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WASHINGTON: The US and British militaries bombed eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes on an array of the rebels’ missile-launching capabilities.

At least nine people have been confirmed dead in the pre-dawn disaster in southwestern Yunnan, with dozens missing.

House of Lords defies Rishi Sunak by voting to delay ratification of treaty with Kigali.

As the war enters its 699th day, these are the main developments.

JERUSALEM: Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament Monday, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release, as European foreign ministers joined growing international calls for Israel to negotiate on the creation of a Palestinian state after the war.

US calls for a quick investigation into the killing of 17-year-old Tawfiq Ajaq in the occupied West Bank.

LONDON: Britain and the United States unveiled new asset freezes and travel bans Monday on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures, in their latest coordinated asset freezes and travel bans aimed at regional militants. Five “key figures” and an entity said to be involved in the leadership and financial networks of Hamas and PIJ were targeted, the British government said. The measures “will help to cut off the flow of funding that supports these terrorist groups, including from Iran,” it added.