Houthis attack Saudi energy facilities, Russia strikes Kyiv

0:00Al Jazeera Podcasts We begin with breaking news out of Saudi Arabia where authorities say that Yemen's Ansarullah Houthis have carried out attacks on energy facilities in the south of the Kingdom. A Saudi coalition spokesperson said that more than 70 people are injured, and the energy ministry says the attacks caused fires at several of its facilities. The Houthis haven't claimed responsibility but the group has previously targeted the country's oil sites. In the last few days, Yemen's government-aligned forces have attacked Houthi positions in the regions of Al Jazeera and Al Bayda. The Houthis say that a strike on a prison in Sanaa killed seven people. An army spokesperson says that government forces have seized new positions, had inflicted human and material losses. Government forces have renewed attacks on the Houthis in western tires and southern Hodeida, against the Babal Mandab straight in the Red Sea. The Ansarullah Houthis are allied with Iran and they control the capital Sanaa.

1:04The group also has a foothold in the northwest, including most of the Red Sea coast. The internationally recognized government controls much of southern and eastern Yemen. In Northeastern Syria, more than 2,000 women and children are imprisoned in a camp for relatives of ISIL fighters and people linked to the armed group. The armed forces have told Al Jazeera that their home countries are deliberately ignoring them. Damascus wants to close the Roj camp, rights groups have called it a ticking time bomb. At least two people have been killed and ten injured in a Russian-droned missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kiev. Strikes hit a range of buildings across five districts of the city, including Homes at a warehouse. The attacks come after Russia and Ukraine paused strikes on their respective capital cities for three days. The camp move was made while U.S. envoy Jarrod Kushner and Steve Whitkov visited the capitals in an attempt to revive peace talks. Well, as air raids sirens sounded in the capital, people sought shelter in this metro station.

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