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US conducts more strikes on Huthi missiles
Feb 23, 2024According to the US military, on Wednesday, American forces performed “self-defense strikes” against Huthi missiles and launch points in rebel-controlled Yemen that constituted a danger to naval forces and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Since... -
China says US veto in UN truce vote makes Gaza ‘even more dangerous’
Feb 22, 2024China issued a warning on Wednesday, claiming that the crisis has become “even more dangerous” as a result of the US decision to reject a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. A... -
US downs Iranian drones, strikes Huthi anti-air missile
Feb 2, 2024According to the US military, on Wednesday, three Iranian drones and an anti-ship missile fired by the Huthis in Yemen were shot down by an American naval vessel. In addition, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) had... -
US pauses UNRWA funding over claims of staff involvement
Jan 27, 2024Due to claims that staff members were involved in the Hamas attacks on October 7, the US has decided to suspend financing for UNRWA, the UN organization for Palestinians. According to UNRWA, it has fired multiple... -
US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey worth $23bn
Jan 27, 2024The long-awaited $23 billion (£18 billion) sale of 40 new F-16 fighter fighters to Turkey has been approved by the US administration, after Ankara’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership. For 79 Turkish F-16s currently in service,... -
Huthis order all US, British UN staff to leave Yemen
Jan 24, 2024Yemen’s Huthi rebels have ordered all US and British staff of the United Nations and its agencies to leave the country within a month, a UN official told AFP. In a letter dated January 20 and... -
US launches fresh Huthi strikes as Biden warns of more
Jan 19, 2024President Joe Biden said that the United States will continue to strike the Huthis in Yemen until the rebels supported by Iran cease attacking ships in the Red Sea. New strikes against the Huthis were begun... -
US, UK air strikes pound Yemen after weeks of Red Sea attacks
Jan 13, 2024Following weeks of disruptions caused by attacks on Red Sea commerce by Iran-backed Huthi militants, heavy airstrikes by the US and Britain hammered targets in rebel-held Yemen early on Friday. The Huthi rebels’ Al-Masirah TV station... -
Blinken discusses Israel normalisation in tented Saudi talks
Jan 9, 2024Following discussions in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the latest stop on a trip aimed at calming a region agitated by the Israel-Hamas conflict, US senior diplomat Antony Blinken stated that there was “clear interest” in pursuing... -
US adds 216,000 jobs as hiring picks up, unemployment steady
Jan 7, 2024US job growth surged unexpectedly in December, government data showed Friday, wrapping up a solid year for the labor market even as voters remain gloomy about the economy ahead of November’s. presidential election. The world’s biggest...
