Dutch prosecutors want a Syrian asylum recipient jailed for 17½ years, alleging he was an ISIS security chief whose name had appeared publicly before he received Dutch residency.
A Houthi offensive involving an estimated 100,000 fighters has routed Saudi-backed forces and strengthened the Iran-aligned movement around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Partiet Nyans is set to lose its remaining municipal foothold as outgoing leader Mikail Yüksel claims mosques helped redirect Muslim voters towards established left-wing parties.
Saudi Arabia says its air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace, while the Houthis deny threatening the holy city.
Austria’s nationwide ban on Islamic headscarves for girls under 14 is now being enforced, with parents potentially facing fines and a constitutional challenge expected.
The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. war against Iran has cost about $38 billion through August 1 and could add up to $3 billion for every additional month.
The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel including 20,000 MK 84 and 20,000 BLU-117 2,000-pound-class bombs.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought Egyptian backing as Houthi forces expand along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and more than 100,000 people are displaced.
Some physical European oil cargoes have risen above $130 a barrel, with North Sea Forties reaching $136.75 as buyers seek alternatives to disrupted Saudi supplies.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian drones twice targeted his presidential aircraft while he travelled through Moldova, though intentional targeting has not been independently established.
