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Houthi rebel Red Sea attacks and the threat of escalation and supply chain chaos are a major headache – and not just for the west

US and UK warships have repelled a mass drone attack launched by Yemeni Houthis rebels in the Red Sea. The incident, which reportedly involved a barrage of 20 rockets, drones and cruise missiles, was the largest concerted attack to be launched by the Iran-backed rebels. The UK defence secretary, Grant…

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US and UK navies repel largest attack yet by Houthis in Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement, authorities said Wednesday. No damage was immediately reported.

France 24

U.K. to send naval groups for training with Indian forces

The U.K. Navy will send its Littoral Response Group to the Indian Ocean region later this year, with plans for its Carrier Strike Group to visit India in 2025

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UK, US Forces Repel 'Largest Attack' Yet By Huthis In Red Sea

US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Huthis, in what London branded Wednesday the "largest attack" yet by the Iran-backed rebels.

International Business Times

Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea aerial attack, but no damage is reported

Drones and missiles targeted shipping in the sea, but ships from the U.S. and British navies shot down the projectiles. No damage was reported. The rebels say they aim to stop Israel's war on Hamas.

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Britain warns of severe consequences after Houthi attack in Red Sea repelled

US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships by Yemeni group

The Guardian - UK

HMS Diamond and US jets shoot down biggest wave of drone and missile attacks in Red Sea on container ships

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says UK must maintain 'formidable presence in face of attacks'

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India, U.K. ink 2 deals during Rajnath’s visit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh kick-started his U.K. tour with a visit to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Tavistock Square in central London on January 9.

The Hindu

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drones shot down over occupied Crimea, Russia says; Moscow using North Korean missiles, US says – as it happened

Air raid sirens sounds in Sevastopol and traffic halted on key bridge; breach of UN sanctions on Kim regime will be taken to security council

The Guardian - AU

Lord Cameron warns Iran-backed Houthi rebels Britain will 'act' to stop Red Sea missile attacks on ships

America, the UK and other allies have sent what amounts to a final warning to Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or face potential targeted military action

Evening Standard

Turkey blocks passage of two British minehunter ships intended for Ukraine

Turkey says it will deny use of its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits as long as the war in Ukraine continues

The Independent UK

Air strikes on Houthi rebels by UK and US are possible, says David Petraeus

Top US military figure's remarks come as UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warns of 'further action' against the Iranian-backed fighters

Evening Standard

IDF claims to have killed regional Hamas commander – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the latest developments here and read all our Israel-Gaza war coverage here

The Guardian - AU

More than half a million Russian casualties in Ukraine by 2025, UK estimates

The average daily number of the country’s troops injured or dead has risen by almost 300 per day over the course of 2023 compared to last year.

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The Independent UK

UK sending hundreds of missiles to Ukraine after Putin’s biggest air attack of war kills at least 30

Grant Shapps has condemned Russian ‘barbarity’ and ‘murderous’ airstrikes after 18-hour bombardment

Evening Standard

UK to send missiles to help Ukraine after Russia's 'biggest aerial barrage' of war kills at least 22 civilians

Overnight attacks strike cities across Ukraine stretching from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east

The Independent UK

Thousands of UK soldiers to go on standby as leaders of Nato’s first line of defence in 2024

One of the UK’s most prestigious brigades will operate as the core response unit for Nato next year

The Independent UK

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments

Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries say

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Evening Standard

UK welcomes claims Ukraine has destroyed Russian warship in Black Sea

Grant Shapps said Ukraine's attack on a Russian ship shows that Ukraine's critics are 'wrong'

The Independent UK

Lord Cameron warns of Iran’s ‘malign influence’ and global threat

The former prime minister described Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah as ‘proxies’ for Iran and said they are contributing to an ‘extremely high’ level of ‘danger and insecurity’ around the world

The Independent UK

UK warship joins US-led international force to combat attacks on ships in Red Sea

Iranian-backed Houthi militants have vowed to continue their attacks on vessels

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak personally intervened to stop scrapping of helicopter contract

Rishi Sunak intervened to reverse the scrapping of a contract that provides helicopter transport for him and other senior ministers, it has emerged.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak intervened to ensure VIP helicopter contract was not cancelled

Prime minister – often criticised over fondness for air travel – asked Grant Shapps to act

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘personally intervened to save his RAF helicopter trips’

Government U-turn at PM’s request prompted ‘frenetic’ scramble, air force reveals

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Parliament security breach: Raising voice against unemployment is not treason, says ‘mastermind’ Lalit Jha’s father; Kamal Nath removed as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief, and more

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