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At least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting last week between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwestern Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday.
The powerful blast registered as the equivalent of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.
Thai police also arrested a suspected female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.
The six will face wire fraud and money-laundry charges in the US, South African police say.
As Brics leaders meet in Delhi, divisions within the bloc make a united response to Washington unlikely.