the houthis, who are backed by iran, say they have been targeting israeli linked ships on behalf of palestinians in gaza. the uk s defence secretary, grant shapps, says britain will now wait and see whether any more action should be taken against the houthis. the world sent a very clear message to the iranian backed houthis. end your illegal and unjustified actions. stop risking innocent lives. cease threatening the global economy. we could not have been clearer with our warnings which they chose to ignore and enough was enough. that briefing has just ended and justin crump is with me. what do you think about what might happen because my key was pressed about whether they would be further strikes. what did he say what you think will happen? he strikes. what did he say what you think will happen? think will happen? he left it open that there would think will happen? he left it open that there would be think will happen? he left it open that there would be a think will
the next two as the brutal heat and physical effort caught up with the 22 year old atmane, who was forced to retire from cramp early in the fourth set. also wins on monday for stefanos tsitsipas, seb korda and ben shelton. aryna sabalenka s started her australian open title defence in dominant style, blowing away german 18 year old qualifier ella seidel 6 0 6 1. coco gauff, the us open champion, is also through to the second round in melbourne with a straight sets win over slovakia s anna karolina schmiedlova. the first set was tighter than the 19 year old would have liked but she saw that out 6 3 and didn t look back, in total control thereafter, winning the second 6 0. i felt good. ifelt good. i i felt good. i was a little bit nervous coming into today, but i was able to calm down and play, not my best, but good tennis from that point. not such a good day for another grand slam winner though. the wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova is out of the australian open. ranked s
our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had no choice but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk had to take stock writing in the sunday telegraph, lord cameron says. and this is what the houthi militia have been doing, targeting ships off the coast of yemen. sometimes boarding them, other vessels have been attacked with drones and missiles. what the group shows although to support. today marks the 100th day of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. yemen has a key strategic position in the middle east, especially when it comes to global shipping. the red sea shipping route typi
hello and 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. earlier, the houthis issued a statement saying british and american interests were legitimate targets after the strikes. 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