Saudi Allies Line Up Support As Houthi Attacks Mount
By Al Jazeera Staff, AP, DPA and Reuters 26 September, 2026 France said it will send its military to protest the key Red Sea port of Yanbu [File: Nael Shyoukhi/Reuters] Saudi Arabia’s allies are rallying to support the country as the Houthi rebels step up attacks. France confirmed on Friday that it is sending troops to guard the major oil terminal at Yanbu. Meanwhile, Saudi officials are meeting with peers from Pakistan and Turkiye to discuss options under their mutual defenc
Al Jazeera
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Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City
By Alice Speri and Lex McMenamin September 25, 2026 Demonstrators gather to protest ahead of the address of Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during the 81st session of the United Nations general assembly on 24 September 2026 in New York. Photograph: Madison Swart/AP More than 100 people were arrested outside the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City on Thursday as Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the general assembly, a speech that also prompted dozens of UN de
The Guardian
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South Africa struggles to give detail on anti-GBV funds
South African government departments face questions over how funding for the national response to gender-based violence is being allocated and spent.
Kgomotso Modise
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Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan
By Tinshui Yeung September 25, 2026 Credit: BBC Afghanistan's Taliban government said a wave of Pakistani air strikes had killed four civilians in the latest escalation between the two sides. The strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, the Taliban's base of power, sources told the BBC. A resident told AFP news agency they heard a jet, followed by a large explosion and then a fire in the city. Pakistan said its forces had struck 10 targets in Afghanistan, without specifying
BBC News
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Indigenous communities in Pando create defense committees
By Erbol, multiple authors Thursday, September 18th, 2026 Dredges operating in the Madre de Dios River, territory of TIM II. Photo: CEJIS. The lack of a resolution to the preventive environmental action presented by the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory TIM II and the Tacana, Kabineña and Ese Ejja captaincies in the face of mining pollution led the Central Indigenous of the Original Peoples of the Amazon of Pando (CIPOAP) to declare a state of emergency and give a deadline unt
Erbol
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UN human rights chief sounds alarm over ‘comprehensive onslaught’ against LGBTQ rights
By Michael K. Lavers 22 September 2026 Volker Türk on Monday spoke at UN LGBTI Core Group event. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk (Screen capture via UN Human Rights Council/YouTube) UNITED NATIONS — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday said there is a “comprehensive onslaught” against LGBTQ and intersex rights around the world. “We know that progress for human rights has never been linear … but today’s backlash is deep and it is co
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