Dubai, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Houthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coast: govt military official

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2026-09-11

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have seized control of the country's entire Red Sea coast, a military official from the internationally recognised government told AFP on Friday, consolidating the group's control of the vital waterway. The official said that all territory under government control "on the western coast has fallen", after the Houthis seized the strategic Mayyun Island and the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the Bab al-Mandab strait......

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Geneva, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Sentences for Hong Kong Tiananmen activists must be quashed: UN

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Stockholm, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Sweden races into final stretch before election

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Abuja, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea arrests US deportee who spoke to media: lawyer

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Hong Kong, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

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London, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - UK man pleads guilty to encouraging drug-facilitated sexual abuse online

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Khartoum, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Anthropic says UAE-linked AI op targeted UN experts over Sudan criticism

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Tehran, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Iran says to discuss Hormuz with Gulf states in Oman on Monday

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Jerusalem, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Israel army rejects testimonies in film about AI-powered killing in Gaza

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New York, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Relatives of 9/11 victims hit out at Saudi Arabia -- and US leaders

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