the us and britain have begun strikes against targets linked to houthi rebels in yemen. we can cross to will vernon. what can cross to will vernon. what can you tell us? can you tell us? very few details at can you tell us? very few details at this can you tell us? very few details at this stage. - can you tell us? very fewl details at this stage. what can you tell us? very few- details at this stage. what we do know is that several us officials have been speaking to news agencies, to reporters, saying the united states and britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to the houthis in yemen. that s all we know so far. we haven t had any official word from the white house or from the pentagon. earlier today, when a pentagon spokesman was asked about that, they said they would not comment on any. they wouldn t speculate on any potential military action. from what we re hearing, it seems the strikes have started. one houthi official has written on socia
temperatures as what s called a heat dome is causing the dangerous conditions to expand. in south eastern europe temperatures of a0 degrees celsius have caused power cuts in tourist hotspots like croatia, impacting all sorts such as traffic lights failing. and as you ve just been hearing, in saudi arabia at least 1,301 people died during this year s hajj pilgrimage to mecca the most devastating example of the impact of extreme heat. no surprise, then, that this is changing the way we choose to travel something that is particularly important for those countries who rely on tourism to support their economies. joining me now is andrew holden professor of environment and tourism at goldsmiths university of london. good morning to you. no good morning. so this issue of extreme heat is not new to us. we saw last summer many parts of europe experiencing very high temperatures, wildfires impacting tourism. to what extent are we changing our choices when it comes to where we h
Narratives were about they re not going to be a good friend to taiwan just factual news, but cast away. when it comes to arms sales to taiwan, there s rumours of cheating the island out of money. rumours of cheating the island out of money- out of money. when you have freedom of out of money. when you have freedom of speech out of money. when you have freedom of speech and - out of money. when you have freedom of speech and open l freedom of speech and open democracy, these stories blur the line between being an opinion towards the more being complete the fall. complete the fall. absolutely, there s also complete the fall. absolutely, there s also fake complete the fall. absolutely, there s also fake news, - complete the fall. absolutely, l there s also fake news, rumours and disinformation, as we understand it. for example, there s rumours about us pork imports being poisoned. a few months ago, there was an outlandish claim that the taiwanese government was taking blood fr
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