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  Kuenssberg: The thorny politics of  Houthi strikes for Sunak and  Starmer By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg "To wake up and find out your country has bombed another country is serious indeed". As a former minister put it, you are not alone if you heard the headlines on the radio, or a news alert pinged on your phone saying the UK had carried out military strikes on Yemen and wondered, what on earth is going on? So why did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak get the UK involved in the strikes on the Houthis? As so often in politics, the causes and the consequences are simple but complex too. Here's the straightforward part. The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have been attacking ships sailing through the Red Sea. That route carries billions of pounds worth of oil, gas, consumer goods, the "stuff" we buy and consume every day. If it's too dangerous to make that voyage, ships literally have to go the long way round, adding days...

  Pak's top election body indicts Imran Khan, his former aide Fawad Chaudhry in contempt case Pak's top election body indicts Imran Khan, his former aide Fawad Chaudhry in contempt case Islamabad, Jan 3 (PTI)  Pakistan's top election body on Wednesday indicted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his ex-information minister Fawad Chaudhry in a contempt case. Khan, 71, is the founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Chaudhry, a senior former member of his party. The two leaders were booked in 2022 for using foul language against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. A four-member panel of the ECP conducted the proceedings at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where both Khan and Chaudhry have been incarcerated in different cases. The two leaders were indicted on the charges of insulting the electoral body and the chief election commissioner. Both were present in the courtroom when ...

Australia celebrates an unexpected Queen Princess Mary is about to become the first Australian-born Queen Consort At New Year when the world's last reigning Queen caused surprise by abdicating on live TV, history was also made in a country far, far away.  "I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik," Margrethe II of Denmark said in her year-end address.  Her decision to make way for "the next generation" of Danish royals has sent ripples around the world But it has also delivered the first ever Australian-born Queen Consort - Frederik's wife Princess Mary.  An unlikely meeting  Less than a month after Queen Margrethe took over the throne in 1972 following the death of King Frederik IX, a girl called Mary Donaldson was born on the other side of the world in a small Hobart hospital.  The daughter of a mathematics professor and an executive assistant who had emigrated to Australia from Scotland, Mary grew up in a middle-class suburban home alon...

 AHMED SHEHZAD’S SELECTION CRITERIA EXPLAINED BY PCB OFFICIAL Pakistan’s High-Performance Coach Yasir Arafat revealed the roadmap for batter Ahmed Shehzad’s selection in the national team. It is pertinent to mention that Ahmed Shehzad was among several players to join Pakistan’s training camp for the upcoming five-match T20I series against host New Zealand at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. His inclusion comes on the back of his impressive performances in the National T20 Cup 2023. The right-handed batter scored 344 runs from nine matches at an average of 43 and strike rate of 133.33. Yasir Arafat, in a press conference in Lahore, said the management is doing its best to try new options as the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 draws closer. He said Ahmed Shehzad can secure his spot in the national side if his performance is up to the mark. The former all-rounder added players have to improve their fitness to avoid getting injured during matches and tournaments. It is pertinent to mention that Pakis...

  Eating More Tomatoes Might Help  Prevent and Manage High Blood  Pressure, Study Suggests Read More :-  https://bit.ly/48iI4aZ Forget apples—eating a tomato a day might be beneficial for heart health. The news comes from a study published last month in the  European Journal of Preventive Cardiology , which found that tomatoes and tomato-based products could play a role in helping to prevent and manage high blood pressure. 1 Tomatoes—popular nightshade vegetables—are rich in potassium, a nutrient known to help lower blood pressure by lessening the effects of sodium in the body. They also play a key role in many heart-healthy diets. “Tomatoes are one of the most consumed, widely available, and affordable vegetables worldwide,” study co-author  Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventos, PharmD , director of the Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety at the University of Barcelona, told  Health.  “They are an important part of some of the best diets, ...