aleksi ”Aleksib” Virolainen sai tuomion törkeästä veropetoksesta. Hän on yksi Suomen tunnetuimmista Counter-Strike-pelaajista.

They seek measures to protect the private bus industry amid the crisis in the sector following the introduction of the Priyadarshini free travel scheme on KSRTC buses

Five of the injured are students or university staff, Zelenskyy said.

Jordan said it targeted ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Syria, but relatives of those killed deny any link to last week’s church

Two men face U.K. national security charges after an incident at a British air base used by U.S. forces during strikes on Iran.

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who was charged with treason last year, has started a hunger strike to protest his inability to access his lawyers, his party said.

<p>Sudan’s warring sides have traded drone strikes that killed 21 people in the western <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1759717">Darfur region</a> and left vast swathes of the country’s east without electricity, medics and witnesses said Tuesday.</p> <p>A drone strike on a market in Nyala, the de facto capital of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Drone hit a market in the city that serves as the de facto capital of the paramilitary RSF in Darfur, resident says.

Jordan said Tuesday its airstrikes in southern Syria killed more than 20 Daesh militants and destroyed a weapons depot, while Damascus condemned the operation as a violation of sov...

Jordan’s military struck "terrorist organizations" in Syria late Monday in retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that k...

Jordan’s military struck "terrorist organizations" in Syria late Monday in retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that k...

<p>The Jordanian military said it had struck “terrorist organisations” in neighbouring Syria on Monday in retaliation for a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342">deadly attack on a church</a> last week, hours after authorities arrested three men they accused of the killings.</p> <p>It said air force jets had “destroyed several terrorist positions” and

The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.

The localised ceasefire, secured by US First Lady Melania Trump, will allow evacuations and aid deliveries to Oleshky.

Jordan carried out strikes on southern Syria in “retaliation” for last week’s deadly church attack , with Syrian authorities saying at least seven people were killed in the country. Jordan's armed forces said they hit the hideouts of armed groups responsible for the attack on a church in Karak on Friday that killed nine Christians. "The operation was conduct

A Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital killed one person and wounded eight, mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that medical facilities and a dormitory were damaged.

Disney and Channel 4 have struck a landmark UK content deal that will also see the Channel 4 linear network become available on Disney+, a UK first. In one of the biggest deals of its kind in UK TV history, shows like Channel 4 stalwart Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and upcoming Bella Ramsey-starrer Maya […]

Syria closes border crossings with Jordan after air strikes kill seven people in Deraa and Suweyda, including children.

NZNO said Braemar's latest pay offer would leave workers two percent worse off.

The assaults on infrastructure, which cut off heat and power on bitterly cold winter days, amounted to a crime against humanity, investigators said.

The England captain ends his country's 25-year wait for the prestigious award after scoring 73 goals for club and country last season, beating competition from Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe.

Disney+ has made what it claims is one of the “most significant’ content arrangements with broadcasters around the world to bring local content to its platform, striking a landmark deal with U.K. network Channel 4. The first-of-its-kind deal will see the Channel 4 service launch on Disney+ in the U.K. and Ireland in early 2027, […]

Data centres are an unconventional military target but that may be changing as their importance grows, says an academic.

Residents around Adelaide have reported feeling an earthquake this morning, with Geoscience Australia saying the epicentre was about 100 kilometres offshore, between Kangaroo Island and the south-east coast.

Portuguese striker Gustavo Varela is on Arsenal's radar, Crystal Palace want to keep winger Ismaila Sarr, Brighton defender Luka Vuskovic receives admiring glances from some of Europe's biggest clubs, plus more.

A U.S.-based firm is looking to turn decades-old mining waste at the Nigadoo mine near Bathurst, N.B. into something valuable.