Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthis reported carrying out attacks against each other, with both sides claiming heavy casualties. The government’s claims could not be independently verified, and the Saudi-led coalition did not immediately confirm Houthi claims about strikes on Sanaa and other areas.
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A spokesman for Yemen’s government forces said their attacks targeted Houthi positions in six governorates.
The spokesman reported 29 air strikes, 39 drone attacks, 62 rocket launches and 744 artillery attacks.
He claimed about 190 Houthi fighters and commanders were killed or wounded and up to 130 vehicles or combat assets were damaged or destroyed.
Al Jazeera said it could not verify the government’s battlefield claims.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group killed or wounded government-aligned fighters in Lahij and al-Jawf.
Saree accused Saudi-backed forces of carrying out 109 air strikes and missile attacks, including in Sanaa and several other areas, and said women and children were among the casualties.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two missiles fired toward Riyadh and another aimed at Saudi Arabia’s southern region.
The World Health Organization reported at least 1,771 deaths and 7,959 injuries in Yemen’s hostilities since August, with more than 300,000 people displaced.
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Ukraine says it captured a 49-year-old Indonesian man who had joined Russian forces and reached Ukrainian-held territory after a drone attack on his group. Ukraine’s I Want to Live project reported a sharp increase in Indonesian recruits, while Jakarta has urged Moscow to prevent Indonesians from being recruited and is investigating suspected human trafficking.
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The man, from Java, was captured in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, according to the I Want to Live project.
The project said 283 Indonesians were recruited to fight for Russia in the first nine months of 2026, compared with no more than 10 in the previous three years.
Indonesia’s foreign ministry said it had asked Russia to ensure Indonesians were not recruited into its military or related roles.
Indonesian police said they identified a suspected trafficking network that used social media and messaging apps to recruit people with promises of jobs in Russia.
Police said some recruits were directed to sign military contracts after arriving in Russia and were sent to conflict zones.
Kenya’s intelligence services reported in February that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been lured to fight for Russia.
The I Want to Live project was established in September 2022 to help Russian troops and foreign recruits surrender and leave the battlefield.
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Young people and workers across Spain protested and joined a nationwide strike over housing costs, wages and prices. The demonstrations followed a housing shortage and failed emergency tenant-protection measures, while protesters described high rents and fear of eviction.
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Unions called a nationwide walkout on November 11 under the slogan “wages, housing, and prices.”
The article says tens of thousands of young people had protested across Spain in recent weeks.
Spain’s Bank of Spain estimated the country was short 750,000 homes, a figure that could reach 1 million by the following year.
Parliament rejected two emergency decrees proposed by the government to protect vulnerable renters.
The article reports that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was forcibly evicted from her Madrid flat after her corporate landlord raised the rent beyond her means; she died in hospital on the day the owners agreed to let her return.
Haris Javaid Sharif, a 24-year-old data analyst in Barcelona, said he lives with his parents because independent housing is too expensive.
Bea Garcia de la Torre, 32, said she and her brother pay $1,229 a month in rent for a Madrid flat and worry about a rent increase or eviction.
The article says the coalition government called a snap election for November 29 amid the housing crisis and trailing poll numbers.
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U.S. prosecutors charged three men over their alleged involvement in a plot to attack Royal Air Force Base Fairford in the United Kingdom. Prosecutors allege that one man, who was already in custody, used phone calls to plan attacks from detention.
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U.S. authorities charged three men.
The charges concern an alleged plot to attack Royal Air Force Base Fairford.
The base is in the United Kingdom.
Prosecutors allege one of the men was already in custody.
Prosecutors allege that man used phone calls from detention to plan attacks.
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Conservationists relocated 3,400 one-flowered wintergreen plants from an eroding shoreline at Culbin Forest in Moray, Scotland, to protect them from falling into the sea. The rare wildflower has lost more than half its UK population in 50 years, and the team will monitor how many plants survive in their new locations.
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The rescue involved NatureScot, Plantlife Scotland, Forestry and Land Scotland and 18 volunteers.
About 2–3 metres of land had collapsed into the sea at the site in recent years.
Volunteers moved sections of soil with the plants to preserve underground fungal networks they rely on.
In the UK, the species grows only in pine woods in north-east Scotland and is recorded at seven sites.
An estimated 50,000 plants remain in Scotland, but they may represent fewer than 500 genetically distinct individuals.
Forest management changes and hotter, drier conditions have affected the fungi and soil moisture the plant depends on.
Conservationists also moved some plants and seeds to a wood where the species had not previously been recorded.
The project received support from the Scottish government’s nature restoration fund.
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Storms flooded or damaged tents across Gaza, leaving thousands without shelter and raising concerns about illness and hypothermia. Aid groups say 150,000 tents are waiting outside Gaza for Israeli approval to enter, while United Nations figures show hundreds of thousands of people face flood risk.
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At least four children and one woman died during the weekend storms, according to the article.
The UN said 940,000 people live in areas at risk of flooding in makeshift tents.
The UN said 26,000 households sought help after the rains and at least 3,900 households were left without shelter.
Stormwater pumping facilities are not operating because of a lack of power, the UN said.
