UN envoy warns Yemen in ‘free fall’ and urges action to avoid wider conflict – JURIST
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Thursday that Yemen faces economic “free fall” and escalating conflict risks, demanding urgent humanitarian and diplomatic interventions. Amid…
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Trump’s newest travel ban: What to know
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s travel ban announced this week marks yet another blow to foreign nationals in America’s backyard facing the worst humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere, after the White House…
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Rights group expresses concern over escalating US violence in Yemen – JURIST
Amnesty International on Monday called for an investigation into the US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’da, Yemen, on April 28, that killed and injured dozens of…
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U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success
President Trump said this week that Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have been “decimated by the relentless strikes” that he ordered beginning on March 15. But that’s not what Pentagon…
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How the White House Is Using Semantics to Downplay the Signal Leak
The White House effort to defend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday leaned heavily into a semantic argument. What he posted on the now-infamous Signal chat with his national security…
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Lawmakers, Including Some Republicans, Say Sharing of War Plans Was a Serious Error
U.S. intelligence chiefs are scheduled to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, a day after it emerged that senior Trump administration officials had shared classified war plans in…
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Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in an encrypted group chat that included a journalist two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the…
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Israel’s next target in its battle with Iran: Houthi rebels of Yemen
WASHINGTON — After dealing devastating blows to militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel is now directing its military prowess at another key force backed by Iran: the Houthi rebels in Yemen….
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Air Force B-2 bombers struck five underground weapons facilities in what may be a signal from the Biden administration to Iran. Source link
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News Analysis: Iran faces deep quandary over how to respond to Israel
TEHRAN — Iran faces a complex dilemma over whether to attack Israel directly or use its string of proxy armies — as weakened as some of those now appear — to…
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What is the Iran-backed Axis of Resistance?
BEIRUT — Israel’s sharp escalation against the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has killed hundreds of people, injured thousands and left an estimated half a million displaced, Lebanese authorities say. The violence…
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U.S. strikes Yemen: Are L.A., Long Beach ports ready for cargo surge?
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s largest cargo complex, are bracing for a business surge created by problems elsewhere: the Suez Canal in Egypt — a…
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Protests break out in Yemen after US, British airstrike campaign – JURIST
Protests broke out across Yemen Friday following US and UK airstrikes on Houthi militants according to Reuters. US and British forces carried out airstrikes on Houthi militants after the UN…
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U.S. Missiles Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen After Red Sea Attacks
The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an…
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Houthi authorities arrest ‘largely peaceful’ demonstrators in Yemen – JURIST
On Friday, following a demonstration in Yemen, Amnesty International reported that Houthi authorities arrested an “alarming” amount of people. The demonstration was held to commemorate the 26th anniversary of Yemen’s…
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