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Here are the updates of the day:
- Overnight in the region, US president Donald Trump said he "would not use" nuclear weapons against Iran and did not see "putting US troops on the ground"
- Fighting in Yemen rages, with focus around Taiz and hits on Sanaa and Aden. Yemen's government reported that the prime minister and cabinet survived a Houthi missile attack on the presidential palace in Aden, but at least five were killed and 16 wounded according to Yemen’s health minister
- Israeli attacks continue on Gaza, occupied West Bank, southern Lebanon and south Syria
And so we begin our live coverage....