"A wounded America was primed for Islamophobic narratives, and pro-Israel voices were often happy to provide them, as they understood that an America obsessed with 'counterterrorism' would have to stay close to Israel." — #AJOpinion by Yousef Munayyer ⤵️ aje.news/74c6xw

Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has welcomed the “victories of the heroic nation of Yemen,” after Houthi fighters expanded control along Yemen’s Red Sea coastline. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/fke89h

Republican speakers portrayed Democrats as a threat to America on night two of their midterm convention in Dallas. Al Jazeera’s @emma_withrow reports on how they’re turning questions of national identity and events in the Middle East into campaign ammunition.

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Israeli forces have destroyed Hezbollah’s underground Ali Al-Taher facility, located within Israel’s southern Lebanon buffer zone, and found weapons funded by Iran, without providing any evidence. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ighfgr

A Bahrain-based US military facility has sustained severe damage amid the war on Iran, Hung Cao, the acting secretary of the US Navy, has said, prompting Washington to evaluate what to do with its headquarters in the Middle East. Here's what we know aje.news/48ab66

Twenty-five years after 9/11, negative perceptions of Islam persist even as Muslim political representation grows. Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz looks at what has and hasn’t changed for Muslims in the US.

Houthis take control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast aje.news/klu1yo

Dozens of passengers are missing after a fire tore through a ferry in the Philippines, killing at least five people. Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan is at the port in Manila where families await news of their loved ones.

BREAKING: Renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced at least 46,000 people since last week, a figure that is “rising by the hour,” warns the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM). 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/krduq3

Egyptian student Usama Ghanem, who was suspended from King’s College London (KCL) last year after his involvement in pro-Palestine campus activism, is returning to university after KCL lifted his suspension following criticism from student groups. 🔗: aje.news/38sf1e

US forces have bombed somewhere every year since 2001. Al Jazeera's AJ Labs maps the so-called “war on terror”.

BREAKING: Houthi fighters have now advanced to Yemen’s Perim island, located at the mouth of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Reuters reports, citing four Yemeni government sources. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/mqm618

Bassema Khader, a 63-year-old Palestinian farmer from Kobar in the occupied West Bank, says an Israeli settler known as “Ghazal” has been attacking Palestinian farmers, amid ongoing Israeli pogroms in the occupied territory targeting Palestinians. 🔗: aje.news/ehcorf

BREAKING: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in New Delhi for the annual BRICS summit, according to the Iranian embassy in India. Pezeshkian is expected to have bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi later today. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/6mqu9t

BREAKING: Saudi military forces have carried out two air strikes on Yemen’s Mocha airport, reports the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah channel. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/eo36rm

US forces have bombed somewhere every year since 2001. Al Jazeera's AJ Labs maps the so-called “war on terror”.

“If you brought us here and gave us seats, let us finish our degrees.” Afghan students say they were legally admitted and funded to study in Pakistan, but now face being sent home mid-degree. Read more: aje.news/7iv5do

BREAKING: The Houthis have swept through the last stretch of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, completing an 18-hour offensive that gives them full control of the entire Red Sea coastline, reports our correspondent on the ground. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/nl8vr0

Republicans wrapped up their first Midterm Convention in Dallas as they fight to retain control of Congress. Trump pledged to make his tax cuts permanent and proposed sending healthcare payments directly to Americans. Al Jazeera’s @johnhendren reports.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has cancelled a second straight day of deliberations as suspicions of corruption, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members. 🔗: aje.news/127eme

The Israeli military says it has begun conducting training exercises in the occupied West Bank to ensure its forces are prepared ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday period. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/1x84si

Anthropic AI claims to have thwarted multiple malicious operations using its Claude models, ranging from cyber-espionage and weapons design to mass surveillance campaigns. aje.news/i2u462

The Hind Rajab Foundation says it has filed a criminal complaint in Italy against Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman, accusing her of publicly inciting genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/yfn9dy

A 25-minute standing ovation at the Biennale has put NAZA, an Israeli-made film confronting Israel’s genocide in Gaza, in the spotlight. Its filmmakers recognise their Israeli identity gives them greater access, while Palestinian filmmakers face barriers to telling their stories.

Israeli forces carried out several new raids at dawn on Friday in the occupied West Bank, including in the Bethlehem and Tulkarem areas, according to the Wafa news agency. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/63sg11

US President Donald Trump has jokingly asked Republican voters to "cheat like hell" in the midterms, "like Democrats," during comments at the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas.

Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy in Italy alongside the island’s FM, says the presidential office aje.news/l3gkjw

New Delhi is rolling out the red carpet for BRICS, but blocked roads and tight security have frustrated residents. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Friday for the two-day summit, set to be dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Venezuela's former first lady, Cilia Flores, has asked a US judge for home detention, citing a worsening heart condition. Her lawyers say she needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention centre cannot provide. aje.news/eh0tll

Iran's UN envoy dismissed an IAEA resolution accusing Tehran of violating nuclear commitments, referring it to the Security Council for the first time in 20 years. Envoy Gholamhossein Darzi called it "political, not technical". 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/lsiejh

The unveiling of a bronze statue honouring Charlie Kirk in Times Square has sparked clashes between supporters and protesters. The life-size sculpture reportedly cost Italian-born artist Sergio Furnari $100,000 of his own money to make.

Peru has joined the US-led "Shield of the Americas" security alliance, sharing intelligence and coordinating action against drug cartels. Peru's President Keiko Fujimori announced the move after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 🔗 aje.news/9dt320

Satellite images show oil slick-like streaks in the water near the Strait of Hormuz, off Iran's coast AFP says these are oil slicks following US strikes on tankers suspected of links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/lsiejh

US President Donald Trump tells Republicans to “go vote whether you're registered or not” and “you can cheat” in closing remarks at the Republican Party's first midterm convention in Dallas. He again accused Democrats of cheating in elections, without evidence.

US VP JD Vance was interrupted by a protester waving a Mexican flag during his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. Vance responded by telling the protester to go to Mexico, prompting the crowd to chant, “USA! USA!” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ztcbut

A clear generational divide between younger and older Republicans is forming at the RNC Midterm Convention, and it centres on one key question: should the US wage war on Iran? Al Jazeera's @emma_withrow is there.

US President Donald Trump made a pledge on Wednesday to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. Al Jazeera’s Richard Gaisford reports from a small Texan town to gauge reaction.

US President Donald Trump urged Republicans to vote even if they were not registered at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. He also appeared to encourage “cheating” while accusing Democrats of election fraud. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ztcbut

US President Donald Trump told Republicans to “go vote whether you’re registered or not” and “you can cheat” at the Republican convention in Dallas. Trump made the comments while accusing Democrats of election cheating. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ztcbut

Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda as rising fuel, spare-parts and vehicle-maintenance costs squeeze ride-hailing drivers and platforms. The exits highlight the challenge of keeping fares affordable while making the business viable. 🔗 aje.news/y2f7rh

Peru has announced it's joining the US-led coalition against drug cartels. President Keiko Fujimori made the announcement after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Lima. Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports.

US VP JD Vance has attacked Michigan Democratic candidate William Lawrence over his past comments calling the nuclear family “isolating, individualistic” and “violent”. Vance told supporters: “Stay the hell away from our kids.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ztcbut

US President Donald Trump's pledge to pay all US adults a $5,000 "dividend" if Republicans keep Congress has drawn scepticism, even from some of his own supporters. Critics warn the payout, which could cost over $1 trillion, may violate federal law. 🔗 aje.news/mdc98n

The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen says the country is back at war, which threatens to spread into a wider regional conflict. An emergency security council meeting was called after recent Houthi attacks on southern Saudi Arabia. Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports.

UN envoy Hans Grundberg says 11,400 Yemeni households have been displaced since September 3 as Yemen faces its highest risk of large-scale war since the 2022 truce. He urges Security Council unity to keep Yemen on its agenda. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/lsiejh

Spain's lower house has approved a bill granting citizenship to tens of thousands of Western Saharans born before Spanish colonial rule ended in 1977. The legislation, passed 168-31, now heads to the Senate for approval. aje.news/tp5idr

“NAZA”, a documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing in Gaza, received a 25-minute ovation at the Venice Film Festival. It features Israeli intelligence personnel and whistleblowers discussing how Palestinians were targeted. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports.

Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the Republican convention in Dallas, with at least two detained amid clashes between pro- and anti-Trump groups. Protesters marched against the war on Iran before police in riot gear moved in. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ztcbut

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has criticised rival Abdul El-Sayed, accusing him of making streamer Hasan Piker his “running mate” and saying “they excuse extremism”. He invoked September 11, blaming “radical Islamic terrorism”. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ztcbut