Yemen
The UN warns the Arab world’s poorest nation is speeding “towards a massive famine.”
After HuffPost reported on Adel Al-Hasani’s detention by fighters connected to the United Arab Emirates, the Biden administration pushed for his release.
The president has temporarily paused the $23 billion weapons package. His final decision will show if he's serious about building a more progressive foreign policy.
The president has stopped supporting the Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen, but must also restore U.S. assistance for the struggling country, activists say.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Adel Al-Hasani has investigated his country's crisis for the BBC, CNN and Vice. Allies of the United Arab Emirates have imprisoned him for nearly six months.
The president announced his shift from both Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama in a speech describing how he will "course correct" America's international approach.
President Donald Trump has resisted bipartisan efforts to end the American role in the war, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives. President-elect Joe Biden says he will change course.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion which struck shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed.
If Biden truly wants to build a more progressive foreign policy, his Pentagon pick needs to be frank about his role in creating the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona helped quash motions to stop Trump from selling $13 billion in sophisticated weaponry to the United Arab Emirates.