The UN refugee agency UNHCR has expressed deep concern for the safety and security of civilians in the governorate of Marib, in Yemen, including over half a million of displaced people. As fighting shifts closer to densely populated1
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed France would not allow the English Channel to become a "cemetery" after at least 27 migrants trying to reach England drowned off the northern French coast.
Fishermen in the waters between France and the UK found an empty vessel and bodies in the water. Authorities said at least 30 migrants have died.
British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel.
Another flight with refugees from Afghanistan has landed in Greece. Among the more than 100 people were primarily judges, lawyers, journalists and other people whose lives were in danger under the Taliban regime.