🔴 Middle East live: Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb as Brent barrel price soars to over $106

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Ukraine war live: NATO downs drone over Lithuania, Russian frigate fires flares at Danish helicopter

NATO scrambled fighter jets overnight to ​shoot down a drone over Lithuania after the latest incursion on the alliance's eastern flank.

🔴 Middle East live: Pentagon report says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall

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Iran war live: 54 Saudi air strikes target Houthis as Yemen fighting rages

Houthis say attacks by Saudi Arabia ongoing as Yemen PM accuses militia of killing and displacing civilians.

Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen

On the heels of reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and the capture of another key port by the militants on Yemen’s Red Sea coast – including the seizure of eight UN vehicles from a key aid hub there – the Security Council is meeting on Thursday at 3pm in New York