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have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way around africa instead — adding costs and delays. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the threats to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian—backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. shouting. there have also been drone and missile attacks — so many that shipping companies are pulling out of the red sea, sending th...

on the ground'. the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction. but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire — saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel's ambassador to the un criticised the resolution, and said that the �*un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages.�* russia's ambassador to the un criticized the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza, saying it is giving israel a license to kill civilians. this comes amid complaints th...

newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. we begin with fears of growing escalation in the middle east. the pentagon says an iranian attack drone struck a commercial ship operating in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no one was hurt. it comes as newly declassified u.s. intelligence suggests iran has been deeply involved in a series of attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is announcing a d deepening of the conflict saying the f...

but did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. with more, here's our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel's perspective, can on...

cloudy in the west, brighter towards these, but i'll have all the details for the day and the all—important christmas forecast on bbc breakfast. good morning. it's saturday the 23rd of december. a day of national mourning is being held in the czech republic, following thursday's mass shooting at a university in prague. david kozak killed 1a people at charles university before shooting himself as police approached him on the roof of the faculty of arts building. our foreign correspondent, bethan bell, reports. the people of prague are mourning their dad. they've been lighting candle...