their living conditions other houthi controlled areas -- houthis have really strong grip on the areas that they control. the reason for that is because they are really becoming more of a totalitarian police state. i had a friend who was visiting sana'a, visiting her family, and that someone knocked on the door and said who is on the third floor? so people really, nothing goes that are without people knowing about it. there's a culture of fear over there, and we see the famine and destruction, you know, the colorado while the houthi leadership on -- , -- there is o consent for the houthis. there's some consent for the houthis. there some popularity but by large the houthis have alienated most of their supporters, including and especially after they have killed the long time ally, president saleh. because unless you in december after he just had an alliance with them. president saleh felt the houthis were not respecting their power-sharing agreement and that they wanted to completely control the government and state institutions. one thing that i feel is missing from, or misunderstood a

al houthi. he said the united states calling to stop the war on yemen is nothing but a way to save face after the humiliation caused by saudi arabia and its spoiled leader crown prince mohammad bin salman. who has ignored washington's pleas to clarify khashoggi's murder. moreover, trump and his administration clearly prefer to continue this devastating war because of the economic returns it produces. they drool over these arms sales prices. that's quite fiery, that puts the united states with its back to the wall. it does support the saudi coalition. but just lay out your position on the united states right now. >> let me tell you something first. i am the foreign minister of the national salvation government in sanaa. it's composed of two parties. they are the houthis and their supporters and gpc, general people's congress. and their supporters. we are trying to bring peace to our population. peace for the people of yemen, not only peace for these parties and when you speak about the u.n. and t

well, in march of 2015, saudi arabia launched a war against the houthi rebels, shortly after the houthis out offed the saudi-backed government in the capital city of sanaa. u.s. military forces were authorized to provide logistical and intelligence support to the saudi-led coalition. u.s. military support has continued since then, including midair refueling, surveillance, reconnaissance information and target selection assistance. in other words, we've been supporting and actively participating in the activities of war in yemen. but article 1, section 8, of the constitution states that congress shall have the power to declare war. congress, not the president, not the pentagon, not someone else in the executive branch, not any other part of government but congress. the founders could not have been any clearer about this, and they did so, mr. president, with very good reason. the founders set up our system of government in such a way as to protect the people from the dangers associated with the excessive accumulation of power in the hands of a few. we know from experience and we knew then

al houthi. he said the united states calling to stop the war on yemen is nothing but a way to save face after the humiliation caused by saudi arabia and its spoiled leader crown prince mohammad bin salman. who has ignored washington's pleas to clarify khashoggi's murder. moreover, trump and his administration clearly prefer ti continuedevastating war because of the economic returns it produces. they drool over these arms sales prices.ui that's fiery, that puts the united states with its back to the wall. it coalition.t the saudi but just lay out your position on the united states right now. >> let me tell you something first. i am the foreign minister of ths nationvation government in sanaa. it's composed of two parties. they are the houthis and their supporters and gpc, general peop's congress. and their supporters. we are trying to bring peace to our population. peace for the peop of yemen, not only peace for these parties and when you speak about the u.n. and the united states still, we do be

the houthis now say they will let up on bombarding saudi and the rest. do you feel, because as apparently planned peace talks in sweden for later on, do you feel this is a moment -- when you walked away from there, do you feel this moment of maximum, let's say, spotlight in the wake of the khashoggi murder is potentially opening up some avenue towards a political settlement? >> and that's why i went to yemen to bring international exposure to the atrocities of war, to bring exposure to the port of hodeidah that cannot be closed, it cannot be bombed or impaired in any way, shape, fashion or form. and so, in fact, i had many people saying i can't believe you're going to hodeidah. it's essential the world sees what's going on because of the distractions in the world whether it's trump, trump, trump or brexit, brexit, brexit. we have people dying inside yemen and i believe the people of yemen clearly want this to end, and it can come to an end but it requires all parties doing something. and let me add this because before the war started there was already ec

