Little girl killed, by Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s Sa’ada province

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Saudi Arabia has targeted residential areas in Yemen’s Sa’ada province, killing a little girl and injuring four others. The fatality came from Saudi artillery fire on the Razih district of Sa’ada province. Saudi fighter jets also hit several other areas in the province, including a school.
• The UN’s children agency has warned that conflicts and poverty have displaced nearly 50 million children worldwide. UNICEF says children account for nearly half of all refugees. According to the agency, many of these children are at particular risk of abuse and detention, because they have no certain legal status.
• Native Americans protesting an oil pipeline project in the US state of North Dakota have accused the government of deception and oppression. They say the government should fulfill its commitments in protecting their ancestral lands. The natives have staged their largest rally in over a century to push their case.
• New leaked files by former US intelligence contractor, Edward Snowden, have unraveled the mystery behind NSA’s UK base. The Intercept, an online publication details how America’s National Security Agency used information gathered by Menwith Hill Station in Yorkshire to launch kill or capture missions in its global shadow war.
• A police helicopter has gone down in western Mexico, killing the pilot and three officers. It was initially reported that the aircraft was downed by a drug gang in the troubled state of Michoacan. But now, authorities say they can’t confirm the report and that the case is under investigation.
• Three crew members of the International Space Station have returned to Earth after six months. The astronauts landed in Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan. They were tasked with conducting various experiments in biotechnology and human research activities to study the effects of long-term space missions on the health of astronauts.
• Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has reacted to Saudi Arabia's top cleric for his offensive language against the Iranian nation. The top Iranian diplomat says there is no resemblance between Islam of Iranians and most Muslims with the one preached by the Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia.
• The Syrian army has made fresh advances against foreign-backed militants in its push to liberate the western city of Hama. The army has already regained the control of several villages around the city. Damascus has been making significant gains against militants countrywide.

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