The Israeli assassinations of Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmad Ghalib al-Rahwi and his cabinet members were no aberration. It fits neatly within the trajectory that Sanaa has chosen for itself: one of direct confrontation with the foundations of the western-imposed security order in West Asia, an order primarily built around protecting Israel.

Following the targeted killings on 28 August, which included at least 11 other ministers, thousands of Yemenis flocked to the capital’s Al‑Shaab Mosque (formerly named Al-Saleh Mosque) for a funeral that became a vow of defiance. Mahdi al‑Mashat, now heading the Supreme Political Council (SPC), declared, “Our revenge does not sleep, and dark days await you for what the hands of your filthy, treacherous government have wrought,” condemning the attack as a betrayal of red lines, and promising military escalation.

As Rahwi’s deputy, now de facto Prime Minister Mohammed Miftah, told mourners:

“We are facing the strongest intelligence empire in the world, the one that targeted the government – the whole Zionist entity (comprising) the US administration, the Zionist entity, the Zionist Arabs and the spies inside Yemen.”

Nearly two years into Israel’s war on Gaza, Yemen has forced its way into the heart of the regional confrontation as a central actor.

From within the constraints of the blockade, it has developed a powerful model of asymmetric maritime and missile deterrence. Sanaa has become a geopolitical chokepoint, recalibrating power balances in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea.

The rise of Yemen is not measured by the number of strikes or vessels targeted, but by its growing ability to dictate regional rules of engagement – something western powers backing Israel have failed to prevent.

From day one of the war on Gaza, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) declared that their naval campaign would be tied to the fate of the besieged Palestinian enclave. This stance – far more political than tactical – allowed Sanaa to surface, for the first time in modern history, as a visible and consequential military power in the region.

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Single-handedly, Yemen redefines West Asian security

The Ansarallah-led government in Sanaa is no longer just defending Gaza, but reshaping the very foundations of regional deterrence and sovereignty. And it does not look like anything can stop it.

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Wind and hail that cut across the southern Alberta prairie last month left a "scar" visible from outer space.

On Aug. 20, 2025, 150-kilometre-per-hour gusts shredded crops and stripped grass and ground cover. The storm slashed from south of Calgary to Saskatchewan, affecting about 425,000 acres of insurable crops, plus pasture and native grassland.

That most intense zone of the storm — a sort of epicentre that dragged for hundreds of kilometres — left behind a "hail scar" that can be seen in satellite images published by U.S. space agency NASA.

A patchwork of green shades, representing crops, hay and clumps of trees is replaced by a smear measuring about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) wide and 200 kilometres (124.3 miles) long.

Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.

The decision was a rare case in which the country's highest court ruled against the government's conduct during the nearly two-year war.

Since the war began, Israel has seized thousands of people in Gaza whom it suspects of links to Hamas. Thousands have also been released without charge, often after months of detention.

Rights groups have documented widespread abuse in prisons and detention facilities, including insufficient food and health care, as well as poor sanitary conditions and beatings. In March, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy died at an Israeli prison, and doctors said starvation was likely the main cause of death.

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[Bug Report] Jerboa for Android does not display table correctly, web client display it normally

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If an LLM can't be trusted with a fast food order, I can't imagine what it is reliable enough for. I really was expecting this was the easy use case for the things.

It sounds like most orders still worked, so I guess we'll see if other chains come to the same conclusion.

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters

The fast food chain is reassessing its use of the tech after a number of errors were shared widely online.

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