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A tanker has been boarded by six armed individuals off the coast of Yemen.
Fighting intensifies across Yemen as Houthis clash with internationally recognised government forces across many fronts.
The armed group, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said it had launched missiles near the vital maritime trade route, in a conflict that shows no sign of abating.
Houthi and government forces exchange drone attacks, marking a major shift in war tactics.
Escalating conflict in Yemen is killing and injuring a growing number of civilians, the UN human rights chief warned on Monday, as Houthi rebels also strike Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping linked to the wider Iran-US confrontation.
Iran-backed Houthis exploit Yemen's fractured state to threaten Bab el-Mandeb, raising fears it could become a second Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
Houthi missile and drone strikes target Marib and al-Makha, killing at least four people and injuring eight.
Yemen's Ministry of Information denounces attacks on Marib as 'escalation' that threatens lives and increases suffering.
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group just fired six ballistic missiles at a Yemeni-government-controlled Mocha port. They claim they were firing at warships and weapons belonging to Saudi-backed forces. Here's the news via ...