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The Israel Defense Force (IDF) issued an unusual message on social media Tuesday and urged everyone around Yemen’s Sana’a International Airport to evacuate immediately.
“We call upon you to evacuate the airport area – Sana'a International Airport – immediately and warn everyone in your vicinity of the need to evacuate this area immediately,” IDF Col. Avichay Adraee said in a post translated from Arabic on X, along with a map of an area highlighted in red around the airport.
“Failure to evacuate and move away from the place exposes you to danger,” he added.
ISRAEL STRIKES YEMEN'S PORT CITY IN RESPONSE TO HOUTHI ATTACK ON TEL AVIV AIRPORT
Eyewitnesses reported four strikes in the capital city on Tuesday by the IDF, according to a Reuters report which cited the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.
Adraee did not say whether Israel was planning on striking the international airport in the Houthi-controlled capital, but the warning came one day after Israel hit Houthi targets in Yemen in r..

The Catholic Church in Kenya says he is unwell in response to reports that he had not been invited.

Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say.

Sir Keir Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Lucy Powell despite grooming gangs remarks

The prime minister's spokesman said Sir Keir Starmer had full confidence in Lucy Powell, pointing out that she apologised for her controversial comment on the grooming gangs scandal.

Killer fungus forecast to spread to UK as climate changes

Viewers of the TV show The Last Of Us are already familiar with the risks of a fungus that can wipe out people. Climate change is fuelling the spread of the Aspergillus fungus that can kill people, animals and crops.

The King and Queen unveil new portraits commemorating their coronation

The portraits of the King and Queen will be hung in the National Gallery until 5 June, before being moved to Buckingham Palace's Throne Room.

Meghan reveals she turned to ancient Indian medicine during pregnancy

On the latest episode of her podcast, the duchess says she was taught about “food as medicine” by an Ayurvedic teacher while pregnant.
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Prince Harry and Meghan in March 2019 – when she was pregnant with Archie. Pic: PA

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Archie was born on 6 May 2019, and Lilibet on 4 June 2021. Pic: Meghan Markle

A right-wing Israeli minister says victory for Israel won't come until Gaza is “entirely destroyed” and Palestinians are forced out into other countries.
Israeli Finance Minister Bazalel Smotrich made the statement during a Tuesday appearance at a conference on Jewish settlements in the West Bank. While Smotrich is a senior Israeli official, his statement does not represent the official policy of the Israeli government.
“Within a year we will be able to declare victory in Gaza,” he told attendees. “Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to… the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries,” Smotrich said, according to the Agence France-Presse.
“Israel does not intend to withdraw from territories the IDF captures, not even as part of a deal to release hostages,” he added.
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Smotrich's comments come ..

Ministers to crack down on visas from nationalities ‘most likely to overstay and claim asylum’

Ministers are expecting to announce plans to reduce immigration to the UK – efforts made more urgent by Labour's local elections rout and Reform UK's success.

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor of Germany after facing a historic loss in the Bundestag. In the second round, 325 lawmakers voted for Merz, bringing him past the 316-vote threshold. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has already demanded that Merz step down and call for new elections following his loss in the first round.
Merz’s initial loss marked a historic moment, as it was the first of its kind in post-war Germany.
The result came as a major upset, as Merz was widely expected to win, thanks to a coalition deal involving his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU); its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU); and the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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In February, Merz led his party to a federal election victory and later signed the deal that many assumed would secure him the votes needed to become chancellor. However, on Tuesday, Merz received 310 votes—falling short by six—as at le..