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Yemen's information minister says the prime minister and other ministers were unhurt when ballistic missiles hit al-Maashiq Palace. Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani told the BBC that the prime minister and other ministers were unhurt when five ballistic missiles hit al-Maashiq Palace, but that many others were injured. The Houthis' military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said they struck "the Saudi enemy's military operations headquarters in Aden". A coalition led by Saudi Arabia.

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"I reject this document entirely," Maduro said in court, responding to newly added torture-related charges. Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture. The US government initially accused Maduro of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons-related offenses, before adding new charges against him and Flores last week. Maduro and Flores were captured.

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Trump said some would "rather not watch" the execution of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years. Trump had previously said he approved of showing online the death of the Fort Hood attacker, while Vice-President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would happen and said he would not watch it. As criticism over the public display mounted, Trump said on Thursday that "many very good and.

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Rescue officials fear more people are buried under the debris in the north-western city of Peshawar. Image source, Getty ImagesByBilal Ahmed and Azizullah Khan, BBC Urdu, Reporting fromPeshawar and Phelan ChatterjeePublished15 October 2026, 07:49 BSTUpdated 11 minutes agoAt least 33 pupils and a teacher have been killed after a school roof collapsed in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to hospital officials. More than a dozen others are injured,.

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A search and rescue operation is under way in the Black Sea after the latest attack in the area. The San Marino-flagged Wine Trader was 13 nautical miles (24km) east of the mouth of the River Danube at Sulina, when it reported blasts and a fire on Thursday morning. Romanian President Nicușor Dan later confirmed it was struck by drones. The west coast of the Black Sea has recently seen.

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Russia reports a Ukrainian strike on an oil refinery on Thursday, after Ukraine's president says a pause is over following fresh Russian attacks. Image source, Getty ImagesByFlorence Freeman and Maia DaviesPublished15 October 2026, 09:11 BSTUpdated 48 minutes agoUkraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as he accused the US of withdrawing crucial support. The Ukrainian president said he had restricted such attacks for three days.