Noontime News Recap: Yemen fighting worsens as Ukraine war and Zelensky Putin meeting talk dominate

More than 900 people have been killed or injured in less than a week of renewed fighting in Yemen, and at least 5,000 families have fled their homes as civilians escape the violence around Taiz.  🔗

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Russia said its forces struck several industrial sites across Ukraine, including steel plants in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih, as well as cargo vessels, in a fresh wave of attacks on the country’s infrastructure.  🔗

Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami in December if both leaders attend, a signal that comes as the war continues to grind on.  🔗

In Guatemala, a court cleared Deputy Minister Luis Pacheco and three Indigenous leaders of terrorism charges linked to protests in October 2023, a ruling that removes a major legal threat for the group.  🔗

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The Yemen crisis is deepening the humanitarian toll, with the latest displacement adding to the pressure on families already caught up in the fighting and forced to leave Taiz and surrounding areas.  🔗

In Ukraine, the strikes on steel plants and cargo vessels underline the continuing focus on industrial and transport targets, while Zelensky’s offer of a direct meeting with Putin keeps diplomacy in view despite the battlefield escalation.  🔗 🔗

The Guatemalan ruling is likely to be watched closely by Indigenous communities and rights groups after months of legal pressure over the 2023 protests.  🔗

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