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U.N.-backed Yemen peace talks adjourn until July 15: envoy

 United Nations-mediated talks to end more than a year of war in Yemen have adjourned and will reconvene in Kuwait on July 15 after the Muslim Eid holiday, the U.N. envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said on Wednesday. A shaky ceasefire coinciding with negotiations has paused fighting which...

Yemeni officials say Saudi-led airstrike has killed 25

An airstrike early Tuesday by a Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen's southern province of Taez killed 25 people - 15 fighters and 10 civilians, security officials said. The airstrike also wounded eight civilians, the officials said. Most of the victims were shoppers or...

Saudi prince aims for Silicon Valley appeal to gleam at home

 The powerful young prince behind modernizing reforms in Saudi Arabia presents himself as the champion of his nation's plugged-in youth, and his visit to Silicon Valley this week sought to bolster that image. The 31-year-old Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unabashedly pitched...