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Smoke billows from buildings in Sanaa after warplanes struck in and around the rebel-held Yemeni capital two days after the insurgents claimed drone strikes that shut a key oil pipeline in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the rebels and witnesses said. IMAGES
A government source says Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has resigned. Nathan Frandino reports.
Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo casting his vote at a polling station in Panama City. The vote comes as Panama is grappling with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled its economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles. IMAGES
Thousands of Huthi supporters chant slogans against Israel and the United States during a mass rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day. The Jerusalem Day, an initiative started by the late founder of the Islamic republic in Iran, is held annually on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in support of the Palestinian people. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a brief stop at Larnaca airport in Cyprus where he is greeted by President Nikos Christodoulides. Blinken left the West Bank for Cyprus, the nearest EU member state to Israel and the Gaza Strip, which last week said it was working towards establishing a maritime corridor for aid to Gaza. IMAGES