but why the flare up now? all of these things are interconnected, and that s why it s really dangerous right now. so the big question now is, could this red sea conflict become the next war in the middle east? first of all, let s start by looking at what has actually been happening in the red sea. in mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. so, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them? the houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. they have been very active in this area for about a decade. it s only now that we re noticing because our global trade is being impacted. they hijacked this ship called the galaxy leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. us and british warships went to their defence. the houthis vowed revenge. the world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal
of more retaliation. our correspondent graham satchell has more. before and after satellite images show the impact of the american and british bombing raids. the american say airfields and weapons storage depots were destroyed. the raf didn t take part in the attack overnight, but both the british and american say the raids are vital to keep shipping routes openin vital to keep shipping routes open in the red sea. houthi militia have been targeting container ships of the yemeni coast for weeks. sometimes, like this, they have bordered vessels. in other attacks, they used drones and missiles. they say they are disrupting this key shipping route to show their support for palestinians in gaza. yemen sits at a key strategic position in the middle east, especially for global shipping. the normal route from the far east goes around the coast of yemen, through the red sea and the suez canal. it has been significantly disrupted. most vessels are now taking the longer route around s
shortly after that cabinet call, we saw in person, arriving on foot, john healey, the shadow defence secretary labour and also sir lindsay hoyle, the leader of the commons, arriving in 70 whitehall, which is the cabinet office that adjoins downing street and that the connecting corridors all lead through as if it is effectively one building. we also saw the foreign secretary, lord cameron, going into downing street. the expectation in situations like this, when time allows comets that senior opposition figures such as keir starmer, who we think has probablyjoined a call to be briefed as well, as well as the defence secretary and the house of commons speaker, would be briefed, where time to allow and it would appear in this instance that there is time because, as we understand it, no military strikes have happened as yet. the uk government always has the capacity to respond without consulting either the opposition or wider parliament, but convention would normally point in the
iowa has been rocked by blizzards, with life threatening temperatures. heavy snowfall has made travel difficult and dangerous. and on monday, when voters head to the in person caucuses, the temperatures will fall dangerously low. here in des moines, the national weather service predicts a high of 1 degree fahrenheit. that s 18 degrees celsius. the low is forecast to be 10 degrees fahrenheit, or 23 degrees celsius. things are more dire when you consider wind chill effects. those stepping out the door may feel like they are experiencing temperatures of 30 degrees fahrenheit, or 34 degrees celsius. that hasn t stopped some volunteers who continued to canvass through the snow in the race s final days. but will the majority of voters brave the bitter temperatures to attend the in person caucuses? experts are watching to see if and how turnout in monday s voting is impacted by the extreme weather. the candidates spent sunday imploring voters to plan to vote monday while givin