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Yemen Houthis Blow Up Ex-President Saleh's House Amid Heavy Fighting

Yemen Houthis Blow Up Ex-President Saleh's House Amid Heavy Fighting

Fighters from Yemen's Houthi rebel movement have blown up the house of ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the centre of the capital Sanaa, residents reported, as Saleh's current whereabouts remained unknown, Reuters reported. The attack came a day after Saleh said he was ready for a "new page" in ties with the Saudi-led coalition.

Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh

South Korea, US Launch "Largest Ever" Aerial Drills As Pyongyang Warns Of Nuclear War

South Korea, US Launch "Largest Ever" Aerial Drills As Pyongyang Warns Of Nuclear War

The US and South Korea launched their largest aerial drills yet on Monday, less than a week after North Korea tested its new Hwasong-15 missile which military observers said has the capacity to strike Washington DC, or nearly any other location in the continental US. The launched shattered nearly two months of calm as many suspected the North’s benefactors in China were making good on their promises to rein in the restive state’s belligerent behavior.

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