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al-jubeir: one of the houthi leaders a few days ago said he -- the houthis were prepared to sit down a talk through the efforts of the u.n. envoy. and then the next day th a missile. lyse: is saudi arabia ready to agree to a cease-fire to stop bombardment in civilian areas, including around hodeida? and the houthis will also stop firing missiles. are you willing to agree t that? mr. al-jubeir: we are in discussions about nfidence building measures. lyse: would you agree to a cease-fire? mr. al-jubeir: i'm not going to convey what we will agree to and not agree to in a television interview. with all the respect, -- with all due respect that is not how , we operate.ri we have s discussions about ending this crisis. we have worked with the yemeni government to move the process forward. every time an agreement s reached the houthis have reneged. lyse: you make it sound like saudi arabia has no responsibility for the entirety magger in crisis and suffer -- the dire humanitarian crisis and the suffering of theleemeni pe mr. al-jubeir: we are the biggest provider of assistance -- lyse: over

al-jubeir: one of the houthi leaders a few days ago said he -- the houthis were prepared to sit down and talk through the efforts of the u.n envoy. and then the next day they fired a missile. lyse: is saudi arabia ready to agree to cease-fire to stop bombardment in civilian areas, including around hodeida? and the houthis will also stop firing missiles. are you willing to agree t that? mr. al-jubeir: we are in discussions about confidence building measures. lyse: would yoe-agree to a cere? mr. al-jubeir: i'm not going to convey what we will agree to and not agree to in a televiw.on interv with all the rpect, -- with all due respect that is not how , we operate. we have serious discussions about ending this crisis. we have worked with the yement governo move the process forward. every time an agreement was reached the houthis have reneged. lyse: you make it sod like saudi arabia has no responsibility for the entirety manager in crisis and suffering --he dire humanitarian crisis and the suffering of the yemeni people. mr. al-jubeir: we are the biggest provider of assistance -- lyse: ov

going walkabout in sana'a with yemen's houthi leadership. they gave us a guided tour of the ancient city, showing us pictures of fighters killed in battle. after more than three years of war, the houthis still have a firm grip on the capital. this senior rebel leader, mohammed al—houthi, is keen to show he is a man of the people who will not hide from the saudis. you think they will target you at one time with an air strike? they tried many times but they haven't succeeded. what matters is the yemeni people. we are not worried. when we sat down, he said the saudis had shown the world what yemenis is already know with the brutal killing of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. translation: they just unveiled the face that was already obvious to the yemeni people. the yemmy people suffer. if there was coverage of crimes by the saudis and the americans, then yemen would be in and the americans, then yemen would beina and the americans, then yemen would be in a different situation now. how do you respond to allegations that they are guilty of human

now the rebel houthi movement has given a rare interview to the bbc. a senior leader claimed the saudis have revealed themselves to the world by their brutal killing of jamal khashoggi. from the capital sa naa, 0rla guerin reports. going walkabout in sana'a with yemen's goofy leadership. they gave us yemen's goofy leadership. they gave usa yemen's goofy leadership. they gave us a guided tour of the ancient city, showing us pictures of fighters killed in battle. —— houthi. after more than three years of war, the houthis still have a firm grip on the capital. this senior rebel leader mohammed al—houthi, is keen to show his rebel leader who will not hide from the saudis. you think they will target you at one time and hence —— with an airstrike? they tried many times but they haven't succeeded. what matters is the yemeni people. we are not worried. when we sat down, he said the saudis had shown the world what year many is already know. with a brutal killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi. —— year many people. translation: theyjust unveiled

well, in march of 2015, saudi arabia launched a war against the houthi rebels, shortly after the houthis out offed the saudi-backed government in the capital city of sanaa. u.s. military forces were authorized to provide logistical and intelligence support to the saudi-led coalition. u.s. military support has continued since then, including midair refueling, surveillance, reconnaissance information and target selection assistance. in other words, we've been supporting and actively participating in the activities of war in yemen. but article 1, section 8, of the constitution states that congress shall have the power to declare war. congress, not the president, not the pentagon, not someone else in the executive branch, not any other part of government but congress. the founders could not have been any clearer about this, and they did so, mr. president, with very good reason. the founders set up our system of government in such a way as to protect the people from the dangers associated with the excessive accumulation of power in the hands of a few. we know from experience and we knew then

now a houthi leader says his fighters are ready for a cease-fire. and after the khashoggi murder, riyadh might be open to accepting it. saudi-backed forces hold much of yemen, but the houthis still control much of the west. last month a top u.s. official, several said there need to be a truth within 30 days. cnn's sam kiley is in abu dhabi and has the very latest on this peace offer. >> reporter: just under three weeks ago, the united states and the united kingdom joined voices with the united nations to call or renew their calls and demands for a cease-fire within 30 days in yemen. there has been a dialing down in the violence. and gist in the last few hours, there has been a statement published by the leader of the iranian-backed houthi rebels clinging onto the port city of hedada. that statement said, in part, they are prepared -- this is the houthi rebels -- to end their drone attacks and their use of long-range missiles as a sign of good will. there was an offer of good will that came from the saudi-led coalition side, which about a week ago ag

