By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The funerals of 75 young soldiers killed in a missile strike attributed to Houthi rebels have been held in southern Yemen. The attack is one of the deadliest since fighting resumed this summer, Africanews reports.
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The United States has ordered non-essential staff and families at its embassy in Riyadh to leave Saudi Arabia. The State Department cites risks linked to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and escalating regional tensions, according to Zambianobserver.
🌍 World · Source: Zambianobserver ·
Donald Trump has reportedly proposed turning the White House press briefing room into a swimming pool, according to presidential aides cited by the New York Times. The idea has not led to a concrete renovation plan and the president is said to have raised it since his first term, the Wall Street Journal also reports.
🌍 World · Source: Seneweb ·
The US State Department has ordered non-essential diplomats and their families to leave Saudi Arabia after attacks killed at least three people and injured eight. The measure affects US employees in the country, where Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted civilian sites, according to spokesman Tommy Pigott, cited by Reuters.
🌍 World · Source: Caasimada Online ·
Russian missiles struck Kyiv overnight, wounding six people and forcing residents into shelters, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attack came after Moscow signalled its readiness to resume US-mediated peace talks, while Donald Trump said he believed negotiations were close to succeeding, France 24 reports.
🌍 World · Source: France 24 ·
Attack at Dammam airport kills two and injures eight in Saudi ArabiaAn attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed two people, a Saudi national and an Indian national, and injured eight others. Airport operations resumed normally a few hours after the incident, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation, cited by Reuters.The week in Africa
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