Frank Wynne reviews Our City That Year, by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell; The Book of Sana’a: A City in Short Fiction, edited by Laura Kasinof; and The Accidentals by Guadelupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey
Democrats call on Pentagon chief to resign after reports Signal chat group included his wife, brother and lawyer
Attack on western port of Ras Isa is one of the deadliest since US began its campaign against Houthis
Investigation finds unlikely series of events saw journalist Jeffrey Goldberg included on chat about US strikes in Yemen
Trump expresses confidence in Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth after shock to US security establishment
Attacks followed intense air strikes on Friday compared to other days in campaign that began on March 15th
A security breach of this scale usually requires the intervention of historians or a courageous whistleblower. Enter bungling Pete Hegseth, the least experienced Secretary of Defence in American history
The Atlantic releases more details from US government communications
Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg says he was accidentally included in war plan discussion
Intelligence agencies will consider the security culture around US defence secretary Pete Hegseth
Jeffrey Goldberg says top officials discussed plans to bomb Houthi militias in Yemen
After initially holding fire, Hamas launches rockets into Israel
At least 53 killed, says Houthi-run health ministry
US president tells Houthis ‘hell will rain down’ if Red Sea attacks continue and issues warning to Iran
International Organisation for Migration says all passengers and all but two crew members are feared dead
Houthis have mounted more than 100 attacks on ships since November 2023 and have sunk two vessels and killed at least four seafarers
Analysts and former officials warn that the Houthis, situated 2,000km away, are a vastly different and more complex challenge than adversaries closer to home
Syria cautions Iran on spreading chaos in country; and Israel fails to curb armed gangs looting Gaza food convoys
Enclave’s health ministry reports heavy bombing of Kamal Adwan Hospital in its north that hit without prior warning
Paramedics treating people for minor injuries with some taken to hospital, says ambulance service
MSF says there are clear signs of ethnic cleansing in Israel’s Gaza offensive as Palestinians are forcibly displaced and bombed
Rare use of B-2 bombers in attack on ‘weapons facilities’ could serve as warning to Iran
As many as a million people are thought to be displaced now in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities, while the death toll since September 16th is at least 1,135
More than 70 rockets launched into northern Israel from Lebanon with Netanyahu at odds with defence minister
Greek-flagged vessel is on fire in the Red Sea after being targeted last week off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah
Sharp increase is due to the combined effects of epidemics, food insecurity, limited access to clean water, and economic decline, UN taskforce says
Aidan O’Leary was described as a ‘true leader’ by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Houthis pledge ‘huge’ response to Israel’s deadly strike on Yemeni city of Hodeidah
US State Department criticises International Court of Justice’s opinion on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
Israel’s military reviewing explosion and increasing air patrols after incident
Move comes days after group detailed 11 United Nations personnel
Climate change linked to depleted catches, while attacks in Red Sea threaten livelihoods
Concerns grow of direct conflict between two countries following fatal Israeli strike on Iranian consulate in Damascus
Rebel group attacking commercial and military ships in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s war
Iran-aligned militia group use drones and missiles to attack vessels and sites in Israeli resort town
The country’s humanitarian crisis will worsen if, as expected, the US imposes a terrorist designation on the militants
‘We are the generation that will be accused of intergenerational sabotage in years to come, because we have consumed so far beyond what is sustainable’
Houthi-linked Telegram channel published map of cables in recent days
White House national security adviser says attacks on Friday were ‘just the beginning’
Health officials in Palestinian enclave confirm death toll has risen above 27,000, with thousands more dead still lying under the rubble
Islamist group is winning praise for defending Palestinians. This praise deflects scrutiny of its increasing repression at home
Vessel’s operator says safety of crew on Marlin Luanda, is its ‘foremost priority’ following incident off Yemeni coast
Houthi militia says it will continue attacking ships in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war in Gaza
Targets in Iraq linked to Iran-backed militia are also attacked by US military
At almost every flashpoint across the Middle East, there’s been a common thread: Iran
Growing tensions linked to events in Gaza have disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply bottlenecks
Iran-backed rebels are continuing harassment campaign of commercial and military ships despite recent attacks by US
US secretary of state Antony Blinken had delisted the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation and specially designated global terrorists in February 2021
Fighting in Gaza reignites as Israeli tanks storm back into areas they had left
Suzuki and other automakers are suspending European production amid supply chain crunches
None of the key actors has an interest in an all-out war. But an escalation cannot be ruled out
Iran-backed Houthis say they will continue attacks on international shipping in Red Sea following US missile strike on radar station in Yemen
Cruise missile attack, carried out by the US alone, aimed at Houthi radar installation
US and Britain provided help to Saudis and Emiratis during the war in Yemen
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