mohammad ali al houthi is an influential houthi political figure. he is on one side of the war — the yemeni government and the saudi—led coalition that supports it are on the other. after the meeting the houthis said the saudis must show credibility in finding a political solution to ending the war. here's more of what they said. we hope it will not only be a cease—fire that last for the duration of the un envoy‘s visit. it isa duration of the un envoy‘s visit. it is a custom now that they talk about political steps whenever there is an international delegation, while the reality on the ground is they'll be building upfor reality on the ground is they'll be building up for more military action, and once the visit of the un envoy concludes we could see more escalation from their site. -- side. well this meeting was in the capital sanaa. martin griffiths had planned to go to the port city hodeidah on friday. it's the focus of the conflict — and is essential to any aid getting into yemen. well it looks like that trip won't happen. there are

going walkabout in sana'a with yemen's houthi leadership. they gave us a guided tour of the ancient city, showing us pictures of fighters killed in battle. after more than three years of war, the houthis still have a firm grip on the capital. this senior rebel leader, mohammed al—houthi, is keen to show he is a rebel leader who will not hide from the saudis. you think they will target you at one time with an air strike? translation: they tried many times but they haven't succeeded. what matters is the yemeni people. we are not worried. when we sat down, he said the saudis had shown the world what yemenis is already know with the brutal killing of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. translation: theyjust unveiled the face that was already obvious to the yemeni people. how do you respond to allegations that they are guilty of human rights abuses themselves, that it wasn't just the saudis who made use of these things? -- translation: independent committees showed we escaped for these crimes, they are the only ones who can produce true and accura

the government in houthi rebelslj received government in houthi rebels.” received firm assurances from the governor of yemen, and the houthi rebels, that they are willing to attend these consultations. i believe they are genuine and they expect them to continue in that way and to appear for those consultations, and indeed so do the yemeni people, who are desperate for a political solution to a war in which they are the main victims. nada tawfik, at the united nations headquarters in new york, gemasolar at —— gave us her assessment. according to martin griffiths it is a major development, we have to remember that in september there were peace talks planned in geneva, and they collapsed when the houthi delegation did not turn up and made last—minute demands. what martin griffiths said to the security council is that the increased international concern about what is happening in yemen led the parties to recommit to these talks. it was not long ago when the united states and britain and other western powers said they wanted a ceasefire and political talks to get under way. martin gri

but now, more or less overnight, the houthi spokesman, the leader mohammed al houthi put out a statement saying the houthis would respect this call for a cease-fire and would offer some unilateral signs of good will by offering to end, for now, a long-range missile strikes and the use of drones against not just the saudi-led coalition inside the yemen, but perhaps more importantly outside of yemen. they have targeted in the past locations in both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. both, of course, these two gulf countries leading members of this coalition fighting them. they have the backing of iran, but over the last couple of weeks, there has been certainly over the last week, a reduction in the level of combat after a severe spike around the town of hadeda, a port city, which is a part of yemen critical to the lives of some 14 million people. that is their route for food. it is held by the iranian backed houthis. they have dug in very hard but they have been under heavy attack. and perhaps this latest response is a reaction to that attack. but also moves by the united nations

airstrikes from a saudi led coalition, which is backed by the us and britain, fighting houthi rebels backed by iran, have nearly doubled in the first week of november, compared to the whole of the previous month. now there are fears that the port city of hodeidah, which receives vital aid supplies for millions of people, could be entirely destroyed. reports suggest 150 people have been killed there in the past 2a hours, much of the fighting is now in residential neighbourhoods. nawal al—maghafi is in the rebel—held capital, sana'a. pushing towards the city. coalition troops, led by the saudi and emirati forces, are attempting to take the strategic port of hudaydah, which they claim houthi rebels are using to import arms. for three years, the conflict in yemen has been stuck in a painful stalemate. this offensive, which the coalition has called 0peration golden victory, could change the course of the war, but it comes at a heavy cost. a father in despair. he clutches the lifeless body of his three—year—old daughter. "what do i do now?", he cries. grief has become routine for t

