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Biden Rolls Out Changes to US Diplomatic, Military Strategy
President Joe Biden announced Thursday a series of changes to U.S. diplomatic and military strategy, including a review of international American military stations, support of the United Nations-led initiative to call a ceasefire in Yemen, and an executive order to increase the number of refugees admitted to the United States.
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Yemeni Officials: Blast at Aden Airport Kills 25, Wounds 110
Security officials say a large explosion has struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there
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UN Food Chief: Yemen Faces ‘Looming Famine,' Needs Millions
The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program is sounding an alarm that war-torn Yemen faces “looming famine.”
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Angelina Jolie Donates to Boys' Lemonade Stand Raising Funds for Yemen
Actress Angelina Jolie surprised two young best friends from London, when she made an “extremely generous” donation to their lemonade stand raising funds for war-torn Yemen.
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10-Year-Old Reunites With Yemeni Family at SFO
For the last month, a family had been separated from their 10-year-old daughter and on Thursday night, they reunited at SFO.
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Yemeni Family Reunites at SFO
For the last month, a family had been separated from their 10-year-old daughter and on Thursday night, they reunited at SFO. Jean Elle reports.
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Yemen Mother in San Francisco Pleads for Help as 10-Year-Old Awaits Visa in Egypt
A family from Yemen waited years for immigration visits to come to the United States. But now, only three of the four children are with their parents in San Francisco as their 10-year-old sister is stuck in Egypt waiting for the U.S. Embassy to issue a long overdue visa.
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A Yemen's Mother Plea for Help
A family from Yemen waited years for immigration visits to come to the United States. But now, only three of the four children are with their parents in San Francisco as their 10-year-old sister is stuck in Egypt waiting for the U.S. Embassy to issue a long overdue visa. Jean Elle reports.
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UN Official Says Airstrikes Kill Over 30 Civilians in Yemen
The U.N. humanitarian chief for Yemen says strikes killed more than 30 civilians in a Yemeni mountainous northern province
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Trump Says U.S. Operation Killed Al-Qaida Leader in Yemen
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi, an al-Qaida leader.
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Yemen Sources: US Drone Destroyed Building Housing Al-Qaida
Tribal leaders said Saturday a suspected U.S. drone strike destroyed a building housing al-Qaida militants last week in eastern Yemen.
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, retweeted several tweets and media reports that seemed to offer confirmation the Jan. 25 strike killed top al-Qaida leader Qassim al-Rimi.
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Children's Fairyland to Host Citizenship Ceremony for Kids
A group of newly minted baby citizens will be fawned over Monday during a celebration at Oakland’s premiere progenitor of whimsy and giggles. Children’s Fairyland is hosting a group of 25 children ranging in age from two to 13 for a ceremony during which they will receive certificates of citizenship, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Sharon...
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Houthi Rebels Begin Withdrawal From Key Ports in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fire aimed at alleviating the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, the head of the rebels’ Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said the pullout from Hodeida, as well as the two...
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US Officials: Iran Official OK'd Attacks on American Military
The U.S. decision to surge additional military forces into the Middle East was based in part on intelligence that the Iranian regime has told some of its proxy forces and surrogates that they can now go after American military personnel and assets in the region, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence. The intelligence shows that an Iranian...
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Trump Vetoes Measure to End US Involvement in Yemen War
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. The veto — the second in Trump’s presidency — was expected, and Congress lacks the votes to override it. But passing the never-before-used war powers resolution was viewed as a milestone for lawmakers, who have shown a renewed...
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Sudan Activists: ‘Regime' Kills 16 After al-Bashir's Ouster
Sudanese activists said Saturday that 16 people, including a soldier, have been killed in the two days since the military forced President Omar al-Bashir from power amid months of anti-government protests, while the military met with an opposition delegation to discuss the transition and announced a nightly curfew had been lifted. The Sudan Doctors Committee, an affiliate of the Sudanese...
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Sudan's Military Overthrows President Amid Bloody Protests
Sudan’s military overthrew President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday after months of bloody street protests over his repressive 30-year rule. But pro-democracy demonstrators were left angry and disappointed when the defense minister announced the armed forces will govern the country for the next two years. Al-Bashir’s fall came just over a week after Algeria’s long-ruling, military-backed president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was driven...
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Asylum for Sale: Refugees Say Some U.N. Workers Demand Bribes for Resettlement
A seven-month investigation across five countries with significant refugee populations has found widespread reports of the U.N.’s refugee agency UNHCR’s staff members exploiting refugees, while victims and staff members who report wrongdoing say the agency fails to act against corruption, NBC News reports. In interviews, more than 50 refugees registered with the UNHCR in Kenya, Uganda, Yemen, Ethiopia and Libya...
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Save The Children: 7 Killed in Airstrike on Yemen Hospital
A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. The international aid organization, which supports the hospital, said in a statement sent to the Associated Press that four of those killed were children and two adults are unaccounted for. Save The Children said...
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In House's Yemen Vote, Congress Reasserts War-Making Powers
Asserting congressional authority over war-making powers, the House passed a resolution Wednesday that would force the administration to withdraw U.S. troops from involvement in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s alliance with the Saudi-led coalition behind the military intervention. Lawmakers in both parties are increasingly uneasy over the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and skeptical of the U.S. partnership...