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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

We're recording this at 14 hours GMT on Friday the 12th of January.

The US and Britain carry out strikes on the

huthies in Yemen in response to their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

We look at what it all means.

Israel makes its case at the International Court of Justice rejecting the accusation that it's committing genocide in Gaza.

And China steps in to broker a deal between Myanmar's ruling military and armed rebel groups who've been taking territory in the north.

Also in the podcast, the vast structure in space challenging our understanding of the universe.

This big ring is 1.3 billion light years across. So this is almost the equivalent of looking

at 15 full moons lined up.

And at the moment I think I've got it on my face. So if you just pop into the camera you'll see that you actually...

So I could be you. Right now, yeah.

How deep fakes could threaten our security. Since November the Huthies in Yemen have attacked at least 27 ships in the Red Sea,

an average of one every two days. They say they're acting in response to Israeli military

action in Gaza, but the hoothe threat has disrupted the key trade route via the

suers canal. An international coalition led by the US had tried to protect shipping in the area, but to no avail.

Thursday saw the worst attack yet.

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