U.N. pullsoutofport city, fearingassault

The United Nations and the International Committee for the Red Cross withdrew their staff members from the besieged Yemeni port city of Hodeida, fearing an attack by forces led by the United Arab Emirates was imminent, offifficials saidMonday. Frantic diplomacy to stave offff an attack andavert apotentialhumanitarian disastermoved to the United Nations onMonday, where the Security Council held a closed-door briefifing. In Washington, bipartisan effffffffffffortswereunderway inthe Senate to warn the Emirates and its ally in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, that amilitary assault on Hodeida could result in the United States cutting offff funding for aerial refueling.