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Houthi ballistic missiles kill more than 50 recruits at Yemeni training camp in deadliest strike in weeks
Three Houthi ballistic missiles struck the Martyr Ahmed Al-Sulaimani Training Center on the outskirts of Ataq, the capital of Yemen's Shabwa province, on October 19, killing more than 53 new security and police recruits and wounding over 200 others, according to provincial authorities, who said the toll could still rise. Hospitals in Shabwa were overwhelmed by casualties and were forced to transfer the most seriously wounded to neighbouring Hadramout and Aden for treatment. The Iran-backed Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, had not claimed responsibility for the strike, but local authorities held the group fully responsible. The attack is the deadliest in weeks of escalating fighting between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government following the collapse of a years-long truce.
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Houthi ballistic missiles kill more than 50 recruits at Yemeni training camp in deadliest strike in weeks
Three Houthi ballistic missiles struck the Martyr Ahmed Al-Sulaimani Training Center on the outskirts of Ataq, the capital of Yemen's Shabwa province, on October 19, killing more than 53 new security and police recruits and wounding over 200 others, according to provincial authorities, who said the toll could still rise. Hospitals in Shabwa were overwhelmed by casualties and were forced to transfer the most seriously wounded to neighbouring Hadramout and Aden for treatment. The Iran-backed Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, had not claimed responsibility for the strike, but local authorities held the group fully responsible. The attack is the deadliest in weeks of escalating fighting between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government following the collapse of a years-long truce.
Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid kill at least eight and cut electricity to more than a million people
A wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on October 16 killed at least eight people and injured around 60 across Ukraine while cutting power to more than a million residents, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 15 generation and transmission facilities were hit that day alone, part of a campaign Ukraine's prime minister said has left barely a day without attacks on energy infrastructure since the summer. Crews restored power to most of the affected million-plus customers by the end of the day, Ukraine's energy ministry said, but officials warned the intensifying campaign is aimed at crippling heating and electricity supplies as winter approaches, with Ukraine's air defences stretched thin.
Read more →Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid kill at least eight and cut electricity to more than a million people
A wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on October 16 killed at least eight people and injured around 60 across Ukraine while cutting power to more than a million residents, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 15 generation and transmission facilities were hit that day alone, part of a campaign Ukraine's prime minister said has left barely a day without attacks on energy infrastructure since the summer. Crews restored power to most of the affected million-plus customers by the end of the day, Ukraine's energy ministry said, but officials warned the intensifying campaign is aimed at crippling heating and electricity supplies as winter approaches, with Ukraine's air defences stretched thin.
Trump gives Netanyahu 'complete and total endorsement' as Israel heads into final week before election
President Trump formally endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election bid on October 18, posting on Truth Social that Netanyahu was a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" and an even greater "Partner for Peace" in confronting Iran, adding that if Israel had any other leader the United States would have to handle Iran itself. Netanyahu thanked Trump on X, writing "Together we will complete the mission!" The endorsement, issued nine days before Israel's October 27 Knesset election, lands in a race polls describe as tight, and comes as opposition figures continue to accuse Netanyahu of personal responsibility for Israel's failure to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
Read more →Trump gives Netanyahu 'complete and total endorsement' as Israel heads into final week before election
President Trump formally endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election bid on October 18, posting on Truth Social that Netanyahu was a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" and an even greater "Partner for Peace" in confronting Iran, adding that if Israel had any other leader the United States would have to handle Iran itself. Netanyahu thanked Trump on X, writing "Together we will complete the mission!" The endorsement, issued nine days before Israel's October 27 Knesset election, lands in a race polls describe as tight, and comes as opposition figures continue to accuse Netanyahu of personal responsibility for Israel's failure to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
Meta could face up to $40 billion in penalties as judge weighs verdict in Cambridge Analytica privacy case
New Mexico has asked a Santa Fe judge to order Meta to pay between $35 billion and $40 billion in penalties after a jury found on September 25 that the company misled Facebook users about how it protected their data, including in its handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, finding more than 43 million violations of the state's consumer protection law. Judge Francis Mathew, who can set a fine of up to $5,000 per violation under state law, is expected to rule later this month; New Mexico's attorney general has said the state could seek as much as $219 billion at the statutory maximum, while Meta has argued for a cap of roughly $3.45 billion and says it will keep fighting the verdict. It is the second major penalty Meta has faced from a Santa Fe jury in six months, following a $375 million civil penalty and $567 million teen mental health fund ordered in an earlier youth-safety case.
Read more →Meta could face up to $40 billion in penalties as judge weighs verdict in Cambridge Analytica privacy case
New Mexico has asked a Santa Fe judge to order Meta to pay between $35 billion and $40 billion in penalties after a jury found on September 25 that the company misled Facebook users about how it protected their data, including in its handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, finding more than 43 million violations of the state's consumer protection law. Judge Francis Mathew, who can set a fine of up to $5,000 per violation under state law, is expected to rule later this month; New Mexico's attorney general has said the state could seek as much as $219 billion at the statutory maximum, while Meta has argued for a cap of roughly $3.45 billion and says it will keep fighting the verdict. It is the second major penalty Meta has faced from a Santa Fe jury in six months, following a $375 million civil penalty and $567 million teen mental health fund ordered in an earlier youth-safety case.
Albania's anti-government protests grind into a third week as Rama still refuses to resign
Demonstrations against Prime Minister Edi Rama that began with student anger over university conditions and corruption have continued to escalate, with police firing rubber bullets at protesters in Tirana and clashes spreading to other cities including Durrës. Rama has repeatedly rejected calls to step down, offering to discuss rising education costs while blaming unspecified domestic and foreign forces for stoking the unrest and warning it threatens Albania's bid for European Union membership. Student groups have kept up university boycotts alongside the street protests, and the stand-off between the government and demonstrators shows no sign of resolution as the unrest moves deeper into its third week.
Read more →Albania's anti-government protests grind into a third week as Rama still refuses to resign
Demonstrations against Prime Minister Edi Rama that began with student anger over university conditions and corruption have continued to escalate, with police firing rubber bullets at protesters in Tirana and clashes spreading to other cities including Durrës. Rama has repeatedly rejected calls to step down, offering to discuss rising education costs while blaming unspecified domestic and foreign forces for stoking the unrest and warning it threatens Albania's bid for European Union membership. Student groups have kept up university boycotts alongside the street protests, and the stand-off between the government and demonstrators shows no sign of resolution as the unrest moves deeper into its third week.