The UN said more than 250,000 people have fled renewed fighting in Yemen. It cited particular concern for people sheltering in Taiz, where access is “essentially blocked,” and reported hunger and disease.
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Affected location: Taiz Governorate
Illustrative image: 18 November 2025, Aden, Yemen. UK Minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer MP, visits Yemen. During the one-day visit Minister Falconer met with UK-backed aid organisations working to address the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen. While at the Ash-Sha’b camp for internally displaced people and the Dar Saad Health Clinic, he saw how UK aid is helping to tackle malnutrition, deliver vaccination programmes, and provide assistance to the most vulnerable families. — Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of supplies, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Argentina’s president Javier Milei accused Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of running a dishonest campaign and questioned whether Lula would accept Brazil’s presidential runoff result. Milei has backed Lula’s opponent, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
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