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Houthis target Saudi Aramco refinery with drones

Houthis target Saudi Aramco refinery with drones

Yemen’s Houthis targeted a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan with drones, as attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate amid a wider Middle East conflict.

Asia
Sri Lanka ex-minister arrested over theft of king's sacred moonstone

Sri Lanka ex-minister arrested over theft of king's sacred moonstone

Sri Lanka's anti-corruption body arrested ex-minister Keheliya Rambukwella over the 2022 theft of a sacred royal moonstone.

Europe
Top EU diplomat seeks increase in sanctioned Russian entities

Top EU diplomat seeks increase in sanctioned Russian entities

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas seeks a one-third increase in sanctioned Russian entities in the most far-reaching restrictions package yet

Middle East
Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if the Gulf nation interferes with US efforts to reach a Strait of Hormuz deal with Iran, raising regional tensions

North America
Trump approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency: poll

Trump approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency: poll

Trump's approval rating falls to 33%, the lowest of his presidency, as a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds most Americans fear the Iran war will drag on