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Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel

Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for a missile attack on central Israel, according to a statement aired by the Houthi-run media.

"To support the Palestinian people and Hamas, we carried out a qualitative military operation through which we targeted a military target of the Israeli enemy in the Jaffa area," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement on Sunday.

"The operation was carried out with a new hypersonic ballistic missile that succeeded in reaching its target, and the enemy's defences failed to intercept it," he said, adding that this type of missile could evade aerial shield systems on land and sea.

The spokesperson announced that the group vowed to launch more such strikes on Israel, as the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which broke out on October 7, 2023, is marking its first anniversary, and coming attacks are also in retaliation for an earlier Israeli attack on the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, news agency reported.

China: Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai

China: Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai

Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday, according to the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory.

The typhoon, with the maximum wind force near its centre reaching 42 metres per second, churned ashore at the Lingang area of Pudong district, reports news agency.

Bebinca is believed to be the strongest typhoon to land in Shanghai in 75 years.

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday activated the Level IV emergency response for east China's Anhui Province and raised the response in Shanghai and Zhejiang to Level III.

Kenyan police step up security amid terror threats

Kenyan police step up security amid terror threats

Kenyan police said they have beefed up security across the country amid fresh threats from terrorists.

Resila Onyango, National Police Service (NPS) spokesperson, reassured the public of their safety following credible warnings that al-Shabab militants are planning fresh attacks in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi and other cities across the East African country, according to news agency.

Onyango said in a statement issued Saturday night in Nairobi that police officers deployed nationwide remain alert to protect the country, which has faced increased terror threats from al-Shabab.

Three soldiers killed in Houthi surprise attack on Yemen

Three soldiers killed in Houthi surprise attack on Yemen

At least three soldiers were killed and five others wounded when the Houthi group launched a surprise attack in the southern Yemeni province of Dhale, a government military source told.

The Houthi group, which controls several northern provinces, launched an artillery and rocket attack early Sunday morning against a government military position in the Bab Ghalaq area in Qataba district, northwest Dhale province, the source told news agency on condition of anonymity.

The fatalities included the commander of the military position, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed al-Hamidi, said the source.

The Houthi group has not commented yet.

Yemen's Houthis threaten to intensify military action against Israel

Yemen's Houthis threaten to intensify military action against Israel

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Houthi group, has said that the group's military operations against Israel will continue and intensify.

The Houthi leader issued the threat in the wake of a missile attack launched by the group on central Israel earlier on Sunday, news agency reported.

"Our operations will continue as long as the aggression and siege on the Gaza Strip continue," al-Houthi said in a televised address broadcast via the group's al-Masirah channel.

"We are moving to do more and what is coming is greater."

Flooding in Myanmar leaves 113 dead, 64 missing

Flooding in Myanmar leaves 113 dead, 64 missing

Widespread flooding in Myanmar has left 113 people dead and 64 missing, according to the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council.

According to the information released the flood has impacted Nay Pyi Taw, Kayah State, Kayin State, Bago Region, Magway Region, Mandalay Region, Mon State, Shan State, and Ayeyarwady Region, news agency reported.

As of the evening of September 14, more than 72,900 homes and over 78,000 households have been affected, displacing over 320,000 people to temporary shelters across the country, it added.

A firefighter dies as torrential rain lashes Austria

A firefighter dies as torrential rain lashes Austria

A firefighter in northeastern Austria has died in floods as torrential rain and heavy storms swept across the central European country, authorities said.

The firefighter was pumping water from a flooded building in the state of Lower Austria when the incident occurred, local authorities said on Sunday.

The entire state of Lower Austria was declared a natural disaster zone on Sunday morning following relentless heavy rainfall that caused severe flooding, the Austrian news agency reported.

Governor of Lower Austria Johanna Mikl-Leitner said that more than 25,000 emergency personnel had been deployed, news agency reported.

Potential Trump assassin identified

Potential Trump assassin identified

Fifty-eight-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh has been identified in US media reports as the man alleged to have tried to kill former US President Donald Trump as he played golf at his Golf Course in Florida on Sunday.

Routh is said to be a resident of Hawaii, worked as a construction worker in North Carolina and has tried to recruit fighters in support of Ukraine in its defence against Russian invasions.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it was investigating the incident as an "attempted assassination".

"The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach, Florida, and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump," the agency said in a statement.

Gunshots fired near Trump's Florida golf course; ex-US Prez safe

Gunshots fired near Trump's Florida golf course; ex-US Prez safe

Former US President Donald Trump was uninjured in a shooting near his Florida golf course.

No further details were available and the shooter has not been held or identified.

"Former President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time," Steven Cheung, Trump Campaign Communications Director, said in a statement on Sunday.

The White House said in a statement that US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, who are both in Washington D.C., had been briefed.

Tunisia commits to supporting UN efforts in Libya

Tunisia commits to supporting UN efforts in Libya

The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti reiterated Tunisia's commitment to continue supporting the United Nations (UN) efforts in Libya and the mandate of the UN mission.

Nafti made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs for Libya in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Koury on Friday in Tunis, news agency reported.

The Tunisian Minister expressed Tunisia's full readiness to contribute to what will support dialogue, consensus and reconciliation efforts to reach a permanent political solution in Libya.

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