The Israeli military says its air force has carried out its “most powerful strike” in Yemen in response to the Houthi movement’s repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said dozens of its aircraft bombed targets belonging to the Houthis’ security and intelligence services, and military in the capital Sanaa. […]

Sara Jane Moore, who fired a handgun at US President Gerald Ford in an attempted assassination outside a San Francisco hotel in 1975, has died, according to US media. Moore, who was sentenced to life in prison but was freed on parole in her final years, was 95. Her attack came just days after Ford, […]

Patrick MuirheadMahé Island, Seychelles LightRocket via Getty Images Assumption Island is more than 1,000km away from the Seychelles’ main hub A tiny, almost barren island in the Indian Ocean has become a battleground in this weekend’s elections in Seychelles, prompting global environmental concern. Assumption Island, in the western Indian Ocean, possesses little at first glance […]

Mark SavageMusic Correspondent Getty Images Stray Kids members I.N, Felix and Bang Chan pictured at a press conference in Seoul last month At the end of an exhausting world tour, most bands would take a well-earned break. Not Stray Kids. Within weeks of wrapping up their record-breaking DominATE shows this summer – including two sold […]

Netflix Inspector Zende stars Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee in the titular role of the policeman The story of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, portrayed in the BBC-Netflix drama The Serpent, is well-known. Now, a new Netflix film tells the lesser-known story of an Indian police officer who captured the notorious killer – not once, but […]

Watch: ‘I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,’ says Trump Donald Trump has said he will not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The US president told White House reporters ahead of Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly on Friday: “I will not allow Israel […]

Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Watch: Object seen flying away from Aalborg airport as drones disrupt flights Drone incidents at airports and military bases all over Jutland, western Denmark, have not caused any harm or damage – and yet they have exposed the country’s defences as vulnerable to attack. In an era of hybrid warfare, there […]

Getty Images One of the former staffers was an aide to Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te (pictured) A Taiwan court has convicted a former presidential aide of spying for China and three others who were also employed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). One of the men worked in the office of then Foreign Minister […]

Ali Abbas Ahmadi and Max Matza Watch: “I’m not afraid”, says James Comey after indictment A federal grand jury in the US state of Virginia has formally charged former FBI Director James Comey with two offences related to testimony he gave to Congress. Mr Comey, who has long drawn US President Donald Trump’s criticism, is […]

Some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out across 14 African countries. The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract money from victims in romance scams, and in so-called “sextortion”, in which victims are blackmailed using […]