Yemeni government forces seize key areas from the Houthis | US monitoring death at a Siberian lab

Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, say they’ve recaptured much of the territory seized by Houthi militias last month. In response, the Houthis say they’ve attacked military and economic targets inside Saudi Arabia. That prompted Turkiye and Pakistan to activate the Mecca Defence Pact for the first time, sending military forces to assist the Gulf Kingdom.

00:00 Saudi backed forces say they’ve recaptured key areas around the Bab al-Mandab strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels
03:11 Global governments are on alert after the death of a researcher at a Siberian plague research lab
06:00 Why US bombers used in strikes on Iran were removed from a UK airbase
08:39 Clashes between protesters and police have erupted in Spain as tens of thousands rally over unaffordable housing
11:17 Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a second five-year term
11:40 A Nigerian military plane has crashed in the country’s southwest, killing all 32 people on board
12:03 Japanese authorities lodge a protest following the arrest of a U-S soldier …on suspicion of murder

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