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News from Oct 31, 2026 (UTC)

Yemen isCalm

A little better than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 18Oct 31

Why

  1. UN says new fighting in Yemen has displaced 290,000 people, with pregnant women at risk.

    11 eventsaljazeera.comSource

  2. A Yemeni UN staff member died in Houthi detention, prompting calls for an investigation.

    19 eventsarabnews.com, middleeasteye.net, jpost.comSource

  3. Rubio and the Saudi foreign minister discussed Iran and Yemen at a G20 meeting.

    8 eventssamaa.tv, miragenews.comSource

What happened

  • Statements19%
  • Cooperation36%
  • Criticism22%
  • Protests1%
  • Pressure3%
  • Fighting18%

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