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Israel attacked Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday, Al-Masirah TV said, and eyewitnesses reported four strikes, after the Israeli military warned people to leave the area around the main airport. The attack followed Israeli airstrikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah on Monday in response to a Houthi missile that landed near Israel’s main air hub. Tensions have escalated between Israel and Yemen’s Houthis as the Iran-aligned group continues to launch attacks in response to Israel expanding operations in Gaza. “Not evacuating puts you in danger,” the Israeli military said in its warning. It published a map of the area surrounding…

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: India has advanced the start date of four under-construction hydropower projects in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) by months after suspending a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan that had slowed progress, according to an industry source and a government document. The updated schedule for the projects, whose construction Pakistan generally opposes because it fears it would lead to less water downstream, is another sign of how India is trying to take advantage of its unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 following a deadly attack in the IIOJK last month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

KYIV: Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday that its forces had been engaged in combat operations in Russia’s Kursk region over the past 24 hours, despite Moscow saying it had defeated a Ukrainian incursion into the region. Ukraine pounds Kursk with drones, killing one and injuring nine, Russia says In a daily update posted on the Telegram social media platform, the military said its forces in the Kursk sector had fought off Russian attacks, and come under fire from Russian artillery and air-dropped bombs.

PARIS: The European Union and France on Monday announced half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the continent, seeking to profit from US President Donald Trump‘s federal funding cuts and clashes with top US universities. “We call on researchers worldwide to unite and join us … If you love freedom, come and help us stay free,” French President Emmanuel Macron said at Paris’ Sorbonne University alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The money would fund research projects and help universities cover the cost of bringing foreign scientists over to help run them, officials said.…

JERUSALEM: Israel’s security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the “conquest” of the Palestinian territory, an official said Monday, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive. It comes as the United Nations and aid organisations have repeatedly warned of the humanitarian catastrophe on the ground, with famine again looming after more than two months of a total Israeli blockade. The plan, approved by the cabinet overnight, includes the holding of territories in the besieged Gaza Strip, the official said, and comes amid a push by Israel for Gaza’s people to…

TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday urged the United States to move away from “unrealistic” positions in order to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Iran FM Araghchi in Oman ahead of nuclear talks with US In a phone call with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Araghchi said Tehran is capable of addressing concerns “related to the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons”, noting that “reaching an agreement is fully within reach” provided the US avoids “unrealistic and illogical positions”.

THE HAGUE: The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war. Sudan had taken the UAE to the International Court of Justice, saying its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was contributing to a genocide – accusations strongly denied by the Emiratis. But the ICJ said it “manifestly lacked” jurisdiction to rule on the case and threw out it out. A UAE official hailed the judges’ ruling. “This decision is a clear and decisive affirmation of the fact that…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the country, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin says Russia has the strength to finish Ukraine operation Putin and Modi emphasized during the call which took place on Monday that relations between Russia and India were not affected by external influence and continue to develop dynamically.

KYIV: Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 42 of 116 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack, the air force said on Monday. EU seeks to cut remaining Russian gas ties, but legal options limited It said 21 drones were lost – in reference to the Ukrainian military using electronic warfare to redirect them – or they were drone simulators that did not carry warheads.

WASHINGTON:U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he and his advisers have had some good discussions about Russia and Ukraine in recent days, without elaborating. Speaking to reporters as he returned to the White House after a weekend in Florida, Trump was asked whether he planned to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia when he travels there later this month. Trump says he wants a fair trade deal with China He said he had not thought about this but “we’ve had some very good discussions” about Russia and Ukraine in recent days.