SANAA -- A total of 123 civilians have been killed and 247 others injured, mostly women and children, since the U.S. military resumed airstrikes across Yemen in mid-March, Houthi-run health authorities said in an updated statement on Monday.

The statement was issued following U.S. airstrikes against a ceramic factory on the western outskirts of Yemen's capital Sanaa late Sunday night, which killed seven people and injured 29 others. (Yemen-US Airstrikes-Casualties)

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GAZA -- Hamas said Monday evening that its leadership is reviewing the Gaza peace proposal received from the mediators and will submit its response after completing internal consultations.

In a statement, Hamas said its leadership is studying the proposal "with great national responsibility" and will submit its response "as soon as the necessary consultations are completed." (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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ALGIERS -- Algeria on Monday ordered 12 French diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, declaring them "personae non gratae" in a move that marks a sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions with France.

The expulsion follows the arrest of an Algerian consular official by French authorities -- an action Algiers described as a blatant violation of diplomatic immunity. (Algeria-France-Ties)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to Russia later this week for talks on recent developments in indirect negotiations with the United States, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters that Tehran remains committed to consultations with all signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stressing that maintaining such interactions is "beneficial." (Iran-FM-Russia Visit) Enditem

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