Houthis seize Yemen Red Sea port city
The Yemeni authorities say Houthi fighters have seized Mokha from Saudi-backed pro-government forces. The port sits on the Bab al‑Mandab str...
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US President Donald Trump says he will offer every adult American a $5,000 payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's...
Anthropic researcher warns more than 10% chance AI ‘could kill us all’
A top safety researcher at Anthropic has resigned, warning artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly he believes there is a greater th...
UK hits back on Israeli sanctions criticism
The UK's foreign minister Ed Miliband has said his country had to "call out" Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank before it was "too...
Israel announces counter-measures to UK sanctions
Britain is leading a group of twelve countries in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli foreign mini...
UK sanctions Israeli settlements in West Bank
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told parliament that there will be an import ban on goods from Jewish settlements in the illegally occupied We...
Afd win poses challenge for German democracy
Afd win poses challenge for German democracy, we ask could they govern Saxony-Anhalt? Also in the programme: Latvia's foreign minister expla...
Germany's far-right AfD wins state election
Despite a decisive AfD victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the party appears to have fallen short of an outright majority needed...
German far-right set for big win in east
Exit polls in Germany show the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for a crushing victory in the eastern state of Saxony Anha...
Germany's far-right AfD bids for their first taste of power in eastern vote
German voters are heading to the polls in an election in Saxony- Anhalt, which could see the far- right AfD win power at a state level for t...
US envoys meet Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin is holding talks at the Kremlin with Donald Trump's envoys, who are making a renewed push to end Russia's war with Ukraine. T...
US envoys arrive in Moscow
Donald Trump's top envoys have arrived in Moscow, as part of a renewed diplomatic push to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Also on the programme...
Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case
A US judge has declared a mistrial in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial. We hear from our reporter outside the courtroom. Also on...
Nepal flooding: Two workers rescued from tunnel
Rescue crews in Nepal have freed two workers from a blocked hydropower tunnel, nine days after they were trapped by debris from flash floods...
US State Department defends Venezuela oil deal
The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says that her country needs democracy rather than an oil deal. But a US State Departme...
Spain's prime minister under pressure over migrant crisis
The Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez is under pressure over his government's handling of influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceu...
Venezuela oil deal: who wins?
Washington and Caracas have signed an agreement which gives a US-led company rights over Venezuelan oilfields amounting to about a fifth of...
Iran and US trade strikes in the Gulf
Iran and the US trade strikes in the most intense round of attacks in weeks. Iran says the US struck a wedding party killing four people inc...
The death toll in Nepal from floods reaches 1,000
The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000, according to the country's disaster agency. Also...
Six million forced to return to Afghanistan since 2023
Millions of Afghans have in recent decades fled across the borders to Pakistan and Iran, seeking refuge or employment. But as the numbers le...