the houthis do not have c clean hands. they are back in some cases by iran. a put asidede the policy.y. everyone whether you're more sympathetic to the coalition or nows their needs to be an immediate cessation of violence. it is the saudis bombing the ports that are not allowing food and medicine in. all this resolution would hahave done is stop that violence to allow humanitarian aid in. unfortunately, we're going to have to wait months. every day we wait, a yemenise child is dying. there are reports a child dies every 10 minutes in yemen. amy: let''s go bkk to republican congressmember dan newhouse, suggesting the vote should take place when the democrats gain control the house in january. bubut he began his remarks b by saying your resolution is based on a full to premise. >> no onone is afraid to debate anything on the house floor. the fact is, the u.s. is no longer providing the very support that the resolution considers, makingg this s action unnecessary. it is based on affection faulty premisise. we're not invololved in stililities in y yemen, so the

airstrikes from a saudi led coalition, which is backed by the us and britain, fighting houthi rebels, backed by iran, have nearly doubled in the first week of november. that's compared to the whole of the previous month. now, there are fears that the port city of hodeidah, which receives vital aid supplies for millions of people, could be entirely destroyed. reports suggest 150 people have been killed there in the past 2a hours. much of the fighting is now in residential neighbourhoods. 0ur correspondent nawal al—maghafi is in the rebel—held capital, sanaa. pushing towards the city. coalition troops, led by the saudi and emirati forces, are attempting to take the strategic port of hodeida, which they claim houthi rebels are using to import arms. for three years, the conflict in yemen has been stuck in a painful stalemate. this offensive, which the coalition has called 0peration golden victory, could change the course of the war, but it comes at a heavy cost. a father in despair. he clutches the lifeless body of his three—year—old daughter. "what do i do now?", he cries. grief

airstrikes from a saudi led coalition — which is backed by the us and britain — fighting houthi rebels backed by iran, have nearly doubled in the first week of november, compared to the whole of the previous month. now, there are fears that the port city of hodeidah, which receives vital aid supplies for millions of people, could be entirely destroyed. reports suggest 150 people have been killed there in the past 2a hours. much of the fighting is now in residential neighbourhoods. our correspondent nawal al—maghafi is in the rebel—held capital, sanaa. pushing towards the city. coalition troops, led by the saudi and emirati forces, are attempting to take the strategic port of hodeidah, which they claim houthi rebels are using to import arms. for three years, the conflict in yemen has been stuck in a painful stalemate. this offensive, which the coalition has called operation golden victory, could change the course of the war, but it comes at a heavy cost. a father in despair. he clutches the lifeless body of his three—year—old daughter. "what do i do now?", he cries. grief has be

moment in the war between houthi rebelslj have in the war between houthi rebels.” have heard that they are committed toa have heard that they are committed to a committee consultations. i believe they are genuine and i expect them to continue in that way and to appear for those consultations and indeed so do the yemeni people. they are desperate for a political solution to a war in which they are the main victims. 0ur correspondent nada twafik — who's at the united nations headquarters in new york — told us, the talks appear to be a signicant breakthough. according to martin griffiths it is a major development, we have to remember that in september there were peace talks planned in geneva, and they collapsed when the houthi delegation did not turn up and made last—minute demands. what martin griffiths said to the security council is that the increased international concern about what is happening in yemen led the parties to recommit to these talks. it was not long ago when the united states and britain and other western powers said they wanted a ceasefire and political talks to g

this began when the houthis did not get the ballot box they wanted. is started when they did not get the results they wanted at the negotiating table. so, they brought out the ak-47s and rpg's. they use the force and it caught the elected government of yemen by surprise, and sadly, they had the previous president in their orbit as well, and all of a sudden, you have the elected president and most of the government literally run out of the country. the immoralities and the saudis sat down and said this is not a time that we are going to turn to the americans and say we need you to do this. we are going to do this on our own, and we are going to support our partners and allies in that country who have just been run out of the country by houthis with considerable weapons, and captured more from the legitimate security forces. they have shown no willingness to negotiate so far. they have in fact, pursued very provocative actions shooting missile after missile, and now it is many dozens of missiles, into saudi arabia, trying to hit populated areas around r

it's trying to take back this port from the houthis, trying to ensure that if peace talks take place before the end of the year, than the houthi revels are brought to the table in a much weakened position. earlier, i spoke with stacey philbrick yadav, chair of the department of political science at hobart and william smith colleges. she explained what the effect of food not coming in to the area would be. i think the effect is going to be catastrophic. i was happy when i was there last summer, when the dramatic and organisational pressure was able to delay this offensive. but in the months since then, coalition forces have been tightening around the port and throughout the province of hodeidah, and we have already seen a rapid deterioration in humanitarian conditions over the past several months. so already, before the attack on hudaydah, 8.4 million people were at risk of immediate starvation in yemen. in terms of how food will get into the country, food has — food gets into yemen. i think one of the perversities of the war is that even with the experience of partial blockade at v

