ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's government representatives at the Redeployment Coordination Committee on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah suspended their meetings with Michael Lollesgard who heads the UN monitoring mission in the city, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

According to Waddah Dubaish, spokesman for joint pro-government forces in the country's western coast, the government team suspended all meetings and discussions with Lollesgard during the past days. (Yemen-UN-Talk)

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BAGHDAD -- A policeman was killed and three others wounded on Wednesday when Iraqi forces repelled an Islamic State (IS) attack on an oilfield in the central province of Salahudin.

The incident took place in the evening when IS militants waged an attack against positions of security forces tasked with protecting the Allas oilfield, some 40 km east of the provincial capital Tikrit, Mohammed al-Bazi, from Salahudin's provincial police, told Xinhua. (Iraq-IS-Attack)

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LONDON -- The British leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom on Wednesday resigned amid growing discontent with the prime minster's leadership, one day after the new Brexit agreement backfired.

Leadsom said in her resignation letter that she does not believe that Britain will be a truly sovereign country through the deal that is newly proposed. (Britain-Brexit-Resignation)

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OSLO -- Around 11,600 tonnes of farmed salmon have been killed in northern Norway due to an algae bloom and more fish are at risk, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries announced on Wednesday.

It is estimated that the death of the 11,600 tonnes of farmed salmon in the northern counties of Nordland and Troms led to a loss of 720 million kroner (82.4 million U. S. dollars), the directorate said in a statement. (Norway-Salmon-Algae) Enditem

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