Plans for an EU military mission to secure commercial shipping in the Red Sea do not include a mandate to join US attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen, multiple EU diplomats told dpa on Friday. Naval vessels are to patrol and accompany ships and "should be able to shoot down incoming drones and rockets" but will not take part in operations on land, an EU diplomat said. Since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have repeatedly attacked ships with an alleged
China has called on all sides to exercise restraint following a string of military strikes led by the United States and the United Kingdom against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US and the UK, with the support of other allies, attacked Houthi rebel positions in Yemen overnight in response to the rebels' unprecedented attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. "China is concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea and calls on all parties to maintain calm and exer
Tehran on Friday strongly condemned the military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The attack was a clear violation of Yemen's sovereignty and territorial integrity and a breach of international law, the state news agency Irna quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying. "These indiscriminate attacks will not lead to any result except fuelling insecurity and instability in the region." The United States and the United Kingdom, with the support of other allies
if they run it in the middle of the debate i don t think any candidates on stage will necessarily know that because it may not come up on the monitors. it would be an interesting ploy to somehow position biden in the debate by running that middle. i was wondering if it changes the conversation on social media. people thinking there is an ad. where is he tonight? it is emotional. it is a smart thing for them to have done. we will see what happens tonight. joe, great to see you as always. thank you. good to be with you, jenna. the u.s. and russia picking sides in syria in something of a proxy war with american forces dropping ammo and other supplies to anti-government rebels. russia is backing assad by launching airstrikes on rebel positions. kurdish forces supported by the
screaming in pain crying out for his mother. arwa damon joins me now. incredibly difficult to watch, but so important to see the reality of what is happening on the ground on the front lines. you ve also said those white helmets, the white helmets are reporting strikes beyond the front lines. what do we know officially? reporter: well, according to what they are saying, they do believe along with the united states, turkey, nato and others that at least 90% of these russian strikes are not targeting isis, meaning that they re going after various other rebel positions. but we re also hearing from the white helmets is that they are, they believe, deliberately trying to bomb certain civilian locations, trying to bomb field hospitals, trying to in the words of some teach these various areas that have been under rebel control a lesson even though in a number of them