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Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a "lie" Riyadh's statement that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca, which attracts millions of pilgrims each year. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in southern Ukraine early Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least seven. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack, the latest in a series of Russian strikes on civilian transportation, as an “atrocity.” France 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.

The drone, intercepted on September 15 was the second Houthi attempt to target Mecca after a ballistic missile launch in July 2017, spokesperson Turki al-Malki said in a statement

A child has been killed in an Israeli double-tap strike as he rushed to help a paramedic wounded in an earlier attack.

Israel has made clear it is unwilling to hold to account those responsible for the deaths of seven humanitarian workers.

Col. Wayne Sanders (Ret.) of Bloomberg Intelligence examines the role being played by Yemen’s Houthis against Iran’s Gulf state neighbors and the importance of Oman to the US in the Middle East. (Source: Bloomberg)

An Iranian cargo vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and wounding four, Iranian state media said. Tehran blamed a “terrorist enemy” for the attack, which came as threats to shipping intensified around the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits.

A passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone just kilometers from the Polish border on Sunday morning, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, as Moscow’s airstrikes push closer to NATO territory.

“Suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire at Tollen Kuki village, located near NH-37, which connects Imphal with Jiribam, around 4 a.m.,” says police

The Houthis claim their attack targeted a Saudi military base in Sharurah.

Two men jailed after Italy international Gianluigi Donnarumma and his now wife attacked in Paris home during PSG stint.

Mr. Sapkal’s remarks came after an attack on Amay Ajit Save, 35, and his father during a dispute over road work in Paithan taluka on September 10

Bloomberg's Veena Ali-Khan said that clashes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia is an 'escalation' of regional tensions as fighting disrupts key areas for oil production. Ali-Kahn said that Saudi Arabia is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to responding to recent attacks, as leaders weigh the impact of military retaliation against gains in leverage for the Houthis. (Source: Bloomberg)

Incident occurs outside college, where the student was reportedly waiting for a bus after classes

US official admits the naval base near Manama sustained heavy damage in the war with Iran.

The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.

A Russian strike on a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad killed at least four people.

According to officials, the student approached the Mandal Education Department and alleged that the two boys had pressed his neck with their feet during the incident

Israeli prime minister denies claim that UAE president warned him of Hamas plans before the 2023 attacks.

As the 25th anniversary approaches, the wait for the alleged mastermind of the attack to be put on trial goes on.

Yemen's Houthis claimed on Tuesday a wave of attacks on oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia’s south.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. It comes after a four-year truce collapsed in July, months into the Middle East war between the United States and Iran. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi provides analysis.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong backlash from opposition leaders on Tuesday after a report published by Haaretz newspaper said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation days before the attacks on October 7. The report alleges that Netanyahu failed to inform security chiefs. 

Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones and missiles early on Tuesday, resuming its air attacks after a brief halt for the visit of US peace negotiators, killing two people and triggering fires across the Ukrainian capital. France 24’s correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze has the latest.

At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in another Russian attack on Kyiv overnight, according to the Interior Ministry, as a three-day pause in strikes on the Ukrainian capital ordered by President Vladimir Putin came to an end.

Seven-year-old Wafaa Aqila and her father killed by Israeli strike while returning home with school supplies.

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Patrick Havas, 38, arrested with weapons after injuring several at Ohio Democrat Amy Acton’s campaign stop.

Suspected insurgents attacked a hunting camp in Niassa province, killing two and forcing three American hunters to be airlifted out. The camp was burned. The post An Attack on a Hunting Camp Moves Mozambique’s Insurgency West appeared first on The Rio Times.