Warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a ceasefire for the port city of Hudaydah, principal lifeline for two-thirds of the country.
They reached agreement at talks in Sweden brokered by the United Nations.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he hoped this would be the starting point to bring nearly four years of civil war to a close.
Fighting has killed thousands, while the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent times has afflicted millions.
Leaders of the delegations from the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels, who control much of the country, shook hands after the ceasefire was agreed on Thursday. Read more
