our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had no choice but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk had to take stock writing in the sunday telegraph, lord cameron says. and this is what the houthi militia have been doing, targeting ships off the coast of yemen. sometimes boarding them, other vessels have been attacked with drones and missiles. what the group shows although to support. today marks the 100th day of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. yemen has a key strategic position in the middle east, especially when it comes to global shipping. the red sea shipping route typi
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a day after dozens of similar us british air strikes across the country. in what the us calls a follow up action to thursday night s attacks, a us ship fired missiles at a radar site. the israeli prime minister says that nothing will deter israel s determination to pursue the war in gaza including the international court ofjustice in the hague. now on bbc news the travel show. europe by train for generations of backpackers into rail, as well as for me, it is what travel is all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this. it s called the deutschlandticket. it costs me a0 euros a month, and it allows me almost unlimited use of the country s regional public transport network. 49 euros a month. it was a cost of living measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust nine euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their ra
second time about the debt ceiling. two staff members for attacked yesterday. my home security camera captured video of the suspect chasing a woman. russia plundering african resources to help fund the war in ukraine. we re talking about billions. a key senate committee meeting. if we don t step in, then this gets away from me. norah: and the story of a young girl and her tailor-made concert experience. taylor said to come out, and it was just such a beautiful moment. norah: good evening, thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we are following a number of big stories, but we want to begin with new the shooting in farmington, new mexico, that wanted to identify the 18-year-old high school senior beau wilson. authorities say he carried at least three weapons, including an ar-style rifle and appeared to target his victims at random. they are still searching for a motive. those killed include an elderly mother in her 90s and her daughter who w
this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in sudan where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800 thousand people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea today. those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojedda in saudi arabia. our correspondent andrew harding reports. on sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. with airlifts ending, foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim th