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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have launched a major combat operation against the Iran-backed Houthis, declaring a “battle for liberation” to retake territory still held by the group. Heavy damage was reported at a factory in Sanaa, the Houthi-held capital, as the operation began.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has rejected accusations that she lied about the circumstances surrounding the death of her former fiancé, Ken Urker, after his sister disputed her account of what happened. Urker, 34, was found dead at his home in Louisiana on his birthday. Police records list the incident as an overdose, although his official cause and manner of death have not been released. Blanchard said her last message to Urker was a “Happy Birthday” text. When he did not reply, she said she became concerned and a welfare check was requested. She later told People she believed Urker had died…

Tampa Bay food banks are facing a rise in demand as donations from individuals fall, with charities warning that their supplies are under growing pressure ahead of the holiday season. Hope Villages of America in Clearwater usually helps between 125 and 150 families each day. Senator Nick DiCeglie, who visited the organisation, said its food stocks were running dangerously low. “Our shelves are getting really low, our bins are nearly empty,” Mr DiCeglie said. Clearwater mayor Bruce Rector also visited the charity on Thursday, urging residents to support families struggling to afford groceries. Tampa Bay food banks prepare for greater…

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has identified multiple gold anomalies, including a trend extending for up to 2km, through first-pass aircore drilling at its Pinjin project in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields. The programme targeted concealed mineralisation along the Laverton Tectonic Zone (LTZ), a major geological structure that has provided a pathway for mineralising fluids linked to significant gold deposits across the region. Pinjin is about 140km north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, in the southern section of the LTZ. KalGold drilled 225 aircore holes covering 7,212 metres, with lines spaced between 320m and 400m apart and holes averaging 32m in depth. The drilling was designed…

A 48-year-old man has been taken to hospital after allegedly being stabbed in the hand by a woman on King Street in Newtown, Sydney. Police later used a Taser to arrest the 27-year-old woman, who was allegedly carrying a knife. Emergency services were called to the busy shopping area, outside a cinema, at about 11.40am on Monday after reports of an assault. Officers from the Inner West Police Area Command found the injured man, who was not known to the woman, according to police allegations. Paramedics treated him at the scene before taking him to hospital in a stable condition.…

Elle King has married Dan Tooker in an intimate forest wedding ceremony, announcing that the couple had become husband and wife after seven years together. The 37-year-old singer shared the news on Sunday, revealing that the wedding had taken place the previous day. “Husband and wife. Best day of my life,” she wrote in a caption accompanying photographs on Instagram. King and Tooker also reposted photographs and videos shared by friends who attended the ceremony, which was held in a forest setting. Elle King and Dan Tooker’s relationship The couple first met in 2019, after King visited Tooker’s tattoo shop.…

A Bay Area heat advisory is in effect as an October hot spell continues across northern California, with temperatures expected to range from the mid-70s near the coast to as high as 102F inland on Monday, October 5. The National Weather Service has issued the advisory for much of the region through 10pm on Wednesday, October 7. The warning covers areas including San Jose, the Santa Clara Valley and communities around San Francisco International Airport. Conditions are expected to vary sharply across the Bay Area. San Francisco is forecast to remain in the mid-80s on Monday, while temperatures around San…

Former reality television star Sam Wood is facing domestic violence charges after being arrested on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with his lawyer confirming he will apply for bail on Thursday. Wood, 46, was arrested after police received reports of alleged domestic violence at a property in Noosa on Saturday night. He was charged on Sunday with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. The Melbourne-based fitness influencer did not appear when the matter was heard at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday. The case was adjourned to Thursday, and Wood is expected to remain in custody until the bail…

The Ku Klux Klan faction led by Thomas Robb is attempting to broaden its appeal by rebranding as The Knights Party, while continuing to promote a white nationalist ideology, according to an interview in Boone County, Arkansas. Robb, a Christian pastor who took over the group in 1989, told reporter Phil Lavelle that the organisation was seeking to centre its message on family and faith. But he said Black people would not be welcome at its church because it was “a white nationalist church”. The group was formerly known as the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and remains part…

The dollar held firm as French fiscal woes kept the euro on the back foot. The movement left the euro under pressure, with concerns over France’s fiscal position continuing to weigh on the currency.