Philippe Lazzarini

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chair Rashad al-Alimi also pledged on Friday to pardon any Houthi fighter who defects to the government forces in his first speech since the government forces were routed from the western Red Sea coast by the rebel group

An AP correspondent went to fetch a shawl, others closed their jackets, and everyone left with cold hands

Saudi Arabia is preparing for urgent military consultations with Turkey and Pakistan after renewed Houthi attacks heightened security concerns and pushed regional tensions higher

Having endured more than two years of relentless physical, political and legal attacks, most fiercely in Palestine, Unrwa has reached breaking point

The statement was issued by the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom

There was no comment by the Israeli military on either incident

Winter cold and rains as well as malnutrition are still killing people in Gaza, despite the ceasefire being in its fourth month

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israeli crews for demolishing the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, calling them "escalatory actions" and "inconsistent with Israel's obligations under international law"

Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Israel faces mounting global condemnation as a ban on dozens of international aid organisations working to provide life-saving assistance to Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has come into effect