Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a ceasefire from April 10 followed by peace talks, a UN envoy said Wednesday, raising hopes of a breakthrough in a conflict that has devastated the country. On another front, a US air strike on an Al-Qaeda training camp killed at least 40 fighters in a major blow to the jihadists who have been expanding their territory in the impoverished Arab state. Violence has escalated in Yemen since September 2014, when Iran-backed Shia Huthi rebels stormed the capital Sanaa and forced the internationally recognised government to flee south to the second city of Aden.

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