us officials sayjust under 30 sites were targeted in the initial strikes, including in yemen s capital city sa naa. the us and uk led strikes focused on what the us calls command and control centres, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities and air defence radar systems. houthi leaders said five people were killed. the pentagon says the houthis responded with an anti ship ballistic missile but it didn t cause any damage. houthis warn of more retaliation. the strikes were in response to houthi attacks on ships in the red sea, which the houthis say is in response to israel s attacks in gaza. fighters have been targeting ships with armed drones and missiles and boarding them. before the reports of the latest strike on yemen, i spoke with department of defense press secretary major general patrick ryder about the impact of the strikes. you mentioned some allies in the region are concerned about a wider conflict. is the us already caught up in such a conflict? i
which has labelled him a troublemaker and a dangerous separatist . in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue instead of confrontation in exchanges with china and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and it opposes separatist activities. rupert wingfield hayes reports from taipei. onto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan s next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china s campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer by electing him their new president. speaking to the international media following his victory, president elect lai was quick to offer beijing an
reports from taipei. onto stage, the man who will now be taiwan s next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china s campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer by electing him their new president. speaking to the international media following his victory, president elect lai was quick to offer beijing an olive branch. translation: over the last eight years we have tried - continuously to extend goodwill. unfortunately, china has not responded to these gestures. we hope in the future china will realise peace serves the interests of both sides. for taiwan s main opposition party, the kmt, it was another humiliation. it had run on a platform of getting closer to china. the kmt is t
could emerge in the next few hours. we re already seeing supporters converging on the main party headquarters for the announcement this is the scene now at the headquarters of the kmt taiwan s main opposition party. my colleague steve lai is in taipei and joins me now. this is in taipei and joins me now. is all progressing rer quickly. this is all progressing remarkably quickly. it this is all progressing remarkably cuickl . . , , , this is all progressing remarkably cuickl. . , , quickly. it really is, it is a demonstration quickly. it really is, it is a demonstration of - quickly. it really is, it is a demonstration of what i quickly. it really is, it is a | demonstration of what can quickly. it really is, it is a - demonstration of what can be done when it comes to electoral processes, perhaps, counting by hand, but those numbers continue to roll in. i have someone from the local news network with me, and in a transparent way, you can see the numbers getting refreshe
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