The world is becoming increasingly complex and volatile.

How can we make sense of it all?

I'm Richard Engelt.

And I'm Yalda Hekeem.

And we're the top international correspondents at NBC News and Sky News.

And we present Sky News's latest podcast, The World.

Each week will cut through the noise to guide you through the week's global events

and explain to you why, what happens out there

matters to you wherever you are.

Listen now to the world with Richard Engel and me Yalda Hakim, wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello and welcome to a new year of all-out politics from Sky News.

I'm Adam Bolton and has been a new year.

There have been some big stories, but not necessarily the ones we expected,

having got so used to talking all the time about Brexit with a struggling government.

Plenty to talk about and as as well, we're joining me for discussion, are a number of key

commentators.

They are the Daily Telegraph's chief political correspondent Christopher Hope, known as Chopper,

on his podcast, also chairman of the parliamentary lobby, if more on that later, and the historian

and screenwriter Alex von Tunselman.

Also, here's guy's deputy political, and it says Sam Cote.

Let's start with the very biggest story of the week.

Arming the Houthis with missiles with which they attacked innocent civilians.

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