10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (558+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking to control the whole Yemeni Red Sea coast, which would further consolidate their leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — one of the busiest and most contested global maritime chokepoints. The militant group has…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (352+ words) SYDNEY, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A shortage of air traffic controllers caused flight cancellations and delays at Sydney Airport on Friday morning, the federal agency responsible for managing Australia’s air ​traffic said, as probes continue into several recent near-misses at ‌the airport....

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (117+ words) 1470 & 100.3 WMBD Brazil’s Lula says he supports discussion setting terms for Supreme Court justices BRASILIA, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula ​da Silva said on Thursday he believes it is necessary to discuss ​term limits ⁠for Supreme ⁠Court justices. • The…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (311+ words) TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale inflation remained elevated in August, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting price pressures that cement the case for the central ​bank to raise interest rates this month. The data follows ‌recent hawkish communication from the…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago   (351+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – The Israeli military destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, adding ​that the operation completed the consolidation of a security zone…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (368+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – Anthropic on Thursday said it had disrupted several alleged malicious uses of its Claude models over the past eight months, including a suspected Russia-linked cyber espionage campaign and efforts by ​Chinese AI firms it accused of trying to…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (630+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. government announced new sanctions on Thursday against firms and individuals that it says are aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the Middle East as it intensified its campaign to isolate Iran economically. The latest…...

19+ hour, 17+ min ago   (565+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – Sweden will hold a parliamentary election on September 13 with the centre-left opposition holding a slim lead in opinion polls over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s ruling right-wing bloc. Kristersson is seeking to form a majority government with his existing…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (609+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s promise to send U.S. adults $5,000 “dividend” checks if his party keeps control of Congress in November’s midterm elections drew a cool reception from some Republicans on Thursday, with several lawmakers saying it would…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (415+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Nearly one million Americans enrolled in Obamacare plans will receive $500 in payments as the Trump administration moves to refund those who were overcharged through the federal marketplace. The White House said on Thursday the Biden Administration overcharged…...