1. Saudi Arabia launches fresh attacks on several Yemeni provinces as Riyadh’s military campaign is entering its sixth month. Over 5 thousand Yemenis have died so far.
2. Hundreds of thousands sign a petition calling on world leaders to pressure Israel to lift its blockade on the besieged Gaza Strip one year after Tel Aviv’s latest aggression.
3. Men in Afghan military uniform shoot and kill two soldiers with the US-led forces in a base in the war-torn country’s south.
4. Eyewitnesses say Turkish warplanes have launched fresh raids on Kurdistan Workers Party bases in northern Iraq.
5. Chinese shares continue to lose ground despite the cut in interest rates announced by China’s central bank in a bid to calm worries over the economy.