Middle East crisis Ship attacks
British and American attack on Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthi movement in Yemen was attacked by British fighter jets on Tuesday, the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement, writes TT.
The attack was carried out in cooperation with the United States and American forces that targeted buildings south of the capital Sanaa. The buildings are to be used by the Houthis to manufacture drones used to attack ships at sea, writes CNN.
"As a further precaution, the attack was carried out after dark, when the likelihood of any civilians being in the area was further reduced," writes the British Ministry of Defense.
German S votes yes: Forms government with CDU+
The German Social Democratic Party SPD has voted to form a government with the conservative parties CDU and CSU. This is reported by Reuters.
This means that the last obstacle to a coalition government, in all likelihood, has been removed.
“In these very difficult times in global politics, we take responsibility for our security, our economic growth, secure jobs and equal rights,” said SPD Secretary General Matthias Miersch in a statement.
The agreement between the SPD and the conservatives means that Christian Democratic CDU party leader Friedrich Merz can take office as Chancellor on May 6.
British and American attack on Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthi movement in Yemen was attacked by British fighter jets on Tuesday, the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement, writes TT.
The attack was carried out in cooperation with the United States and American forces that targeted buildings south of the capital Sanaa. The buildings are to be used by the Houthis to manufacture drones used to attack ships at sea, writes CNN.
"As a further precaution, the attack was carried out after dark, when the likelihood of any civilians being in the area was further reduced," writes the British Ministry of Defense.
German S votes yes: Forms government with CDU+
The German Social Democratic Party SPD has voted to form a government with the conservative parties CDU and CSU. This is reported by Reuters.
This means that the last obstacle to a coalition government, in all likelihood, has been removed.
“In these very difficult times in global politics, we take responsibility for our security, our economic growth, secure jobs and equal rights,” said SPD Secretary General Matthias Miersch in a statement.
The agreement between the SPD and the conservatives means that Christian Democratic CDU party leader Friedrich Merz can take office as Chancellor on May 6.
The power outage on the Iberian Peninsula
Sanchez on the power outage: “It must not happen again”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promises to “get to the bottom” of what caused the widespread power outage earlier this week, reports The Guardian.
“It is clear that what happened yesterday must not happen again,” he says.
Virtually the entire country was left without power for hours on Monday, and the explanations have been both unclear and contradictory. Five people are said to have died as a result of the power outage.
According to Sánchez, it is not yet fully clear what caused the power outage, but that they are not “excluding any hypotheses”.
Sanchez on the power outage: “It must not happen again”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promises to “get to the bottom” of what caused the widespread power outage earlier this week, reports The Guardian.
“It is clear that what happened yesterday must not happen again,” he says.
Virtually the entire country was left without power for hours on Monday, and the explanations have been both unclear and contradictory. Five people are said to have died as a result of the power outage.
According to Sánchez, it is not yet fully clear what caused the power outage, but that they are not “excluding any hypotheses”.
The problems with mass tourism
Inexperienced climbers are stopped from Mount Everest
Nepal is banning inexperienced climbers from visiting Mount Everest, reports The Hindu.
In the future, only those who can show that they have climbed at least one peak over 7,000 meters will be allowed access to the world's highest mountain.
The reason is said to be a greatly increased interest even among less experienced mountaineers – something that has led to more deaths and more littering on the mountain.
Around ten people have died on Mount Everest every year in recent years.
Inexperienced climbers are stopped from Mount Everest
Nepal is banning inexperienced climbers from visiting Mount Everest, reports The Hindu.
In the future, only those who can show that they have climbed at least one peak over 7,000 meters will be allowed access to the world's highest mountain.
The reason is said to be a greatly increased interest even among less experienced mountaineers – something that has led to more deaths and more littering on the mountain.
Around ten people have died on Mount Everest every year in recent years.
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