Yemen's Houthis on Saturday confirmed reports that the Iran-allied militia's prime minister and other officials were killed in an Israeli airstrike unleashed earlier this week in the rebel-controlled capital Sana'a. Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and a number of ministers were killed in the Israeli strike on Thursday, the militia said in a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled news agency Saba. Other attendees sustained serious and moderate injuries while they were gathering at a government meeting. The head of the Houthis' self-styled Supreme Political Council has tasked Mohammed Ahmed M...

EU countries are to submit proposals to the European Commission in the coming days on what new punitive measures they would like to see in the next package of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war. "I've asked the member states for their proposals next week," said the bloc's chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, on Saturday after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Copenhagen. "The goal is to exert maximum pressure on Russia," she said about what would be the bloc's 19th package of sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Kallas mentioned import bans and tariffs on ...

Thousands of people gathered in Frankfurt to protest against the Gaza war on Saturday after courts overruled the western German city's ban on the demonstration. Police reported approximately 10,000 attendees at the starting point in Hafenpark, surpassing the 5,000 originally registered. The demonstrators, carrying Palestinian flags and protest posters, chanted slogans such as "Freedom for Palestine" and "From the River to the Sea - Palestine will be free." The latter phrase has been the source of legal disputes in Germany, with some cities prosecuting activists for using it, while some courts ...

Results and standings Bundesliga (kick-off times in GMT):

Bayer Leverkusen threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at 10-man Werder Bremen on Saturday as Erik ten Hag's first two Bundesliga games brought him just a point. The Dutchman had watched last season's runners-up lose 2-1 at home to Hoffenheim last weekend. But Patrik Schick and new strike partner Malik Tillman had them 2-0 up against injury-hit Bremen before a debatable penalty gave the hosts hope through Romano Schmid. The visitors thought they had closed out the matchday two game in the second period thanks to Schick's cool penalty - but Isaac Schmidt's debut goal prompted a nervy finish an...