
US launches wave of air strikes on Yemen, leaving over 30 dead
Donald Trump orders "decisive and powerful" air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
On Saturday, the Houthis reported a number of explosions in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and the northern province of Saada resulting, in over 30 deaths and 101 injuries. President Trump said the strikes were a response to Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, warning of further retaliation if attacks continued. The armed group defended their previous attacks as a response to Israel's actions in Gaza and have now vowed to respond to the US.
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Joining presenter Rebecca Kesby are historian and journalist Christopher de Bellaigue, and Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow at the Chatham House foreign relations think-tank specialising in Russia.
(Picture: A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after U.S. military strikes against Yemen's Houthis on Saturday, March 15, 2025. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS)
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