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A missile hit Riyadh airport on Saturday and left at least 12 dead

A missile reached King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, leaving 12 dead and 309 injured, according to the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority. The Saudi-led coalition attributed the attack to the Iranian-backed Huti rebels. The airport suspended its operations and more than 600 flights were cancelled. The coalition promised to respond, while the United States assesses joining military operations against the Hutti.

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France erupts over schools: Why the violence surrounding surprise movement?

It’s a protest movement that a broke, lame-duck French government did not see coming. Civil servants this Tuesday joined high schoolers who are now in their third week of picketing over long-deteriorating classroom conditions. The usual recipe for wearing down movements in France has recently been to match any violence with a heavy hand, with the escalation turning the silent majority against the protesters, as was the case with the pre-Covid Yellow Vests movement.

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French civil servants strike, demand additional budgetary resources

French civil servants were mobilising in large numbers on Tuesday, with more than 170 rallies planned across France. A coalition of unions are demanding additional budgetary resources for schools, hospitals, and other public services. Among those on strike are firefighters, pushed to their limits by the summer's historic wildfires. Here's a look at one of the protests in Lyon.

Science

Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kristie Foster

Kristie Foster paved her road to becoming a NASA civil servant with literal miles of dedication. Her work at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, supports NASA’s mission to return American astronauts to the Moon, build a Moon Base for an enduring presence on the lunar surface, and ensure American leadership […]

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Civil war in Ethiopia again

TPLF fighters launch an offensive against the federal army in Afar and Amhara and take Mekele airport in Tigray

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The Cameroon civil society groups taking on gender-based violence

August 2026 has been a particularly tragic month for women in Cameroon, as eight cases of femicides were recorded in eight days. These figures add to the sixty or so cases already recorded since the start of the year by the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and the Family. On the ground, associations are mobilising to provide legal and psychological support to families in a country where a complaint of domestic violence rarely leads to a conviction. Indira Ayuk, Richard and Giresse Ngaana report from Yaoundé.