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Yemen, pro-Saudi government announces total offensive against Houthis
The president of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi announced in a televised speech the start of military operations to recapture all territories still controlled by the Houthis and restore state authority. The decision comes after weeks of Saudi raids and a lightning offensive launched by the Houthis along the Red Sea coast, with the capture of a key port. The Houthis report new Saudi raids on Sanaa over the weekend, not confirmed by the coalition. The news currently comes from a single source (CNN); no independent confirmation available. Source: CNN
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- 20:54
Merz in Kyiv, Zelensky announces trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks by October
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a surprise arrival in Kyiv to meet Zelensky, announcing new military aid for Ukraine. During the visit, a Russian drone struck the North Bridge in the capital again, after it was already hit in recent days. Zelensky stated that the United States is aiming for a new round of trilateral talks with Ukraine and Russia by the end of October. Merz warned that if Russia is not stopped, its war machine will end up turning against the West. “in Kyiv because Ukraine needs all our support,” Merz said. Sources: Sky TG24, ANSA
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Bad weather in Catalonia: two dead, one missing, red alert in effect
Torrential rain and flooding have caused two deaths in Catalonia — a man in Tordera after a wall collapsed and a person in Montornès del Vallès — while rescuers search for a missing person in Pineda de Mar. Authorities have issued a red alert with a stay-at-home order due to the risk of an extreme event. 138 flights to and from Barcelona have been cancelled, regional rail lines halted. “The situation remains complicated,” said Catalan president Salvador Illa. Sources: Headtopics/Reuters, TGCOM24
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