Prime minister leo varadkar says it was a comprehensive defeat. We return now to the situation in the middle east. The us military says its ships and aircraft have shot down more than a dozen drones In The Red Sea after coming under what it called a sustained attack by iranian backed houthi forces in yemen. Us Central Command said the drones represented an imminent threat to merchant vessels, and us and coalition warships. Here s david waddell. The singapore registered propel fortune is the latest commercial ship to be targeted by the houthi movement. The bulk carrier departed india just under two weeks ago, with her automatic Identification System signalling that she was not connected to israel supposedly to deter this kind of attack from yemen. The uk Maritime Trade Organisation said the captain reported no Collateral Damage to the ship and that she was bound for her next port. These attacks have been ongoing since october, both In The Red Sea and in the gulf of aden, causing many c
We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. A vessel carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail from cyprus to gaza in the coming hours. Its the first delivery of supplies to use the maritime aid corridor, announced on friday. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, the 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies are being loaded onto a barge. It will be towed by a spanish ship to gaza. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. This video shot today along the Israeli Border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. The parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies to the people of gaza. The us has confirmed that its troops conducted an Airdrop Into Northern Gaza today. Our correspondent wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca the
Katy tur reports right now. Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Why wasnt there a red wave in 2022 . And why do we keep on seeing democrats win in blue places, in purple places, and red places . You can argue candidate quality. You can also argue threats to democracy, but you cannot argue with the impact of abortion. Ever since the Supreme Court overturned roe v. Wade, blue voters, purple voters and red voters across the country have turned up to protest it. Not through rallies or marches, though some have done that, too, but for voting. Both for candidates and for policies that promise to protect access to health care. It is the single issue that democrats close to President Biden tell me they are banking on most in 2024 in november. Just watch, theyve said. As we get into this year, there will be Court Decision after Court Decision, further restricting access and further alienating voters from the gop. And lo and be hold, here we are, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled embryos are c
Katy tur reports right now. Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Why wasnt there a red wave in 2022 . And why do we keep on seeing democrats win in blue places, in purple places, and red places . You can argue candidate quality. You can also argue threats to democracy, but you cannot argue with the impact of abortion. Ever since the Supreme Court overturned roe v. Wade, blue voters, purple voters and red voters across the country have turned up to protest it. Not through rallies or marches, though some have done that, too, but for voting. Both for candidates and for policies that promise to protect access to health care. It is the single issue that democrats close to President Biden tell me they are banking on most in 2024 in november. Just watch, theyve said. As we get into this year, there will be Court Decision after Court Decision, further restricting access and further alienating voters from the gop. And lo and be hold, here we are, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled embryos are c
Katy tur reports right now. Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Why wasnt there a red wave in 2022 . And why do we keep on seeing democrats win in blue places, in purple places, and red places . You can argue candidate quality. You can also argue threats to democracy, but you cannot argue with the impact of abortion. Ever since the Supreme Court overturned roe v. Wade, blue voters, purple voters and red voters across the country have turned up to protest it. Not through rallies or marches, though some have done that, too, but for voting. Both for candidates and for policies that promise to protect access to health care. It is the single issue that democrats close to President Biden tell me they are banking on most in 2024 in november. Just watch, theyve said. As we get into this year, there will be Court Decision after Court Decision, further restricting access and further alienating voters from the gop. And lo and be hold, here we are, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled embryos are c