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Saudi warplanes strike Yemen as Houthi drones target oil ports

Saudi warplanes strike Yemen as Houthi drones target oil ports

Saudi Arabia and Houthi fighters exchanged heavy air and drone strikes on Wednesday as a six-month-old regional war widened into a new front in Yemen. The United States told government staff to avoid the Yemen border and oil prices remained near $108 a barrel amid global supply concerns. Donald Trump faced growing pressure over whether to provide direct military support to Riyadh to prevent a deeper energy crisis.

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