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  Iran's strategic calculus in Yemen's conflict has been tested by recent Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and their growing influence over Red Sea shipping, intensifying pressure on Riyadh and bolstering Iran's position. The capture of Yemen's strategic port of Mokha in September by the Houthis has exposed a critical alternative route for Saudi oil exports through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, putting Iran in a position to increase oil prices and pressure US President Trump to end the war. As Saudi Arabia sou…

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• ‘An orchestra being gassed should be an alarm signal’: the musical activists targeted in Paris

  The New World Orchestra, a group of young musicians dedicated to blending classical music with activism, was targeted by riot police during a demonstration in Paris. The orchestra, led by conductor Étienne Jarrier, was playing music when the police began firing teargas canisters into the square. Despite the musicians' efforts to stop the attack, the police continued to use teargas, resulting in the musicians being forced to stop playing.

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• Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighters

  Doctors reveal evidence of Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroying healthcare facilities during a year-long siege and takeover of the city in Darfur. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing." The health minister of the group's civilian-affiliated government, Dr Alaa Eldin Nugud, dismissed the allegations as propaganda.

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