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US strikes in Yemen kill 31 as Trump vows to end Huthi attacks

A US Central Command (CENTCOM) photgraph shows forces launching strikes against Huthi targets in Yemen

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Detained pro-Palestinian activist denied legal calls, lawyer tells US court

Protesters rally outside the New York courthouse where a preliminary hearing over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation was held

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Hamas says Gaza aid block impacts Israeli hostages

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after Israel suspended the entry of supplies into the Palestinian territory

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Israel team discusses hostages at truce talks dogged by divisions

Israel has carried out near-daily air strikes in Gaza since early March

Agence France-Presse

Yemen's Huthis claim attacks on carrier group after US strikes

US Navy F/A-18 fighter aircraft operate on an aircraft carrier at sea reportedly during operations against Yemen Huthi rebels

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Hamas says ready to free Israeli-US hostage, four bodies

A man at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv reads in front of a clock counting the time Israeli hostages have been held captive in Gaza, during the reading of the Scrolls of Esther at the start of the Jewish holiday of Purim

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99 journalists killed in 2023, 77 in Gaza war: report

Israeli has kept up its bombardment of Gaza, with strikes on both Rafah and the southern city of Khan Yunis

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2023 in review: Al-Monitor's special coverage from across Middle East

collage 2023

Global sea ice cover hits record low in February as world continues hot streak

The Arctic has seen record monthly lows since December

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Analysis

2023 in review: The year Saudi Arabia became sports superpower

Ronald Al Nassr

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech