Houthis Take Perim and Overlook Bab al-Mandab
The Guardian and BBC file Perim Island seized after government withdrawal; Friday does not close the lane.
World
Princess Astrid of Norway Dies at Ninety-Four
Reuters files Astrid's death at 94, two days after Harald's state funeral; a death notice is not a constitutional crisis.
The Palawan Ferry Toll Rises to 35
Reuters and GMA file 30 more bodies from the June Aster, taking the toll to 35; Friday does not print Saturday's 76.
A Chile Retirement-Home Fire Kills 16
BBC files 16 dead at an unauthorized retirement home in Pitrufquén; Friday does not print a confirmed cause.
A Russia Minibus Crash Kills Twelve
Reuters files three vehicles colliding in the Arkhangelsk region with 12 dead; Friday does not print a later 13.
Lebanon Arrests an Assad Cousin on Drug Charges
L'Orient-Le Jour files Sleiman Hilal al-Assad arrested in Baalbeck in a drug raid; an arrest is not a conviction.
South Africa Extradites Six Nigerians to the U.S.
Reuters files six suspected Black Axe members handed to U.S. agents in Cape Town; an extradition is not a conviction.
Russian Drones Hit Kyiv Petrol Stations
The Guardian files jet-powered drones hitting Kyiv petrol stations; Al Jazeera files two killed. Print both named files. Do not average them.
Ukrainian Drones Hit Tula and Kursk
Izvestia files four injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region; Friday does not invent a Tula death count this desk cannot name.
Houthis Say the Offensive in Six Districts Is Over
Long War Journal files Houthi claims of expelling government forces from six districts with Perim; an announcement of an end is not a cease-fire.
Gulf States Prepare to Meet Iran via Oman
The FT files Gulf-Iran talks via Oman ahead of a Hormuz arrangement; a table is not a corridor and not a postponement.
The Prohibited Zone Is Still Unmapped
Malay Mail and Al Jazeera filed Rezaei's coming zone on the 7th; Friday still has no coordinates.
Five U.S. Sinkings Are Not Ten IRGC Claims
The hull ledger this paper has been keeping still does not reconcile named American sinkings with IRGC tallies.
Rial File Stays Dormant
This paper has been printing the rial file as dormant; Friday has no new print.
Thursday's Mokha Capture Is Not a New Port
Thursday's file has Mokha taken; Friday's new island is Perim, not a second Mokha.