UK to give £100mn aid to Yemen, £3bn arms to Saudi
The UK has decided to increase humanitarian aid to Yemen to £100 million (around ₹865 crore), while also signing a £3 billion (around ₹25,900 crores) arms deal with Yemen's rival Saudi Arabia. This comes amid Opposition pressure on the UK government to investigate whether Saudi committed war crimes in Yemen. Notably, 7,000 people have reportedly died in the Yemen conflict.