Missile fired at u.s. warship

According to a report, the u.s. said it shot down a missile fired at USS Laboon from a houthi controlled area of Yemen. Reportedly, there were no injuries in the incident which took place on Sunday afternoon.

According to the report, the uk defence secretary said Britain will wait and see if houthis respond to the u.s. and uk strikes over the weekend. Reportedly, the uk prime minister is scheduled to address m.p.’s concerning the strikes.

According to the report, houthis have launched over a hundred drone and missile attacks on cargo ships in the important Red Sea shipping lane. Reportedly, their attacks have led some of the world’s biggest shipping companies to avoid the route. According to the report, on Monday morning, oil company QatarEnergy announced their decision to pause shipping in the area to seek security advice.

The u.s. attacks radar site in Yemen

According to a report, the u.s. have confirmed they struck a radar site in Yemen at 3.45 local time (00.45 gmt). Reportedly, the offensive which was designed to degrade houthi abilitiies to attack ships in a Red Sea shipping lane used tomahawk missiles from USS Carney, a navy war ship positioned in the Red Sea. According to the report, tomahawk missiles are land attack cruise missiles that are designed to fly at very low altitudes and subsonic speeds, they are gps guided. Reportedly, they were first used by the u.s. and royal navy in operation desert storm in 1991.

According to a report, 65% of the population of Yemen are sunni muslim 35% shia. Reportedly, most people in Yemen live in areas under houthi control. According to the report, the houthi movement was formed in the 1990s to combat corruption. Reportedly, Yemen has been experiencing a food crisis since 2015 following Saudi Arabia’s military intervention. According to a report, the u.s. has been deeply compromised by its support of Saudi Arabia which has contributed to a horrific war and a serious food crisis.

The uk and u.s. attack sites in Yemen

According to a report, the uk and u.s. have targeted military facilities in response to houthi’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Reportedly, the 16 sites targeted command centres, munitions depots and air defence systems. According to the report, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahraine provided support for the mission.

Reportedly, the british labour party leader backs the actions but some opposition parties say Britain’s parliament should be recalled to debate it.

U.n. security council against houthis

According to a report, Yemen’s houthis have continued to launch drones and missiles at ships in a Red Sea shipping lane. Reportedly, the u.s. navy who have shot down many drones including a serious attack on Tuesday have a number of ships in the area as part of operation prosperity guardian in order to guard ships in one of the world’s most important shipping lanes.

According to the report, a houthi air assault was followed by a british royal navy ship using its sea viper missiles and machine guns. Reportedly, on Wednesday there were 11 votes in favour of a u.n. security council resolution calling on houthis to stop their attacks in the Red Sea. Algeria, Mozambique, China and Russia abstained.

Iran seize back oil tanker

According to a report, Iran has seized an oil tanker in the gulf of Oman. Reportedly, iranian media said the seizure was in retaliation for the ship and oil aboard, then called the Suez Rajan being consficated by the u.s. in April 2023. According to the report, Suez Rajan Ltd was later charged with selling oil abroad on behalf of Iran.

Reportedly, on Thursday at 3.30 gmt four to five persons wearing military uniforms and black masks boarded the ship and ordered it to sail to an iranian port. According to the report, the u.k. maritime trade operations said it had lost communications with the vessel that was carrying 19 crew and 145,000 tonnes of crude oil.

Attacks on Israel in response to the killing of Saleh al Arouri

According to a report, the Mount Meron area and two communities on Israel’s northern border were targeted by hezbollah in attacks said to be a response to the killing of hamas chief Saleh al Arouri in Beirut on January 2, there were no reports of any injuries. Reportedly, the israeli defence force said they struck two sites responsible for some of the attacks, followed by strikes on hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon including hezbollah cells, rocket launch positions, a command centre and other infrastructure used by hamas. According to the report, since October 7 Israel has been saying hezbollah will have to withdraw to north of the Litani River as required by the 2006 u.n. resolution 1701.

Reportedly, Saleh al Arouri who was born near Ramallah, Samaria studied sharia law at Hebron University. According to the report, he joined hamas in 1987 and was imprisoned by Israel several times, starting with administrative detention. Reportedly, he was released in 2007 after 15 years and was exiled by Israel, after which he spent time in Syria and Turkey before settling in Lebanon. According to the report, he served as a recruiter and was instrumental in expanding hamas activities in Samaria, he was described as having connections.

Ukraine

According to a report, Russia has fired 170 drones and dozens of missiles since Sunday. Reportedly, on Monday night Ukraine said it destroyed 35 drones fired by Russia whose attacks have included the use of cruise and supersonic missiles, 72 of which were destroyed by ukrainian defence systems. According to the report, power and water supplies were cut to several areas of Kyiv. Reportedly, according to the russian president the attacks were punishment for the ukrainian attack on Belgorod on Saturday.

According to the report, the president of Ukraine said Russia have been unable to take a single large city in 2023. Reportedly, ukrainian shelling has hit the occupied city of Donetsk, killing four people and wounding thirteen.

India launches rocket to study black holes

According to a report, India’s space agency has launched a rocket that is carrying an observatory to study space phenomena such as black holes. Reportedly, it is only the second mission of this nature, nasa launched one in 2021. According to the report, built at a cost of 25 million rupees ($30 million) it has been estimated to have a lifespan of five years.

Reportedly, black holes are regions in space where matter has collapsed in on itself, they emerge from the explosion or burn out of stars and some can be a billion or more times the mass of the sun. The sun is as big as an average sized star (which can be a billion times bigger than the sun).

According to a report, black holes are regions where nothing, including light and electromagnetic waves has the energy to escape it. Reportedly, the theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can deform to form a black hole, the boundary is invisible.

Boats attacked in Red Sea

According to a report, the u.s. have destroyed three houthi boats after four boats fired upon the Maersk Hangzhou in a Red Sea shipping lane, got within 20 metres of the container ship and attempted to board it. Reportedly, helicopters from nearby u.s. warships, USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier and USS Gravely destroyer responded to a call for help and were shot at while in the process of issuing verbal calls. According to the report, they destroyed three boats, one boat fled.

Reportedly, Houthi forces have been attacking ships in the area since November. According to the report, it was the second attack on the Maersk Hangzhou in 24 hours which was the first succesful attack since a maritime taskforce was launched on 18 December.

Reportedly, in order to reach the Suez canal, ships must pass through the tiny Bab al Manbad just off the coast of Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. According to the report, Houthis have said the attacks are directed at vessels linked to Israel. Reportedly, Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies in the world have paused sailings through the Red Sea for 48 hours.

According to reports, Houthis have been fighting a civil war against the government in Yemen since 2014. Reportedly, the government is backed by a coalition of arab countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab emirates. Former reports were that the u.s. paid Saudi Arabia for Yemen’s oil.

Russia Ukraine war

According to a report, atleast six russian missiles hit the city of Kharkiv in the east, destroying civilian infrastructure and resulting in 28 people being injured. Reportedly, Ukraine said it has destroyed 21 of 49 russian drones launched overnight in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions; and Kyiv repelled a russian drone attack.

According to the report, Russia said the strikes were in retaliation for a ukrainian attack on the russian border town of Belgorod on Saturday which killed atleast 24 and resulted in more than a hundred people being injured.