but why the flare up now? all of these things are interconnected, and that s why it s really dangerous right now. so the big question now is, could this red sea conflict become the next war in the middle east? first of all, let s start by looking at what has actually been happening in the red sea. in mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. so, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them? the houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. they have been very active in this area for about a decade. it s only now that we re noticing because our global trade is being impacted. they hijacked this ship called the galaxy leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. us and british warships went to their defence. the houthis vowed revenge. the world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal
hi, everyone. thank you very much for joining me. i m amara walker in for fredericka whitfield. it is new year s eve and we are moment away from the ball drop in times square as we are just 11 hours from 2024 and while christmas island was first to welcome the first to welcome the new year, sydney, australia, put on a spectacular fireworks lit up the sky above the icon being harbor bridge making it the first major celebration of the new year. [ fireworks ] and over in new zealand, the new year arrived with the stunning fireworks display in auckland at the country s tow tallest, the sky tower. [ speaking in a global language ] happy new year, tokyo! oh, what a beautiful display in tokyo. they welcomed the new year with lanterns as japan entered 2024. [ speaking in a global language ] and this is seoul, south korea, where the world tower was alight with fireworks ringing in 2024 which will be the year of the dragon. so in just a few hours it will be a
power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
new year s eve in paris. let s watch the fireworks celebration there. [ speaking in a global language ] a spectacular light display in the city of lights. i want to bring in my friend and colleague harry enton. this is amazing. oh, my god. i have to get myself over to europe, france, paris. my god, i am psyched, and i also have to update my playlist because the music they re playing makes me want to swim, run, jump, dance into 2024 like nobody s business, paula. this is amazing, right? absolutely. i think they started off with some madonna. we re moving through that just more modern pop, techno. it s spectacular. look at the choreography, the music, the trees, the fireworks. i don t know how they did it. i don t know what they re doing over there, but we have to import it over to the united states. they have the fireworks and the eiffel tower and the l
there s a live look at the preparations of the biggest party of the year. as we await the ball drop, abu dhabi is less than an hour away from midnight there, and they are getting ready to get the party started early. they re hosting a one-hour elaborate fireworks and drone display. it is set to break four guinness world records. n more than 5,000 drones are set to hover over the festivities. okay. we want to bring that to you live when it happens, but look at the formations there with the drones. really cool stuff. so we will await their festivities in abu dhabi right now. let s go to greece where they re about to ring in the new year. linda lavrapolo is in athens. hi. what are you seeing? well, it s all looking very festive in athens. i have an ice skating rink behind me at this wonderful park. it s a park that connects the athens city center and the athens riviera so the coast is behind me and along with that, a national library and the opera house. as you c