We start with the situation in gaza. A ship carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail to the territory from cyprus this weekend as part of a planned maritime aid corridor. Its a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to bring supplies from cyprus to the coast of gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children there are starving to death. Organisers hope the plan could allow large amounts of extra aid, but say it will be complex and continue to press israel to allow more deliveries by road. These are the latest pictures from larnaca, in cyprus, where, as you can see, aid is being loaded onto a ship, which is due to depart in a couple of hours. Earlier i spoke to hiba tibi shes the Country Director of Care International palestine and she explained the challenges of getting aid into gaza. Any plan that is being taken currently to increase aid in gaza is welcome. These are, unfortunately, aiming to save as many
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
from labour we ll be joined byjonathan reynolds, who is after herjob. with donald trump plotting a course back to the white house, what would that mean in what seems like an increasingly dangerous world? we ll hear from the boss of america s navy. we ve had both republican and democratic presidents who always abided by the core values of our country, and when you have someone who doesn t align to those core principles, it makes you wonder, you know, should you be supporting that individual? morning, morning. the public s in charge yes, you. with me at the desk, the former conservative cabinet minister nadine dorries, luke tryl, from the research group more in common who put together the groups of voters we met on wednesday, and labour mp dr rosena allin khan, who recently quit her job as shadow minister for mental health. but first, kemi. welcome to the studio this morning. how would you describe the mood of the country at the moment? something which i see in the country
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