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the marlin luanda was travelling in the red sea off the coast of yemen when it was struck. the uk government says it reserves the right to respond appropriately. it is the latest attack in and around the red sea, one of the world s busiest shipping lanes. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. this is the marlin luanda carrying russian oil from greece to singapore. the latest houthi target. the houthis were quick to take credit. their spokesman saying once again that this was being done to support the palestinians in gaza and in response to what he described as american british aggression. it s been two weeks since britain and the us first hit back, striking military targets inside yemen, aiming to deter the houthis. so far, the strategy doesn t appear to be working. so the attack on the marlin luanda in the gulf of aden signifies a great extension and escalation from the red sea to the gulf of aden so geographical extension and also with the type of weapo ....
after days of negotiations. it does not call for a ceasefire and leaves israel in control of monitoring aid deliveries. but the united arab emirates, which sponsored the resolution, says it can make a real difference for palestinian civilians. the united states and russia were the only two members of the secuirty council to abstain. the united states ambassador to the un, linda thomas greenfield, spoke after the resolution was passed here s some of what she had to say. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right. but today, this counseled provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. today, this council called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access. and to create the conditions for sustainable cessation of hostilities. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, spoke after the resolution was passed. he says despite the diplomatic pressure, nothing seems to be chan ....
seventy majority democrats in that vote actually. joining me now live from capitol hill is fox news senior congressional correspondent c chatgpt graham. d chad, what, if anything, surprise you ? we expected to pass, buta robust by this margin, it was a robust vote for a bill that noon from one liked, a bipartisan coalition frompartie both partis supported the bill, but more democrats supportedhe the bill than gop members.an one hundred forty nine republicans voted yes. one hundred sixty five democrats voted yes. house minority leader hakeem jeffries touted democratic support for the bill earlier today, 29 house republicans voted to defaultagrn on our nation s debt and against an agreement that you negotiated straight magon. republicans attempted to takeate contrompl of the house floor. democrats took it back . the bill now goes to the senate. conservatives are criticizing the bill there. mike leehere rand paul and randt the senate to consider an alternative rathe ....
aimed at improving relations. and another colourful night at the eurovision song contest as the last ten acts head into the grand final. hello. i m victoria valentine. let s start with breaking news, and a controversial immigration policy in the us has just expired, and officials are warning about a potential surge in migrants at the border. this is the us mexico border. officials have said that when title 42 is no longer in effect, tens of thousands of people could try to cross over. let s remind ourselves what the policy is. the temporary law introduced by donald trump, known as title 42, meant illegal migrants could be removed quickly, and it expired at midnight washington time. the policy made it easier for the us to send people back to mexico using the coronavirus pandemic as justification. the winding down of covid measures means the policy no longer has any public health justification, and it prompted officials to announce it would end on may 11, the same day as ....
hello, i m lyse doucet. welcome to our coverage of the israel and gaza war with all the latest updates this hour. israel s army says it conducted a fresh ground incursion into gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. it said infantry and armoured units were accompanied by helicopter gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. anti tank guided missile launch sites and command and control centres were hit. the army said all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. this is the second ground incursion in as many days. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted a full offensive is coming. but he said the date had yet to be determined. the main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. unrwa says it s having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is seriously affecting what aid it can provide to people in gaza. but first, let s get more on deepe ....