onsdag 16 september 2026
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Middle East Crisis Houthi Rebels
Saudi Arabia: Drone was heading toward Mecca
Saudi Arabia states that it has shot down a drone heading toward Mecca, Al Jazeera reports. The Saudi military claims the Houthi movement in Yemen is behind the attack—an allegation the group itself dismisses.
The drone was reportedly shot down south of Mecca overnight into Wednesday, according to Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition.
The Iran-backed Houthi militia dismisses the reports of an attack on Mecca—Islam’s holiest site—as lies.
"Claims that Mecca was targeted are a worn-out lie that has been used before and no longer fools anyone," writes Hazem al-Assad of the Houthi politburo on X, according to AFP.
Political Situation in the UK
UK gets a separatist village: Piddington
The picturesque village of Piddington in Oxfordshire, UK, has decided in a referendum that it wants to leave the United Kingdom, the BBC reports.
The decision to break away is a way for the approximately 350 villagers to protest plans to house just over 1,200 migrants at a nearby decommissioned military base. Of the 312 votes cast, 285 were in favor, 26 against, and one was invalid.
Piddington resident Christina Gower laments that the villagers have to take such drastic action to get the Prime Minister's attention.
"It feels almost unbelievable, but at the same time, I think it has become a symbol for the rest of the UK." "I think the residents here in Piddington are very proud to have managed to pull off something so crazy and unexpected," she tells the BBC.
It is highly unlikely that the village will actually break away from British control, but the protest has attracted significant attention.
The charges against Hashim Thaci
Former Kosovo president sentenced to prison in The Hague
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the AP reports.
Thaci was found guilty of crimes including unlawful arrests, murder, and torture committed during the Kosovo conflict of 1998–1999.
Thaci stood trial alongside three other leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which fought for independence from Serbia. At home, the men are regarded as war heroes, and thousands showed their support for them during a rally in Pristina over the weekend, the news agency reports.
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