Attacks on commercial ships near the Middle Eastern country of Yemen have forced huge freight companies to change or pause their movements on one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Who is launching these attacks, what is their end goal and what are the potential repercussions?
Yemen's Huthi rebels and the internationally recognised government have agreed at talks in Switzerland to swap more than 880 prisoners, both sides said Monday as efforts accelerate to end the war.
Two months after Yemen's truce expired, fighting largely remains on hold but a series of attacks by Huthi rebels could have serious repercussions for a country crippled by war.
Jordan on Sunday expressed regret that the truce in Yemen was not extended, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The truce ended on October 2, 202