the houthis will accept some support, but i don't think the iranians snap their fingers and the houthis stand up straight and say we will do exactly what you would like us to do. they have their own mind. jane: it is not sound like you are positive about the outcome. what are the chances of a cease-re? stephen: slim. martin griffiths is doing an excellent job of working quietly and getting paies to listen to him and hopefully to agree to see some roadmap they can follow. that is what the u.s. can do most usefully now, go to the saudis and allies and say what are the compromises you neednd what can we do to make this more comfortable and make it moreti po in terms of how you make the decisions that are hard for you?th janeks for joining me. stephen: my greatk pleasure, thu. ofne: quick look at the day the news. there have been protests in pakistan after the supreme court overturned a christian woman's conviction for blasphemy. asia bibi had be sentenced to death and spent almost a decade in prison. indonesia belie they have picked up underwater sounds from the blackbox data recorder from

and now the saudis have a very real houthi threat to saudi arabia. laubing missiles as riyadh is no small michigan. we would not be happy if somebody were lobbing missiles at washington, dc. even if they were missing it would be a very big problem. let's understand that none of this is likely to affect the hugh humanitarian situation mitchell wife used to work for one over the big big aide organizes, mercy corps and we used to fight over syria. she kept saying, how do we feed more syrians? my response was always the same. end the syrian civil war. until you do that, you are not going to deal with the humanitarian problems there. and the humanitarian problems and the civil war in yemen is much bigger than simply the saudi's conventional military intervention. briefly. civil wars were most civil war gonzalez world, the wins the middle east, are about state failure and security vacuums. until you fill to the security vacuum, forming a new power sharing arrangement that's workable and allows kivett parties to start -- allows different parties to start bu

it's trying to take back this port from the houthis, trying to ensure that if peace talks take place before the end of the year, than the houthi rebels are brought to the table in a much weakened position. president trump has arrived in france to take part in events commemorating the centenary of the end of the first world war. as he arrived, he tweeted a stinging rebuke of the french president emmanuel macron, who'd called for a european army to protect the eu from china, russia, and even the united states. earlier, the british prime minister theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial in france. the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth, who died at the somme and have no known grave. lucy williamson reports. last post plays buried in the soil of europe is part of britain's past, its sacrifices and its souls. in belgium today, the prime minister laid wreaths at the graves of two british soldiers. the first and last of their countrymen to die in the first world war. waiting for mrs may at the town o

the houthi rebel leadership say the coalition couldn't maintain this offensive without the support of their main allies in the west. translation: the coalition command room isjoined between the saudis, the americans and the british. britain is directly involved in the aggression against the yemeni people. the british and americans deny they are involved in any targeting in yemen, but over 0.5 million people have fled since this offensive started. schools like this are no longer places of learning, they're now homes for dozens of families. children's classrooms now turned into makeshift bedrooms. they fear the winter months. the people here rely on the charity of others living nearby to survive. this woman has seven children. along with everyone else here, they face violence and hunger. translation: we are victims here, we face the threat of death at any second. it can be a missile or a warplane. we never know if we will make it until tomorrow. we are only alive because of god's mercy. the battle for hudaydah is having a catastrophic effect on an already—dire humanitarian situation.

it's trying to take back this port from the houthis, trying to ensure that if peace talks take place before the end of the year, than the houthi revels are brought to the table in a much weakened position. earlier i spoke with stacey philbrick yadav, chair of the department of political science at hobart and william smith colleges. she explained what the effect of food not coming in to that area would be. i think the effect is going to be catastrophic. i was happy when i was there last summer, when the dramatic and organisational pressure was able to delay this offensive. but in the months since then, coalition forces have been tightening around the port and throughout the province of hodeidah, and we have already seen a rapid deterioration in humanitarian conditions over the past several months. so already, before the attack on hudaydah, 8.4 million people were at risk of immediate starvation in yemen. in terms of how food will get into the country, food has — food gets into yemen. i think one of the perversities of the war is that even with the experience of partial blockade at v

the houthi rebel leadership say the coalition coul't maintain this offensive without the supportei of main allies in the west. the coalition command room is joined between the saudis, americans, and the british. britain is directly involved in aggression against the yemeni people. reporter: the british and americans deny they are involved in any targeting in yemen. but over half a million people have fled since the offensive started. schools like this are no longer places of learning. they are now home to dozens of families. children's classrooms now turned into makeshift bedrooms. they fear thwinter months. the people here rely on the charity of otherliving nearby to survive. as woman has seven children. along with everyone else here they face violence and hunger. >> we are victims here. we face the threat of death atan second. c be a missile or a warplane. llwe never know if we ake it tomorrow. we are only alive because of god's merc reporter: the battle for hodeidah is having a catastrophic effect on an already dire humanitarian situation. the saudi-led coalition's aim is strike a

