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Southern Yemen soldiers of Southern Transitional Council (STC) at a check point, in Aden, Yemen, December 31, 2025.

4 min

The Gulf

‘It’s really bad,’ Fmr. Yemeni official describes losing Mocha to Houthis, calls for more Saudi involvement

The Houthis have edged closer to gaining leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after seizing the strategic port city of Mocha, even as Saudi-backed forces claimed battlefield gains elsewhere in Yemen

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A girl sits outside her damaged house at the Basara refugee camp in Sittwe, Myanmar.

3 min

Asia & Pacific

UN says Myanmar junta blocking aid for Rohingya refugees after cyclone

Cyclone Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 120 miles per hour to the region in May, leaving nearly 150 people dead in Myanmar - mostly Rohingya minorities

Read time: 3 min.