Yemen's Houthis have launched two attacks against the U.A.E. — here's why
The attacks underscore how Yemen's civil war, which has ground on for over seven years, can flare into a regional danger.
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Afghanistan's Taliban have started their first talks in Europe since takeover
Taliban representatives will be certain to press their demand that nearly $10 billion frozen by the United States be released as Afghanistan faces a precarious humanitarian situation.
UAE says it has intercepted 2 missiles from Yemen's Houthis
The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which previously had seen a series of assaults near Emirati soil.
A Saudi-led airstrike on a Yemen prison kills, injures more than 100, Red Cross says
The strike against a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels is part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier saw another airstrike take the Arab world's poorest country off the internet.
Israeli police used spyware to hack its own citizens, an Israeli newspaper reports
According to a report in Israeli media, Israel has hacked activists, mayors and other Israeli citizens without judicial oversight using spyware from the controversial NSO Group.
Talks persist in Vienna and elsewhere at reviving the Iran nuclear deal
As talks continue to try to restart the deal that put limits on Iran's nuclear program, there's a flurry of diplomatic meetings. Iran wants the U.S. to guarantee it'll stick to the deal this time.
News brief: Senate's filibuster issue, Texas hostage details, Iran nuclear talks
Senate Democrats plow ahead with a showdown over the filibuster and voting rights. Details emerge about the hostage taking at a Texas synagogue. Efforts continue to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
Photos show the aftermath of the fatal Abu Dhabi attack
The images by Planet Labs PBC show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse
American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.
Sotheby's unveils 555.55-carat black diamond thought to come from outer space
Black diamonds are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. The cosmic origin theory of "The Enigma" is based on carbon isotopes and high hydrogen content.