Corpses covered in dust and debris were scattered in the wreckage of a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, after what Houthi-controlled television described yesterday as a US airstrike that killed 68 people.

Israel was yesterday accused of using its aid blockade on Gaza as a &weapon of war&, as a week of hearings over its humanitarian obligations began in The Hague.

Gary Quin, the Irish businessman who saw plans for a New York-listed $400m (€351m) special purpose investment company (Spac) evaporate in 2023, is the CEO of a new Spac that is raising $200m and eyeing potential investment opportunities across a range of sectors from artificial intelligence to mining.

A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 11 people who were killed when a car ploughed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver on Saturday.