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Yemen is in the middle of a humanitarian disaster after nearly a decade of civil war between the Saudi and Western-backed government, and the Iranian-backed Houthi militia. As Sky’s special correspondent Alex Crawford has found, war in Gaza is making the situation even worse for Yemenis already facing violence, starvation and disease. On this edition of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Alex and Yemen-born producer Ahmed Baider to explore how Houthi attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea, ostensibly in support of Gaza, are preventing aid from getting into Yemen.👉 Listen above then tap here…

The British government has joined France, Germany and the United States in accepting the International Olympic Committee’s plan for Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete in the Paris Olympics in July and August.  Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, the IOC and the International Paralympic Committee have decided that athletes from the two countries can take part in the Games as neutrals if they have not publicly supported the invasion of Ukraine and are not linked to the military. Britain’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer said last year that “any plans” to allow Russians and…

Nicaragua said it was “extremely urgent” that Germany halt weapons exports to Israel during the first hearing for its “genocide” case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Monday. Nicaragua has accused Germany of violating the Genocide Convention and the laws of war due to its support for Israel. What has been said so far?  Alain Pellet, a lawyer for Nicaragua, said that Germany needs to halt its weapons exports to Israel because they could be used to commit genocide. “Germany was and is fully conscious of the risk that the arms it has furnished and continues to furnish to…

At least 38 migrants have died after their ship ran into trouble off the coast of Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM said Tuesday six other people were missing and presumed dead, while 22 others were rescued from the shipwreck. Djibouti on a popular route to Gulf nations The Ethiopian embassy in Djibouti said the accident occurred on Monday and involved a boat carrying Ethiopian migrants from Djibouti to Yemen. “Every year tens of thousands of migrants leave the Horn of Africa, mainly from Ethiopia and Somalia, trying to reach the Gulf nations,” Yvonne Ndege, regional spokesperson for…

An art museum in Germany has reportedly fired a member of staff after he put one of his own paintings on display.The 51-year-old man hung one of his artworks at Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne in February “in the hope of achieving his artistic breakthrough”, according to local media. It was unclear how long the 60cm by 120cm painting remained on display.However, a spokesperson for the gallery claimed it was noticed “immediately” by other staff and quickly taken down. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky…

Rwanda is marking the 30th anniversary of the Hutu genocide against the Tutsi, with survivors and perpetrators of the genocide coming together to commemorate and reflect on a crime against humanity that rocked a nation and, indeed, the world. In a three-month killing spree that began on April 7, 1994, extremist Hutus murdered more than a million members of the Tutsi minority, as well as Hutus who refused to participate in the slaughter or tried to protect their Tutsi neighbors. But how do these traumatic events continue to affect those who weren’t even born then? How the Rwandan genocide unfoldedTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to…

US President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet in Washington on Thursday to strengthen defense and economic ties between the three nations. While officials have said the summit is not aimed against any specific country, it comes amid escalating tensions over the South China Sea. In recent months, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly confronted resupply missions to the Philippine outpost on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, with Chinese ships using water cannons and risky maneuvers to block the Philippine vessels. The outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal is in the waters…

The Champions League quarter-finals will go ahead as scheduled this week despite an alleged terror threat, UEFA says. A media outlet linked to IS allegedly issued a threat concerning all four of this week’s ties. Two English football clubs, Arsenal and Manchester City, are playing tonight in the European competition’s quarter-finals.The Gunners will host the first leg of their last-eight tie at the Emirates Stadium against German giants Bayern Munich.While Manchester City are in action away to Real Madrid where local reports said the roof was going to be closed for the game. Tomorrow, there are two further games, one…

Every time contact lens wearers put in a new pair they create waste: the old pair of contact lenses, the packaging from the new pair and the bottle of saline solution.  It all adds up to about a kilogram (2.2 pounds) per year, with reusable contacts generating slightly less. And with 140 million contact-wearers across the world, that means a lot of rubbish. But eyeglasses come with their own set of problems. With about half of the world’s population projected to need spectacles by 2050, working out which is better for the environment could have a profound effect. Contact lenses create…

The first group of German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Monday as part of a new brigade that will be permanently stationed on NATO’s eastern flank. The advance team of about 20 staff will begin setting up the base. They will eventually be joined by around 4,800 German soldiers. The brigade, to be named Panzerbrigade 45, will be fully operational by 2027. “This is the first time that we have permanently stationed such a unit outside Germany,” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a farewell ceremony in Berlin on Monday. “I know there is still a lot to do, including on site.…