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Yemen’s internationally recognized government has claimed the recapture of southern and eastern parts of the country from the Southern Transitional Council (STC), as thousands of people rallied in the city of Aden in support of the secessionist group. Rashad al-Alimi, chief of the Saudi Arabia...

The UN Human Rights Office said Friday that a presidential election in Uganda next week would be “marked by widespread repression and intimidation” against the opposition and others. Ugandan authorities in the East African country have used lawfare, including military legislation, to restrict the...

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 14 Palestinians, including five children, on Thursday, medical sources tell Al Jazeera, as Israel continues to bomb the coastal enclave despite an October ceasefire. An Israeli attack tents for displaced people in al-Mawasi area in southern Gaza...

Syria’s Ministry of Defense has announced a ceasefire in three neighborhoods of the northern city of Aleppo after days of heavy clashes between the country’s military and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A fierce exchange of fire extended into the night, with rescue workers scrambling...

Dozens of people were wounded after Israel’s army opened fire with live rounds, sound grenades, and tear gas at a prominent university in the occupied West Bank as students sat in classrooms and roamed the campus. Israeli soldiers smashed open the university’s gates as panicked students and staff...

Bolder protests are being recorded across Iran amid an increasing deployment of armed security officers as the government’s efforts to contain an unravelling economic situation fall flat. Footage circulating online showed huge protests on Tuesday night in the city of Abdanan, in the central province...

Yemeni government troops backed by Saudi Arabia have completed the handover of all military sites in Hadramout and al-Mahra governorates, which they successfully reclaimed from the United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) in recent days, according to Yemeni media...

Syrian government forces engaged in deadly clashes with Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Aleppo governorate, with at least four people killed in artillery fire and gun battles. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency said a soldier was killed and three injured in an...

A curfew was imposed on a key border city in southern Nepal after Hindu and Muslim groups began protesting against each other following the vandalism of a mosque over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. The curfew orders issued by the Parsa District Administration said that no one will be allowed...

Cuba has announced the death of 32 ⁠of its citizens during the United States military operation to abduct and detain Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas. Havana said on Sunday that there would be two days of mourning on ‌January 5 and ‌6 in ⁠honor of those killed and that...