Yemen ceasefire 'broken in minutes' after clashes
Clashes erupted in Yemen just minutes after a ceasefire deal took effect in the country, a government official says. The warring sides had agreed for a truce deal to be implemented in the country's flashpoint city of Hodeida at midnight local time.But one pro-government official told AFP news agency that clashes were ongoing in the east of the Red Sea city, which is used as a crucial gateway for humanitarian aid.On Monday, the United Nations said the deal was agreed following talks in Sweden last Thursday between Yemen's Saudi-backed government and the Houthi rebels, and included an "immediate ceasefire" in Hodeida and its surroundings. Image: Yemeni pro-government forces gather in the port city of Hodeida Some hoped i...