In southwestern Yemen in July, most of the port city of Aden was retaken from Houthi rebels by armed forces loyal to the Yemeni government and backed by Saudi-led coalition troops. At press time, sporadic fighting continued. 

On July 16, some Yemeni government officials returned to Aden under orders of President Abdrabbuh Monsour Hadi, who remains in exile in Saudi Arabia.

On July 19, Houthi rebels shelled a civilian area of Aden, killing at least 42 people and injuring more...

In Burundi, President Pierre Nkurunziza won a third term in disputed elections on July 21. 

Burundi’s constitution restricts presidents to two terms, but in April, Nkurunziza claimed that he could run for a third term because he had been appointed, rather than elected, for his first term, an argument that caused widespread protests as well as, on May 13, a coup attempt. Burundi’s Constitutional Court agreed with Nkurunziza’s interpretation.

On election day in the capital,...

As ITN went to press, the State Department had travel warnings on 37 destinations: Afghanistan, Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, El Salvador, Eritrea, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Israel/West Bank/Gaza, Kenya, North Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Republic of South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen...