Red Sea oil spill fears after tanker attack
Risk of a major oil spill after tanker is attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea. Plus UNICEF calls for a ceasefire to vaccinate children in Gaza against Polio.
The vessel is adrift in the Red Sea with 150 thousand tonnes of crude oil on board. The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea for several months, claiming to do so in protest at the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Plus UNICEF calls for ceasefire to vaccinate children in Gaza against Polio and Italian prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation into the sinking of a luxury yacht off the island of Sicily.
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