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Houthis confirm prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike

Houthis vow revenge after death of Ahmed al-Rahawi.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say their prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this week. Several other senior leaders were also reportedly killed. The group’s political council has vowed to continue attacks against Israel.

Also in the programme: we explore new research about a rise in unhappiness among younger generations; and a new controversial Texas law taking effect on Monday that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

Joining presenter Gary O’Donoghue are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and West Africa, and Natasha Lindstaedt, professor of government and international relations at the University of Essex.

(Picture: Head of Houthi-led government Ahmad al-Rahawi and first deputy prime minister Muhammad Muftah in Sanaa, Yemen August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo)

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