Who are the Houthis and why are the rebels in Yemen attacking Red Sea shipping?

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The Houthi militants have pledge to commit a
Houthi militants vowed to retaliate after the US and UK launched strikes against the Yemeni fighters for their attacks on shipping in the Middle East.

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Every piece of gear in a New Zealand Army soldier's 72-hour bag

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A New Zealand Army soldier reveals every piece of gear he would take on a 72-hour mission. Sam, a bombardier serving in the New Zealand Army's 16th Field Regiment, asked us not to use his full name for operational-security reasons.

New videos show intense strikes on the Iran-backed Houthis, who are vowing revenge after getting hit by well over 100 missiles

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Footage shows airstrikes in Yemen early on Jan. 12, 2024.
Footage shows airstrikes in Yemen early on Jan. 12, 2024.

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Russia's use of North Korean missiles in Ukraine will help the US figure out how effective they really are

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Fragments of what may be non-Russian missiles
Fragments of what may be North Korean missiles in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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US launches strikes on the Houthis from air and sea after warning there would be a price to pay for their constant attacks

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US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023.

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One of the most well-funded federal agencies has lost track of billions of dollars worth of military aid

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

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Russia is seeking to fan the flames of war in the Middle East amid Western airstrikes against the Houthi in Yemen

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Yemenis participate in a protest supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine, outside the Russian embassy on March 24, 2022, in Sana'a, Yemen.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered strikes on the Houthis from the hospital using a 'full suite of secure communications'

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifying at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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The Houthi rebels' leader threatened earlier that a US strike would only make the group launch fiercer attacks in the Red Sea

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Houthi fighters brandish their weapons and shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024.
Houthi fighters brandish their weapons and shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024.

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Nearly half of Russia's imported battlefield tech has been coming from US and EU companies: joint report

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets staff at a weapons manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets staff at a weapons manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg.

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