British and US aid workers asked to leave Yemen by Houthis

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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, the Houthi-controlled foreign affairs ministry to the country’s United Nations coordinator 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.

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