The Yemen-based Houthi militia shared video on Wednesday claiming to show a successful strike on a Saudi fighter jet. The footage appears to show the fiery aftermath, followed by video of a wrecked

The Houthis deny targeting the Islamic holy city after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accuses them of a "disgraceful act".

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Houthi drone on the outskirts of Islam’s holiest city Mecca on Tuesday –– prompting swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group.

The Houthis claim to have shot down a Saudi air force F-15 fighter jet over Yemen. The Iran-backed militia said it had brought the jet down using an air-to-air missile in the Marib governorate. The rebels have seized swathes of territory along the Red Sea coast in a lightning offensive this month,

The sanctions package is considered the most substantial US legislative effort against Moscow since Trump returned to the White House. It awaits the president's signature, and he has said he will sign it.

The House passed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill long championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday, sending the legislation to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after more than a year of congressional maneuvering.

US lawmakers are slated to vote Wednesday on sweeping new sanctions designed to squeeze Russia over its war in Ukraine, as the full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year with no peace

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a Russia sanctions bill that would give President Donald Trump new authority on tariffs.

The EU's top official backs Carney's push for Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure from the US

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday she wanted to open the door ⁠for Canada to become the European Union's first "associate member". Earlier this week, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney — who ​was in Strasbourg to listen to von der Leyen's annual State of the Union address — said Canada was seeking a "unique alliance" with the EU but not ‌membership.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has backed a proposal for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member". Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has been seeking closer ties with Europe as relations with the United States deteriorate over trade.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first "associate member" to integrate supply chains amid US tariff tensions.

A building collapse in Gaza City overnight has killed sixteen people, including at least twelve women and children

Gaza rescuers on Wednesday ⁠combed ⁠through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building ⁠that collapsed overnight, killing at least 12 Palestinians, including five children, and trapping dozens of others beneath the ​rubble.

People carried bodies Wednesday as machines cleared rubble from a Gaza City building that collapsed after Israeli strikes left it unstable. Reconstruction

The collapse comes as rescuers try to unearth hundreds of bodies from buildings hit by strikes earlier in Israel’s campaign of destruction.

The Trump administration has denied visas for a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations for the second year in a row

The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.

The United States on Wednesday extended sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The Times of Israel reported that

The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

The U.S. confirms operational weapons in space as officials cite rising threats from China and Russia and push for space dominance.

As headlines blared that artificial intelligence just might wipe out humanity in the next 10 years, the Pentagon confirmed this week for the first time that the U.S. has weapons in orbit. The underlying fact isn’t a huge surprise.

Officials said the U.S. military has deployed weapons in space, acknowledging for the first time a closely held government secret.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the U.S. has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action.