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Yemen health system at 'breaking point': WHO

The escalating fighting in Yemen is pushing the country's health system to "breaking point", the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that diseases like cholera were already circulating widely. A renewed ground campaign waged by the Iran-backed Houthis against

African leaders to gather in Egypt for business summit

African leaders will meet in Egypt on Friday for a business summit that Cairo hopes will bolster its clout across the continent. The inaugural three-day Alamein Africa Forum is part of Egypt's push to reassert itself in a continent where China and Gulf states, particularly the

Iran's Revolutionary Guards call Trump a 'big liar'

DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards spokesperson on Tuesday called US President Donald Trump a "big liar", accusing him of concealing the truth from Americans about Iran's nuclear programme and the effectiveness of Iran's blockade of energy supplies from

Rubio says UK airbase incident involved a foreign state

By Toby Shepheard and Will Russell FAIRFORD, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "hands of a foreign actor" were involved in an incident in which five men were arrested on suspected explosives and terrorism offences near a British airbase

8.3 mn refugees at risk due to 'severe' funding cuts: UN

Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to "severe" funding cuts. "UNHCR's ability to protect and assist refugees, internally displaced

Trump says US will win Iran war 'very soon'

By Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump told reporters that United Statesofficials talked with mediators trying to end Washington's war with Iranon Monday, adding the US will win the Iran war "very soon." "We're going to

Tether USDT aids Iran funding, Senate report says

By Chandni Shah Sept 28 (Reuters) - Tether's USDT stablecoin has become a "significant financial lifeline" for Iran and a tool for funding proxy organizations, including Hezbollah, according to a report led by Senate Democrats, published on Monday. Led by Senator Richard