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Yemen truce hangs in balance as extension talks falter

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A fragile UN-brokered truce between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels hung in the balance Wednesday as talks on renewing it hit trouble, threatening the humanitarian gains of the past two months. Aid agencies and Western governments have urged Yemen’s warring parties to extend the truce, which has significantly reduced the intensity of fighting in a conflict the United Nations says has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But with just one day before the truce expires, there was no sign of any breakthrough in UN-backed talks. A Yemeni aircraft left the rebel-held capital Sana…

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