WHO chief says he has hearing loss following Israeli air strike

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he has hearing loss following an Israeli air strike in the Yemeni capital Sanaa which he narrowly avoided.

"I am grateful to be in Geneva, spending time with my family and celebrating the New Year after the UN mission to negotiate the release of our colleagues and the bombardment at Sana’a Airport by Israel as we attempted to leave Yemen," he wrote on X.

"I am okay, but I have developed tinnitus (ringing in my ears) from the loud explosion. I hope it will be temporary."