Latest news bulletin | January 1st – Morning
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00:00 US Navy helicopters destroy Houthi boats after an attempted hijack.
00:11 Kremlin vows to all those responsible for the attack on Belgorod will be punished.
00:23 The US military said on Sunday it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired towards
00:30 a container ship by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
00:35 Hours later, four boats tried to attack the same ship, but US forces opened fire, killing
00:41 several of the armed crew, said US military officials.
00:45 The US command centre detailed the incident in a tweet on X.
00:51 A contract embarked security team on the ship returned fire, according to the central command,
00:56 while issuing verbal warnings to the attackers.
01:00 Houthi boats opened fire on US helicopters using small arms, the statement said.
01:06 The Iran-backed Houthis have vowed to attack ships in the Red Sea that are heading to Israel
01:11 in support of the Palestinians.
01:14 They want Israel to end its military offensive in Gaza, which began in October.
01:22 An estimated 100,000 Palestinians recently fled Israeli bombardments on central Gaza
01:29 and fled to the southern border town of Rafah.
01:32 They add to an overcrowded, displaced population, whom rely almost entirely on humanitarian
01:38 assistance, said a UN official.
01:41 Israel says it will continue its air and ground offensive until Hamas is dismantled.
01:46 "The achievement of victory requires more time.
01:50 As the Chief of Staff said this week, the war will continue for many more months.
01:57 My policy is clear.
02:00 We continue to fight until the end of all the war targets, and above all, the Hamas
02:06 is to be destroyed and all our captives released."
02:10 Thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's
02:15 handling of the ongoing war in Gaza and call for fresh elections.
02:20 Demonstrators attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government and demanded
02:26 action to bring the rest of the hostages back home.
02:32 Shelling in the Russian border city of Belgorod killed 24 people and wounded 108 more on
02:39 Saturday, according to the regional governor.
02:42 Russian officials accused the Kiev of carrying out the assault, which came 18 hours after
02:47 Russian strikes on Ukraine.
02:50 Russia called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting following the attacks.
02:55 "All the organizers, perpetrators of this and other crimes of the Kiev junta will be
03:00 punished.
03:01 We urge all responsible governments and profiled international organizations to speak out with
03:07 a decisive condemnation of this cruel attack, which was carried out using the most banned
03:13 in the Western states, the cassette ammunition."
03:17 In Ukraine, Russian forces shelled the Kharkiv on Saturday, striking the central part of
03:24 the city, injuring at least 21 people.
03:27 Military officials added the Russian strike damaged civilian infrastructure, including
03:33 medical facilities, apartment buildings, shops and other public spaces and transport.
03:43 All Eurostar services have resumed, but there are warnings of delays and crowds after Saturday's
03:48 disruption on one of the busiest weekends of the year.
03:53 While the first train left London for Paris at around 8am local time on Sunday, hundreds
03:58 were left stranded after a tunnel under the Thames in England flooded and was closed.
04:05 Bad weather caused a pipe to burst, affecting railway services in south-east England.
04:18 Venice announced new limits on the size of tourist groups as well as loudspeakers on
04:22 Saturday.
04:23 It's the Italian city's latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism.
04:30 The changes are aimed at improving the movement of groups through Venice's historic centre
04:35 as well as its surrounding islands, according to the city official charged with security.
04:41 Starting in June, groups will be limited to 25 people and the use of loudspeakers will
04:46 be banned, the city said in a statement.
04:48 (whooshing)