the houthi rebels agreed to stop missile attacks in saudi arabia and signaled a willingness for a wider cease-fire, but underlining just how difficult things are, there are reports of fresh fighting this evening in the port city of hodeidah. united nations is looking to get all cents to the negotiating table to end a war that is triggered rules worst humanitarian crisis just the world's worst humanitarian crisis. reporter: for yemenis young and old, cease-fire cannot come soon enough. as many as 18 million people, more than half the country, are close to starvation. four years of conflict has brought yemen t to its kneeees. >>>>e have noo shelter. we h have nothing. we don't even have water. our children are sick. reporter: doctors just can't keep up with the number of malnourished patients. >> we received 2 20 malnutrition cases every single week. our capacity here is very limited. reporter: but on monday, some hope for a visibly broken country. the yemeni government said it would attend u.n.-brokered peace talks. on the other side, houthi rebels said they would stop all military opera

the saudis have a very real houthi threat to saudi arabia. lobbing missiles at riyadh is no small thing. we would not be terribly happy if someone were lobbing missiles at washington, d.c. even if they were missing, it would be a very big problem. let's also understand, none of this is likely to affect the humanitarian situation. my wife used to work for one of the big aid organizations with the mercy corps and we used to fight all the time in our kitchen over syria. she kept saying, how do we feed more syrianens? my response was always the same, end the syrian civil war. until you do that, you are not going to deal with the humanitarian problems there. the humanitarian problems and the civil war in yemen is much bigger than simply the saudi conventional military intervention. civil wars -- most of the civil wars in the world, certainly all the ones in the middle east today, are about state failure and security vacuums. until you fill the security vacuum, forge a new power-sharing arrangement that is workable and then allows the different par

the un's envoy to yemen is due to meet houthi rebels in the country's capital, sanaa, to try to lay the groundwork for urgent peace talks. the fighting and a partial blockade have left millions of people in need of humanitarian aid. save the children estimate 85,000 children under five may have died from acute malnutrition since 2015. caroline rigby has the latest in the conflict. a warning, this report contains some images you might find distressing. ten—year—old nazir is fighting for life. four of her siblings never even made it to hospital. like so many others, they were collateral damage in this devastating war. the conflict in yemen has been raging for 3.5 years, between a saudi—led military coalition and iranian—backed houthi rebels. as the main entry point for food aid, the rebel—held port of hudaydah has been a focus of international efforts to broker a truce, but hopes of a deal suffered further setback this week when fighting escalated. the un describes yemen as the world's worst man—made humanitarian disaster, with 1a million people on the brink of famine, more th

the houthi rebel leadership say the coalition couldn't maintain wthis offensihout the support of their main allies int the the coalition command room is joined between the saudis, americans, and the british. britain is directly ineslved in aggron against the yemeni people. reporter: the british and americans deny they are involved in any targeting in yemen. but over half a llion people have fled since the offensive started. schools like this are no longer places of learning. they are now home to dozens of families. children's classrooms now turned into makeshift bedrooms. they fear the winter months. the people here rely on the charity of others living nearby to survive. ashi woman has seven cldren. along with everyone else here they face violence and hunger. >> we are victims here. atwe face the threat of at any second. it can be aissile or a warplane. we never know if we will make it tomorrow. we are only alive because of god's mercy. reporter: the battle for hodeidah is having a catastrophic effect on an alreaddire humanitarian situation. the saudi-lecoalition's aim is to strike a s

saudi—led coalition warplanes bombed houthi rebels in the port of hudaydah. it comes as the un tried to revive talks to end the three—year war. carlos ghosn, a man described as a "titan" of nissan cars, is under arrest in japan. the chairman of the japanese car giant, as well as mistubishi and renault, is being investigated over claims he under—reported his own earnings. unconfirmed reports say he failed to declare $44 million over five years — half his actual earnings. four people have been killed in chicago mercy hospital. a police officer, the government, a doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant are all dead after a gunman opened fire. now on bbc news, monday in parliament.

