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The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

Middle East tense as US, UK launch airstrikes on Houthi rebels

Discover the latest developments in the Middle East as the U.S. and U.K. conduct airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels, targeting Houthi strongholds in Y...

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Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says

From his hospital room, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first orchestrated and then watched in real time as the U.S. retaliatory attack on Yemen-based Houthi militants unfolded Thursday night

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Hundreds of thousands expected at weekend protests in London after Yemen strikes

Saturday’s march for Gaza ceasefire as part of global day of action will be followed by static rally for Israel on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Yemen Strikes Unlikely To End Huthi Threat To Shipping

Recent strikes against Yemen's Huthis are unlikely to end the threat they pose to international shipping, with the Iran-backed rebels having already survived years of heavy aerial bombardment by Gulf states.

International Business Times

Rishi Sunak says UK acted in ‘self-defence’ with Yemen airstrikes

PM defends lawfulness of military action against Houthis as MPs call for parliamentary scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

‘Dangerous’: US attacks on Yemen’s Houthis belie push for de-escalation

US acting as ‘arsonist and firefighter’, experts say, by urging Middle East de-escalation but backing Israel’s Gaza war.

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Biden, The Reluctant Escalationist, Seeks Calm After Yemen Strikes

President Joe Biden took office vowing to negotiate an end to a bloody war in Yemen and to remove US troops from harm's way.

International Business Times

US and UK target Houthi sites to safeguard vital shipping route

The Pentagon carries out over 60 strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen to deter further attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a crucial shipping route. President...

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The War on Terror Zombie Army Has Assembled

All of the unfinished U.S. conflicts in the Middle East are coming together into one big crisis for Biden.

Reason

US launches fresh strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, military says

Bombing comes after Houthis threaten retaliation and anti-ship ballistic missile is fired at vessel in Red Sea

The Guardian - UK

Sunak seeks stature on the global stage – and to keep trouble away from home

Foreign policy displays in Yemen and Ukraine may win PM reflected glory – but capping inflationary pressures will be his foremost wish

The Guardian - UK

US-UK airstrikes risk strengthening Houthi rebels' position in Yemen and the region

The U.S.- and U.K.-led strikes on the rebel Houthi group in Yemen represent a dramatic new turn in the Middle East conflict – one that could have implications throughout the region.

The Conversation

Oil prices steady despite Middle East tensions, but risks are rising

Despite diverting supplies from the Suez Canal, tensions in the Red Sea have so far had a muted impact on energy prices.

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International Business Times

Will Yemen Air Strikes Stop The Red Sea Attacks?

US and British strikes on rebel-held Yemen on Friday marked a sharp escalation after weeks of attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthi insurgents.

The National (Scotland)

Worst of Westminster: Horizon scandal and air strikes on Yemen

Westminster has largely been gripped by one story this week, that of what to do about the Post Office Horizon scandal.

The Conversation

The Houthis: four things you will want to know about the Yemeni militia targeted by UK and US military strikes

The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah (or “supporters of God”), are a violent militia group that currently exercise de facto control over much of northern Yemen. Formed in the 1990s, the group was named after its founder, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, and they follow the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam…

The Guardian - US

‘Unacceptable’: Biden denounced for bypassing Congress over Yemen strikes

Critics on left and right furious that president failed to seek congressional approval for strikes against Houthi militants

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Radio France Internationale

France blames Houthis for escalation of war, defends Red Sea operations

France has blamed Iran-backed Houthis for an escalation in the Middle East after US and British strikes targeted them in Yemen on Friday. The French navy, meanwhile, has defended its use of expensive missiles to down Houthi drones used to attack shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Barchart

Crude Prices Rally on Geopolitical Risks as U.S. Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen

February WTI crude oil (CLG24 ) this morning is up +1.10 (+1.53%), and Feb RBOB gasoline (RBG24 ) is up +1.83 (+0.87%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning rallied to 2-week highs on an escalation of geopolitical risks in the Middle East after the U.S. and its allies launched...

The National (Scotland)

'No moral authority': Former Labour MP pans Keir Starmer U-turn on UK military action

KEIR Starmer is guilty of an “abandonment” of principles after appearing to U-turn on another of his “10 pledges”, a former Labour MP has…

Evening Standard

OPINION - The case for calm about airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen

Britain launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen overnight and the big question today is about escalation.

Barchart

Stocks Weighed Down by Losses in Airlines and Health Insurers

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.25%. Stocks this morning gave up early gains and are...

Salon

Dems slam Biden's "illegal" Yemen strike

Progressives say president "needs to come to Congress before launching a strike against the Houthis"

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Air strikes in Yemen to defend trade are justified

FROM the start of the conflict in Israel-Gaza, Western governments have hoped that the crisis would be contained rather than becoming a wider, regional war. And now that fear seems to have been realised: the US and UK air strikes on Houthi bases in Yemen last night are a response…

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