Yemeni

• Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for deadly strikes targeting government military camps across two eastern provinces in Yemen. • The attacks signal an escalation in hostilities following a tenuous 2022 truce between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. • This surge in violence is driven by persistent factional rivalries and Houthi efforts to breach a Saudi-led blockade that has worsened the regional humanitarian crisis.

Plane bringing Houthi delegation home from Tehran had to divert after Yemeni government bombed Sana’a airportMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIranian flights to and from Yemen are an unacceptable violation of the country’s sovereignty, the vice-president in Yemen’s Saudi-backed, UN-recognised government has said.Abdullah al-Alimi said in an interview that the planes contained equipment for the Houthi movement, which he said had transformed from merely a domestic threat into a regional and international threat to global security and the global economy. Continue reading...

• A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals, overturning an earlier injunction. • The ruling cited concerns over the administration's procedures and protections for vulnerable refugee populations. • The decision represents a legal setback for the administration's restrictive immigration policies.

• A federal judge issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration's attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals, preventing immediate removal of beneficiaries from the program. • The judicial decision came just days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a related case examining the administration's authority over TPS designations. • The ruling protects thousands of Yemeni nationals currently in the United States who depend on TPS for legal residency and work authorization.