he said he would even escort the houthi delegation to sweden himself to make sure the talks take place. he also said there was a lot of progress made on other issues including the exchange of prisoners and also the critical issue of the hodeida port which is responsible for 80% of yemen's imports, until a deal is reached. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: oh boy! the world's most famous rodent turns 90 this weekend, and he's just as popular as ever. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has

traditional areas inside yemen and a government that allows for this amount of local autonomy that houthis or that southerners want. this has got to end. we've got to replace combat with compromise and we are working as we speak with mr. martin grip, the u.n. special envoy. i've met with him myself. secretary pompeo has talked with him frequently as we try to amass international support and we just met in the manama dialogues and this was brought up forcefully not just by myself and by others, as well, that it's time to stop this and right now what the iranians have done by bringing in missiles and it's interrupted freedom of navigation and they are the ones who keep fuelling this conflict and they need to knock it off. they may do it through proxies as they do so often in the middle east, but they do not escape accountability through what they're doing through proxies and surrogate forces. we still will hold them accountable. >> thank you. the president has said that the u.s. is leaving the imf treaty. how does this affect the military's readiness plans? how does it affect the role of nuc

the houthi rebel leadership say the coalition couldn't maintain this offensive without the support of their main allies in the west. translation: the coalition command room isjoined between the saudis, the americans and the british. britain is directly involved in the aggression against the yemeni people. the british and americans deny they are involved in any targeting in yemen, but over 500,000 people have fled since this offensive started. schools like this are no longer places of learning, they're now homes for dozens of families. children's classrooms now turned into makeshift bedrooms. they fear the winter months. the people here rely on the charity of others living nearby to survive. this woman has seven children. along with everyone else here, they face violence and hunger. translation: we are victims here, we face the threat of death at any second. it can be a missile or a warplane. we never know if we will make it until tomorrow. we are only alive because of god's mercy. the battle for hodeidah's having a catastrophic effect on an already—dire humanitarian situation. the s

in yemen has focused on the rebel—held city hodeida as government forces try to seize the area from houthi rebels. but hodeida's harbour acts as a vital lifeline in this devastating war, and this recent offensive has threatened the arrival of food aid for millions of people in yemen already close to starvation. visiting the city on friday, the united nations envoy martin griffiths described hodeida as the centre of gravity in this conflict, and called for the un to take a leading role in running the port. it needs to be done quickly, by discussing it with all the parties. we believe that such a role will preserve the essential humanitarian pipeline that starts here and serves the people of yemen. war has raged in yemen for three and a half years between the saudi—led military coalition and iranian—backed houthi rebels. international efforts to bring to an end the conflict were once again dashed this week when yet more fierce fighting flared up. but both sides do now appear open, at least, to the possibility of further peace talks, which the un hopes can resume in sweden in december. th

they say the port is being used to smuggle in arms and supplies for the iranian—backed houthi rebels. this battle could be a turning point in the war, but at what cost? it's notjust the bombs and the bullets that civilians here have fled from. this war has shattered everything that kept people afloat. the price of food, fuel, water has at least doubled across the country. it's often called the forgotten war, but everyone i've spoken to here is crying out for help, pleading with the world to finally take notice. the current offensive has left over half a million yemenis homeless. this school in the government—controlled southern city of aden has become a makeshift camp. samira and her six children are sheltering under the stairwell. caught between two warring sides, she felt she had no choice but to flee hudaydah three days ago. translation: above was shrapnel, rockets, and explosions. they scared us on the roads. they scattered us and left us at god's mercy. we go to sleep scared and get up scared. starvation and poverty provoked by the war is so desperate that the country's poorest

it's trying to take back this port from the houthis, trying to ensure that if peace talks ta ke trying to ensure that if peace talks take place before the end of the year than the houthi rebels are brought to the table in a much weakened position. 0rla guerin, thank you. wildfires burning out of control in the us state of california have killed at least five people, and thousands have been ordered to leave their homes. the fires broke out on thursday and have already burned 20,000 acres of land, spreading across several towns in the sierra foothills north of sacramento. there's been particular devastation in the town of paradise, home to 26,000 people, where officials say there is almost nothing left. state officials said at least five bodies have been found in charred vehicles. 0ur correspondent james cook is in northern california and sent this report. heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. it was a desperate dash for survival, pursued bya desperate dash for survival, pursued by a wild fire. paradise sits on a ridge and a few roads down, it became choked with tra

