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The militant group based in northern Yemen are on one side of the country's long-running civil war. Now, they're threatening maritime traffic on the Red Sea. Who are the Houthis? And what do they want?

After a rise in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, the world's largest shipping firms are staying away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Will we see another supply chain crisis?

Since the October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's crushing response in the Gaza Strip, more than 1,500 anti-Semitic acts have been recorded in France – three times as many as in the whole of 2022. For many French Jews, this outpouring of hatred has awakened a feeling of vulnerability.

The bill aimed at tightening immigration rules was passed without the need for far-right votes, despite major opposition.

Twice now Germany has abstained in a vote in the UN General Assembly that called for a cease-fire in the Middle East. Many countries around the world are infuriated by this.

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo are voting in a high-stakes election, pitting the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi against a fragmented opposition, while much of the country's east is mired in conflict.

In East Jerusalem, tensions between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians they are trying to dislodge have been rising in the context of the war in Gaza. Our reporters visited the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and the Old City, which are symbolic of what Palestinians say is a wider effort to remove them from East Jerusalem and dash hopes of a future Palestinian state.

Last year, a record 2 million people crossed the US border illegally and 800 people died there. Back in October, the Biden administration announced that construction on the US-Mexico border would resume, a surprising about-face in the middle of an election campaign. The White House also said that direct deportation flights to Venezuela, which had been suspended for years, would restart.

Volcanic eruptions are a constant threat for people living on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula. Italy's Mount Etna and Hawaii's Kilauea are just as active.

From cheap renewables to electric cars and success in the courtroom, experts highlight the trends providing grounds for optimism in the face of the climate crisis.

The state Supreme Court has blocked the former president from appearing on the ballot in next year's presidential election. The court cited the US Constitution's insurrection clause.

A previous draft that was written up by a left-wing-dominated committee was rejected in 2022. The new draft, penned by the far-right opposition, was also voted down.