The Yemeni military said on Thursday that Iran-backed Houthis attacked the armed forces of the country’s internationally recognised government, an escalation that threatened to reignite the nation’s civil war. The rebels also separately struck Saudi Arabia’s southern Najran region, injuring 11 civilians, including a four-year-old. Photo: AFP

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