Yemen

National

Federal judge declines to order Trump officials to recover deleted Signal messages

7:15pm June 20, 2025

The watchdog group American Oversight had asked a federal judge to order top national security officials to preserve any messages they may have sent on the private messaging app Signal.

Built on a rich coffee history, Yemeni cafes find U.S. success and new challenges, too

8:00am April 26, 2025

Yemen is an ancient birthplace of the coffee trade, and immigrants fleeing its civil war have brought their culture here in the form of cafes. Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in the U.S.

Queue Listen Now

National

A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal

3:33pm April 03, 2025

The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Gaggles With Reporters At The White House

National

White House says it's 'case closed' on the Signal group chat review

3:04pm March 31, 2025

Last week, the White House said the National Security Council, the White House counsel office and President Trump adviser Elon Musk were all looking into the mishap. But now, that probe has wrapped

Intelligence Chiefs Testify To House Select Committee On Intelligence

National

Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard

5:00am March 27, 2025

The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.

WHO chief recounts narrow escape at Yemen airport hit by Israeli missile

6:23pm December 28, 2024

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he and colleagues "escaped death narrowly" when an Israeli airstrike targeted Yemen's main airport.

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen's capital. WHO chief says he was nearby

3:04pm December 26, 2024

A round of Israeli airstrikes targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports. The head of the World Health Organization said the bombardment occurred as he prepared to board a flight.

World News

U.S. and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks

1:26am May 31, 2024

by The Associated Press

American and British fighter jets and U.S. ships hit a wide range of Houthi targets in Yemen in response to a recent surge in attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, U.S. officials said.

Azzam, 12, hugs a sheep, the only source of his family's livelihood in rural Damascus on Feb 21, 2022. Azzam and his family have experienced firsthand the harrowing impact of the conflict. In 2015, when Azzam was five years old, a shell fell on the building where he was sitting with his family.

Health & Safety

Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here's what they sent us

5:17pm March 19, 2024

by Laurel Dalrymple

For International Day of Happiness, photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

Yemen's rebels target Singapore-flagged ship as U.S. and allies down Houthi drones

4:07am March 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

An attack by Houthi rebels set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, the latest in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel's war on Hamas.