Medical Aid for Palestinians warned that cold, damp and crowded conditions could lead to more respiratory illnesses and other health problems.
Shelterbox said tents it normally supplies have been waiting outside Gaza for almost two years.
Aid workers say Israeli restrictions on some items and delays at border crossings are limiting supplies used to build shelters.
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The article argues that President Donald Trump may seek a deal with Russia over Ukraine and European security while excluding Kyiv and European leaders. It says European governments could resist by maintaining sanctions and using frozen Russian assets, but the article’s final sentence is cut off before it explains that proposal fully.
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The article says U.S., Russian and Ukrainian officials are holding negotiations in Abu Dhabi, with European officials relegated to a side room.
Trump said he was working with Moscow on a deal that could involve Europe, according to the article.
The article says Jared Kushner has discussed a broader European security framework with European leaders.
The author warns a possible deal could leave Russia with occupied Ukrainian territory and ease sanctions, while limiting NATO expansion or deployments.
The article says Trump has withheld satellite intelligence and missile interceptors from Ukraine, and that Elon Musk’s Starshield network speed limits have affected Ukrainian drone defenses.
The author says Trump could pressure European allies by threatening U.S. troop withdrawals or base closures.
The article says European governments hold frozen Russian assets and can refuse to lift sanctions on Moscow.
The article’s final sentence proposes moving Russian central bank funds held by Euroclear to an EU-controlled entity, but the text ends before the proposal is completed.
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An independent Israeli medical specialist who reviewed records for detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya said his weight loss, chest pain, falling haemoglobin and reported injuries raise serious health concerns. Abu Safiya has been held by Israel without formal charges since December 2024, and courts have rejected petitions for his release and for an independent medical examination.
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Israeli forces detained Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, on 27 December 2024.
Israeli authorities classified Abu Safiya as an “unlawful combatant”; the article says more than 375 other medical workers received the same designation.
Medical records reviewed by Prof Amit Tirosh show Abu Safiya's weight fell from 90kg in January 2025 to 76kg in May 2026.
Tirosh said records showed chest pain, delayed treatment for scabies, falling haemoglobin, bruising near one eye, dizziness and rib pain.
Abu Safiya told his lawyers that prison guards beat him; Tirosh said the records did not explain his injuries.
A district court rejected a petition seeking an independent medical examination, and Israel's supreme court had earlier rejected a petition for his release.
The Israeli prison service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was transferred from prison to his Kuala Lumpur home to serve the rest of his reduced six-year sentence under house arrest. His conviction involved misappropriating public funds in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
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Najib Razak is a former prime minister of Malaysia.
He was transferred from prison to his home in Kuala Lumpur.
He will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
His sentence was reduced to six years.
He was convicted of misappropriating public funds.
The case was tied to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
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An Australian federal court disqualified three former Youpla Group directors from managing corporations and ordered them to pay a combined $90,000. The court found they failed to meet their duties to members of the funeral fund, which collapsed in 2022 and left more than 13,000 Aboriginal people without funeral cover.
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Jonathan Law was disqualified for six years and ordered to pay $50,000.
Michael Wilson was disqualified for 10 years and ordered to pay $20,000.
Geoffrey Clayton was disqualified for five years and ordered to pay $20,000.
The three directors were also ordered to contribute a combined $17,000 toward the plaintiff’s legal costs.
The court found the directors failed to exercise care and diligence, manage conflicts of interest, and protect members from detriment.
Youpla collapsed in March 2022, leaving more than 13,000 Aboriginal people without the means to pay for funerals.
Founder Ron Pattenden was previously ordered to pay $250,000 and barred from managing corporations for 15 years.
Former chief Bryn Jones was found to have breached his duties; the court will set his penalty later.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 11,042 confirmed cases and at least 5,387 deaths in its largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain and has spread across eight provinces, with cases reported in East, Central and West Africa.
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Government data put the confirmed case count at 11,042 and the death toll at at least 5,387.
The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
Eight of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 26 provinces have been affected.
Many deaths have occurred outside treatment centres.
The article says delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have contributed to the spread.
No vaccine or treatment has been developed specifically for the Bundibugyo strain.
The World Health Organization approved clinical trials of two new Ebola vaccines and expects results in early 2027.
The outbreak has been reported in East, Central and West Africa, the widest geographic spread of an Ebola outbreak on the continent to date.
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Russia said it had intercepted 146 drones over the Leningrad region, and Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said the response was continuing. The reports came as Russia and Ukraine held U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi and as attacks and airspace warnings were reported in the region.
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Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said 146 drones had been brought down over the region.
The article said it was unclear where the drones came from.
Reuters reported that a Ukrainian drone struck an oil refinery in Kirishi on Monday, and local authorities said a woman was killed.
Drozdenko said a drone attack caused a fire in the port area of Ust-Luga.
Russia and Ukraine held U.S.-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi, which entered their second and final day on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the first day of talks as constructive and substantive.
TASS reported that Ukrainian forces fired at least 31 artillery shells into the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in 24 hours, wounding three civilians.
Latvia and Lithuania warned residents to seek shelter after unidentified drones entered their airspace; NATO air defenses and fighter jets were activated.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeatedly heckled caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of a new Knesset session. Netanyahu toasted the session, which followed national elections.
