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and the story begins with an assassination mission. ifirst met isaac gilmore in 2020. he s a former navy seal, who later became second in command of a private us military firm called spear operations group. i was surprised isaac agreed to speak to me because at the time, human rights lawyers were trying to prosecute spear for war crimes. one of the reasons that i agreed to participate in this and be part of this documentary is to be very clear about what we re doing and why. this isn t, you know, innocent until proven guilty. it s war. how did you get involved with the operation in yemen? so ultimately, i met abraham, abraham golan, who s a brother and a friend. abraham developed a relationship with mohammed dahlan and that was our path through to the uae government. we met with the appropriate bodies within the uae government. the pitch was to put pressure on isis and al-qaeda in the state of yemen and make sure that it didn t become another chaotic hub of terrorist ac ....
that a us strike destroyed a houthi anti ship cruise missile in the red sea. these pictures from the pentagon show american aircraft taking off for the earlier us and uk raids. according to centcom, 36 houthi targets were struck in these raids. it was the third round of strikes led by the us and uk and involved support from australia, bahrain, denmark, canada, the netherlands and new zealand. in addition to these latest joint strikes. us central command says it also launched what it calls defensive strikes against six anti ship cruise missiles in houthi held areas in yemen. in a statement, the us defense secretary, loyd austin, says: sends a clear message to the houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not end their illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we have also heard from the uk defence secretary, grant shapps. in a statement, he says, this is not an escalation. it is our duty to protect innocent lives and p ....
a new sighting in the manhunt for abdul ezedi accused of attacking a woman and her daughters with chemicals. now on bbc news, time for some sport. hello and welcome to sportsday. with me hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. rugby s first superstar barryjohn passes away. a legend for wales and the lions. he was 79 years old. a clash of the calamities. mistakes abound at the emirates as arsenal strike a big blow in the title race. a biggest home league win of the season for manchester united takes them into the top six. it might be beyond even bazball. but england start their chase of 399 to win the second test in india. hello again. welcome along. welsh rugby legend barryjohn has died at the age of 79. the former fly half s family announced that he passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his wife and four children. it s less than a month since welsh rugby mourned another of its most revered players, jpr williams, a teammate ofjohn. i joe wilson looks back ....
the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran backed houthi rebels in yemen. they were supported by six ally countries as part of an international military coalition as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting ships in the red sea. the raids in yemen follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian backed militants. the us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said there d be more steps in the us response to the deaths of those soldiers. it began with the strikes on friday night. that is not the end of it. we intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message the united states will respond when our forces are attacked and people killed. we start with this report from our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyp ....
artists with multiple nominations for chart stars taylor swift, 0livia rodrigo, miley cyrus, lana del rey and ice spice now on bbc news.the arts interviews: sir anthony hopkins. 30 seconds to on air! 0k, and you are just here. couldn t i sit farther back? sir anthony hopkins playing an ordinary man with an extraordinary story. sir nicholas winton was just 29 in 1938 when he embarked on a campaign to bring hundreds of refugee children from prague to london. for 50 years, he didn t talk about his efforts until they were revealed by the bbc tv programme that s life. if they hadn t been rescued and brought over to england, these children would have been killed by the nazis. i m the bbc s culture editor, katie razzall, and for this edition of the arts interviews, i interrupted sir anthony s busy filming schedule to talk to him about his role in one life. is everybody happy? are you happy, sir anthony? yes. tony, tony. i think this whole story has affected me and has actually ....