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Yemen

Coalition conducts raids on Hodeidah

Houthi forces fought to keep control of the airport in Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah on Sunday as Saudi-led coalition airstrikes struck the compound, in an offensive that could be a turning point in the three-year conflict. Losing Hodeidah would deal a serious blow to the Houthis, cutting supply lines from the Red Sea to their stronghold in the capital Sanaa. It could also give an edge to the Western-backed military alliance which, despite superior weaponry and firepower, has failed to defeat the Houthis in a war that has killed 10,000 people and created the world's most urgent humanitarian crisis.

Spain

King's brother-in-law jailed over graft

The Spanish king's brother-in-law was jailed on Monday after losing an appeal against a graft conviction, the prison authorities said. Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of King Felipe's sister Cristina, entered the prison in Brieva, about 100 kilometers north of Madrid, at 8 am, a spokesman said. The former Olympic handball player was sentenced to five years and 10 months of prison for embezzling millions of dollars in a case which caused uproar in Spain and tainted the royal family's image.

Guatemala

Search ends for volcano victims

Authorities have ended the search for people buried by the eruption of the Volcano of Fire two weeks ago. The country's disaster agency said on Sunday that it suspended searches in San Miguel Los Lotes and El Rodeo because the area is "uninhabitable" and high risk.

(China Daily 06/19/2018 page12)