1 US/YEMEN
Houthi attacks continue as US cargo ship hit by missile
The Iran-backed Houthi militia group has continued to attack commercial shipping, hitting an American-owned cargo ship with a ballistic missile in defiance of a wave of US and UK strikes on Yemen. The strike hit the cargo hold of the ship, and while it was thought to have caused no major damage, will add to fears that the US and UK strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen have not degraded the group’s threat to commercial shipping.
Qatar became the latest major user of cargo ships to announce it will not send liquid gas through the Red Sea for the foreseeable future. The level of traffic was said to have dropped markedly overall since the US and UK strikes last Thursday.
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed Shia group that has been battling for control of Yemen for more than 20 years, say the more than 30 attacks on commercial shipping over the past six weeks are part of an effort to put pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The Houthis say an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza would lead immediately to the free flow of ships through the Red Sea, and lift pressure on global supply chains.
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2 GERMANY
Farm vehicles descend on Berlin over fuel subsidies
Thousands of tractors brought Berlin’s city centre to a standstill on Monday as
