Houthi fighters seize control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast

Navigation remains safe for all shipping companies, except Saudi vessels in the Strait of Bab el Mandeb

The Houthi advance opens a second front and allows Iran to exercise greater leverage by maintaining a hold over the Bab al-Mandab choke point. The Houthis are not completely tied to Iran but seem aligned on this move. Saudi Arabia has been turning to the Red Sea to outsmart Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz. There are reports that the Saudis have asked the Americans to help

The virus has spread to the South Ubangi region on the borders of the Central African Republic and Congo. U.S. and European aid withdrawals have made dealing with the outbreak almost impossible. Vaccine development has begun but it will be months before significant quantities are available

She is deeply sad that people in the UK won't have the choice to shorten their own deaths

It is irresponsible to scaremonger people into believing their deaths will be horrific when palliative care is available

Disabled people were terrified of the bill and she thanks MPs for voting against it

The no vote feels like a massive slap in the face after her sister died of breast cancer

The lack of hurricanes is absolutely due to El Nino, which is one of the strongest of all time

He does not think the unfavorable upper-level winds will go away over the next couple of months. The hurricane season is going to end well below normal and has a shot of being the quietest of all time

Worldwide tropical cyclone activity is running about 25 percent above normal for 2026

BRICS was formed to balance Western-backed financial institutions like the World Bank and IMF. Many countries feel Trump's tariffs are unjustified and disrupting global trade. Trump has warned BRICS members against creating an alternative currency to the dollar. The summit provides an opportunity for India and China to reset their ties after seven years

Ireland has hosted a big number of U.S. presidential visits since the 1990s due to emigration ties. Trump's visit will be different as he has no known Irish ancestry and protests are planned

There are parallels with Ronald Reagan's 1984 visit, which faced criticism but led to real U.S. investment

Kirk had a lasting legacy by changing the way youth politics was thought about in America. Kirk's legacy will be the concept of having an open dialogue, which is a good thing

The museum carried out research showing Azru would not have wanted her body on public display. The move reflects changing views about museum responsibilities towards ancestors and represented communities