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Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces claim to have killed hundreds of Houthi fighters as they attempt to retake swathes of lost territory. The Houthis said they targeted an Aramco facility in Riyadh, although Saudi authorities have not confirmed the strike.

Ethiopia’s government forces say they’ve seized Mekelle from Tigray fighters after a week of intense battles. The fighting has reignited fears of a full-scale war that could draw in neighbouring countries.

Funeral prayers were held at Gaza City’s Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church for a Palestinian mother and daughter who were among five killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment.

Israeli settlers and soldiers have attacked and blocked Palestinian farmers from harvesting olives as the season begins. More than 80,000 Palestinian families rely on the olive harvest as a source of income.

Bruno Fernandes says he has spoken to Cristiano Ronaldo and denies a rift within Portugal’s squad after the 41-year-old abruptly left the team’s training camp in Copenhagen. Ronaldo departed after tensions with coach Jorge Jesus became public, saying he would explain his reasons “in due course”.

The co-pilot accused of attacking a Flydubai captain has reportedly been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national previously barred from flying over alleged extremist views.

US country music star Zach Bryan wore a ‘Free Palestine’ shirt while performing at Gillette Stadium, owned by US businessman Robert Kraft. The pro-Israel billionaire recently prevented Macklemore performing there on a Ed Sheeran tour, over pro-Palestine remarks.

More reports are emerging that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Hamas proposal to release all civilian captives taken on October 7, 2023. Netanyahu’s actions have become a key topic less than a month before national elections.

India’s Cockroach Janta Party has launched a new protest demanding change after millions of voters were allegedly improperly removed from electoral rolls. Other protest movements joined the rallies, which led to scuffles and arrests in the capital.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva held his final campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, while his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro drew thousands to the streets of Montes Carlos in the country’s interior. The candidates are locked in a virtual tie ahead of the October 4 election.

US President Donald Trump says Europe agreed to release a ‘massive amount’ of diesel from emergency stockpiles as the US seeks to lower fuel prices. The proposed release could involve roughly 100 million barrels amid the US war on Iran and elevated fuel costs.

Taiwan’s Coast Guard used a water cannon to drive two Chinese fishing boats away from waters near the Dongsha Islands, citing concerns over unauthorised activity and asserting Taiwan’s jurisdiction in the area.

The water off Thailand’s Ko Lan island has turned a vibrant shade of green thanks to a plankton bloom, keeping many tourists out of the water. But scientists say the bigger concern may be what’s happening beneath the surface, where oxygen levels are falling.

Many French schools are still closed as protests over learning conditions continue across the country, with violence, blockades and hundreds of arrests. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler spoke to students demonstrating in Paris.

Two large explosions have occurred near Taftanaz military airport in Syria’s Idlib province, sending a plume of smoke into the sky. Witnesses say reconnaissance aircraft circled overhead afterwards. The military has not commented, and the cause of the explosion remains unknown.

India is facing growing discontent among its youth and they are taking to the streets. One Indian artist tells Al Jazeera the Modi government changed his voting status and had his Instagram post taken down. Now he’ll join thousands expected at a Cockroach Janta Party-led protest demanding change.

Voters will decide between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in a too-close-to call election this Sunday. If neither wins an outright majority, a runoff vote will take place on Oct. 25. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew explains what’s at stake.

‘I’ve been trying to get arrested for quite some time.’ 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister Margaret Owen was detained at a pro-Palestine rally in Liverpool after displaying support for Palestine Action, a group proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.

What if you could invent a government agency and get the government to fund it? That’s what Nigerian prosecutors accuse Adeniyi Adeyemi of doing, alleging he posed as its boss and secured a $1m budget allocation. He denies wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty.