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Heavy clashes have been reported between Houthi fighters and Yemeni- forces near the strategic southern city of Taiz, Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry reports from Sanaa on what losing the city could mean for Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

Videos show schoolchildren protesting outside schools and boycotting classes after reports that a new ‘secular’ dress code recently introduced by the Azerbaijani government has led to hijab-wearing pupils and teachers being barred from school.

Two large explosions have occurred near Taftanaz military airport in Syria’s Idlib province, sending a plume of smoke into the sky. Witnesses say reconnaissance aircraft circled overhead afterwards. The military has not commented, and the cause of the explosion remains unknown.