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Naftali Bennett is described as a former Israeli prime minister.
Bennett repeatedly heckled Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu is described as Israel’s caretaker prime minister.
The incident took place at the opening of a new Knesset session.
The session followed national elections.
Netanyahu toasted the start of the session.
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President Donald Trump has announced plans to end billions of dollars in annual U.S. military aid to Israel. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan examines what Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act could mean for the military partnership and whether a new deal is being developed.
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Trump announced plans to end annual U.S. military aid to Israel.
The aid is described as amounting to billions of dollars each year.
The report asks whether a new U.S.-Israel deal is in the works.
Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan examines Section 219.
Section 219 is part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The report considers what Section 219 could mean for the future of the U.S.-Israel military partnership.
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The United States, Ukraine and Russia held US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with negotiations due to continue Wednesday. US envoy Jared Kushner said the sides had narrowed their differences, while Washington called for a new European security framework; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the first day as constructive.
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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff brought Russian and Ukrainian representatives together in Abu Dhabi.
Kushner said the United States had narrowed gaps between the sides but did not give details.
The United States called for a new security framework for Europe.
Zelensky said he was pleased with changes in the US mediators’ approach.
Russia said it shot down 92 drones over the Leningrad region early Wednesday, according to regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko.
The Leningrad region includes Baltic Sea ports that handle Russian oil and grain exports, and the Kirishi oil refinery.
Zelensky said Europe should choose a representative for the peace talks this month.
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Iran opened what the article describes as its first all-women military training camp amid fears of renewed U.S. attacks. Dozens of female volunteers took part in military exercises at Tehran’s Azadi Square.
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The camp was described as Iran’s first all-women military training camp.
The article linked the camp’s opening to fears of renewed U.S. attacks.
Dozens of women participated in the exercises.
The participants were called “Janfadayan.”
The article describes Janfadayan as volunteers willing to sacrifice their lives for Iran.
The exercises took place at Azadi Square in Tehran.
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TV presenter Jonathan Ross said he was horrified by allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams and Russell Brand’s rape conviction. Ross said he had been unaware of the men’s conduct when he was friendly with them and called a joke he made about Walliams in 2004 tasteless.
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ITV News and the Guardian reported that several women accused Walliams of sexual misconduct, including alleged conduct when they were teenagers.
Walliams denies the allegations and says he is not a sexual predator and has not broken the law.
Ross said his thoughts were with the women who had come forward.
Ross said he understood his 2004 joke about Walliams and a 15-year-old as comic exaggeration, and would not have used it if he had suspected it referred to real events.
Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10-and-a-half years in prison for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The Metropolitan Police said several people had contacted them about Brand since his conviction.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy described the allegations against Walliams as the latest in a long line of reported abuses of power in the media.
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The Albanese government says it will not replace the ABC and SBS ombudsmen with an external oversight body, as the antisemitism envoy proposed. The government says the Australian Communications and Media Authority can already review escalated complaints, and it may consider further changes after a royal commission reports in mid-December.
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Antisemitism envoy Segal proposed an external independent ombudsman to review ABC and SBS coverage of the Gaza war.
Segal said the body should assess whether the broadcasters meet their stated standards for accuracy and impartiality.
The ABC and SBS said their complaints processes are subject to external review by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Government sources said the authority can investigate complaints escalated beyond the broadcasters’ ombudsmen.
A spokesperson for Communications Minister Anika Wells said the government would continue working with Segal and others to combat antisemitism and strengthen social cohesion.
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is scheduled to report in mid-December.
Jewish and Palestinian advocacy groups expressed differing views about Segal’s proposal and its effects on oversight and freedom of speech.
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Foo Fighters paused their Sydney concert on Tuesday to honor Todd Russell, who died at 54 after an illness. Frontman Dave Grohl recalled Russell’s survival in the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse and the band’s connection with him.
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Russell and co-worker Brant Webb were trapped underground for 14 days after the Beaconsfield mine collapsed in Tasmania on Anzac Day 2006.
The collapse killed miner Larry Knight; Russell and Webb were rescued.
During the rescue, Russell requested an iPod loaded with Foo Fighters music.
Grohl promised Russell and Webb tickets and beers at a Foo Fighters concert if they survived.
Grohl later met the miners backstage at a Sydney Opera House show in 2006.
Grohl wrote “Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners” and included it on a Foo Fighters album.
Russell announced a week before his death that he was moving home to spend his remaining days there.
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El Salvador’s military fired rockets at a compound in Haiti that was allegedly linked to the leader of the 400 Mawozo gang. The gang leader had asked the United Nations to begin talks days before the strike, and 2,500 Salvadoran troops are in Haiti supporting the government’s fight against gangs.
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El Salvador’s military fired rockets at a compound in Haiti.
The compound was allegedly linked to the leader of the 400 Mawozo gang.
The 400 Mawozo leader had asked the United Nations to begin talks.
The request for talks came days before the strike.
El Salvador has 2,500 troops in Haiti.
The Salvadoran troops are helping the Haitian government fight gangs.
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