Houthis ask British and US aid workers to leave Yemen after second round of joint airstrikes

British and US aid workers have been asked to leave Yemen by Houthi authorities in the country, a letter seen by Sky News shows.

In the letter to the country's United Nations coordinator, the Houthi-controlled foreign affairs ministry requests aid workers with US and British citizenship to leave within 30 days.

It follows the second set of joint UK and US airstrikes against Houthi forces, aimed at stopping raids on shipping in the Red Sea.

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/houthis-ask-british-and-us-aid-workers-to-leave-yemen-after-second-round-of-joint-airstrikes-13050364

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