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Saudi strikes Yemen amid talks

Saudi strikes Yemen amid talks

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Saudi Arabia launches fresh airstrikes on Yemen despite the ongoing UN-brokered peace talks aimed at ending the conflict.
  • The Iraqi army liberates two more villages from Daesh Takfiri militants near the city of Fallujah and continues to close in on the militant-held city.
  • Israel continues with destroying Palestinian homes and structures even those sponsored or funded by the European Union.
  • The World Health Organization rejects a call by a group of leading scientists to move or postpone this summer's Rio Olympic Games over the Zika outbreak.
  • Uganda is spending over 105 million dollars a month in transport costs to import rice. There is fear of an economic meltdown in the east African nation.