Middle East


Houthi official threw 13-year-old girl down well, killing her, after marital dispute

Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons as they rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in the capital Sanaa on April 3, 2026.

Taliban arrests senior co-founder Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan amid deepening internal rifts

Mutasim Agha Jan.

Trump: Israel ‘never talked me into’ Iran war, cites Oct. 7 and nuclear threat

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026