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US wants to continue support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Middle East

US wants to continue support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United States wants to continue support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s war and will…
Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict
Middle East

Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mazen al-Dalo took two of his young sons to see the Palestinian protests…
Yemen food survey finds majority in ‘dire’ crisis, famine a danger
Middle East

Yemen food survey finds majority in ‘dire’ crisis, famine a danger

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen’s war and the ensuing economic collapse has left 15.9 million people, 53 percent of the…
Yemen govt wields Hodeida military threat as rebels stand firm in talks
Middle East

Yemen govt wields Hodeida military threat as rebels stand firm in talks

  Yemen’s government would not rule out an offensive on the key port of Hodeida if rebels refuse to withdraw,…
UN General Assembly rejects US resolution to condemn Hamas
Middle East

UN General Assembly rejects US resolution to condemn Hamas

The United Nations General Assembly has voted down a US-proposed resolution to condemn the Islamic militant group Hamas. Earlier the…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment

CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study

Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank
World

Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank

In a case of child marriage, Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe…
Yemen warring sides agree at start of talks to free thousands of prisoners
Middle East

Yemen warring sides agree at start of talks to free thousands of prisoners

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring sides agreed to free thousands of prisoners on Wednesday, in what a UN mediator…
Islamic State executing people in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: UN
Middle East

Islamic State executing people in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: UN

  GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has reports of Islamic State (ISIL) executing people perceived as cooperating with rebel…
Yemen government team heads to crunch peace talks with rebels
Middle East

Yemen government team heads to crunch peace talks with rebels

  Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a rebel delegation in Sweden on Wednesday for high-stakes peace talks aimed…
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