explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
appears to be official uniform walking past a fire at a locked cell at a migrant centre in mexico where 38 people subsequently died. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, has reacted angrily to comments by us presidentjoe biden, who urged him to walk away from his controversialjudicial reform plans, which are so farjust on hold. and amsterdam tells a rowdy british sex and drug tourists, don t come to our capital in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men between 18 and 35. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news king charles is to arrive in germany shortly. his first state visit since succeeding his mother as a british monarch in autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation injust autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation in just over a autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation injust over a month. the start of a three day trip, part of a curtailed royal visit that was due to begin in paris at the weekend
president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. in belfast yesterday, he urged northern ireland s political parties to resume power sharing. today, he s expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. charlotte callagher reports from belfast. an irish homecoming for a us president. applause. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louth. ., , ~ louth. coming here feels like cominu louth. coming here feels like coming home. louth. coming here feels like coming home, it louth. coming here feels like coming home, it really - louth. coming here feels like coming home, it really does. | coming home, it really does. the way every time i have come, the welcome, the people in the streets, they are so gracious to us. ., , , ., to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on to us. he flew into dublin from