the coronavirus pandemic provide an opportunity for relief in yemen on the 5th anniversary of the start of the war the un urges a truce on the return to peace talks what are the prospects of ending a conflict that has destroyed the lives of millions of yemenis this is inside story . hello and welcome to the program bernard smith much of the world s focus is on the growing coronavirus pandemic and as the war on the disease is stepped up the united nations is calling for a cease fire and all the wars such as in syria and yemen saying people should focus on fighting the outbreak not each other the warring sides in yemen a cautiously backing the un s appeal 5 years of conflict have killed at least 100000 people and created the world s worst humanitarian crisis 24000000 people nearly 90 percent of the population need urgent food aid and the fighting has intensified as reports. march 2015 and the who thiis push into central aden. and begin expanding their influence not only in sout
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
challenges our understanding of the cosmos. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live. the houthis in yemen have said american and british strikes against them will not go without punishment or retaliation. the group says five of its fighters were killed and six were injured overnight. us central command says more than 60 houthi military targets were struck, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. they included what the us called command and control centres, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities and air defence radar systems. among the areas targeted the capital sanaa and the port of hudaydah. this was the moment us warplanes took off from an aircraft carrier. russia called the strikes illegitimate and requested an urgent meeting of the un security council. iran which supports the houthis condemned the strikes in yemen as a clear violation of the country s territorial integrity. as a limited, proportionate response and said
a spirited second half performance at murrayfield earns scotland their first six nations win over wales in a decade. good evening and welcome to bbc news. tom watson, labour s deputy leader, has said the party must do better at winning over voters but he s also insisting that now is not the time to change the leadership. jeremy corbyn says he will stay on as leader. but a new opinion poll released tonight by the sunday mirror says a third of non labour voters would be more likely to vote for the party if mr corbyn went. in a moment we ll hear from former mayor of london ken livingstone and political commentator michael white, but first here s our political correspondent carole walker. jeremy corbyn has made it clear he has no intention of stepping down. he was in stoke yesterday, where labour saw off the challenge from ukip to win the by election. but he is facing questions about the party s defeat in copeland. the tories were jubilant after seizing the seat that had been in