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weeks, fighting in yemen has focused on hodeidah, as government forces tried to seize the area from houthi rebels. but its harbour acts as a vital lifeline in the devastating war, and this recent defensive has threatened food aid for people in yemen close to starvation. visiting the city on friday, united nations envoy martin griffiths described hodeidah as the centre of gravity in this conflict and called for the un to take a leading role in running the port. it needs to be done quickly by discussing it with all the parties. and we believe that such a role will preserve the essential humanitarian pipeline that starts here and serves the people of yemen. war has raged in yemen for three and a half years between the saudi led military coalition and iranian backed houthi rebels. international efforts to bring to an end the conflict were once again dashed this week when fierce fighting flared up. but both sides do now appear open, at least, to the possibility of further pistols, which the un hopes will return to sweden in december. caroline rigby, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other n

the un mediator is due to meet leaders of the houthi rebels shortly. american interests first — president trump says he'll stand by saudi arabia despite the killing of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. mr trump's lawyer says he's given "unprecedented" co—operation to the inquiry into whether the trump election team colluded with russia. another deadline in the impasse over italy's budget. this time, the european union has to respond to italy's refusal to budge over its debt. but is the italian government really just trying to gain more votes at home and call a new election? and also, in the business briefing, the chairman of trump's economic advisory council tells us that china has misbehaved sincejoining the world trade organisation and could be thrown out. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. as ever, you can be part of the conversation. today we're discussing the idea of people retiring before they're a0 by saving and living frugally. we're asking you which of lif

they say the port is being used to smuggle in arms and supplies for the iranian—backed houthi rebels. this battle could be a turning point in the war, but at what cost? it's notjust the bombs and the bullets that civilians here have fled from. this war has shattered everything that kept people afloat. the price of food, fuel, water has at least doubled across the country. it's often called the forgotten war, but everyone i've spoken to here is crying out for help, pleading with the world to finally take notice. the current offensive has left over half a million yemenis homeless. this school in the government—controlled southern city of aden has become a makeshift camp. samira and her six children are sheltering under the stairwell. caught between two warring sides, she felt she had no choice but to flee hudaydah three days ago. translation: above was shrapnel and rockets, explosions. they scared us on the roads. they scattered us and left us at god's mercy. we go to sleep scared and get up scared. starvation and poverty provoked by the war is so desperate that the country's poorest

the iranian—backed houthi rebels. this battle could be a turning point in the war, but at what cost? it is notjust the bombs and the bullets that civilians here have fled from. this war has shattered everything that kept people afloat. the price of food, fuel, water has at least doubled across the country. it is often called the forgotten war, but everyone i have spoken to here is crying out for help, pleading with the world to finally take notice. the current offensive has left over half a million yemenis homeless. this school in the government—controlled southern city of aden has become a makeshift camp. samira and her six children are sheltering under the stairwell. caught between two warring sides, she felt she had no choice but to flee hudaydah three days ago. translation: above were shrapnel and rockets, explosions. they scared us on the roads. they scattered us and left us at god's mercy. we go to sleep scared and get up scared. starvation and poverty provoked by the war is so desperate that the country‘s p

he said he would even escort the houthi delegation to sweden himself to make sure the talks take place. he also said there was a lot of progress made on other issues including the exchange of prisoners and also the critical issue of the hodeida port which is responsible for 80% of yemen's imports, until a deal is reached. what would be some of the potential problems that would have to be thrashed out between the two side? when you look at the humanitarian situation there are so many concerns there and the un officials are really keen for both parties to iron out that. for example the british ambassador to the un is putting forward a resolution on monday which would really endorse five of the key asks if you will bat their humanitarian chief of the un put forward. 0ne humanitarian chief of the un put forward. one of them is making sure that there is complete access to all of the ports, that they remain open, and the key one is hodeida. they wa nt and the key one is hodeida. they want a foreign exchange to pour into the economy, because the economy now is in crisis and that is making the

the united nation's envoy to yemen has arrived for talks with houthi rebels in the capital sanaa, to try to lay the groundwork for urgent peace talks. the fighting in yemen has caused a huge humanitarian crisis and half of the country's 28 million people are thought to be on the brink of famine. before he arrived in yemen, martin griffiths, who's a former uk foreign office diplomat, called for all sides to exercise restraint. caroline rigby‘s report contains images you might find distressing. ten—year—old nazir is fighting for her life. four of her siblings never even made it to hospital. like so many others, they were collateral damage in this devastating war. the conflict in yemen has been raging for three and a half years, between a saudi—led military coalition and iranian—backed houthi rebels. as the main entry point for food aid, the rebel—held port of hudaydah has been a focus of international efforts to broker a truce, but hopes of a deal suffered further setback this week when fighting escalated. the un describes yemen as the world's worst man—made humanitarian