Prime Minister Rishi Sunak authorised the first UK military intervention in the Middle East in over a decade early this morning targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The move was swiftly met with a pledge by the militants to retaliate against all UK and US interests. Bloomberg's Marc Champion discusses the escalation despite the reluctance of actors in the region to go to war and Jane Kinninmont, Policy and Impact Director at The European Leadership Network shares her views on the global context behind the developments.

Plus, South Africa builds its case against Israel who it is accusing of committing genocide in Gaza at the International Court of Justice. Our legal editor Karin Matussek breaks down ongoing proceedings in The Hague. Hosted by James Woolcock and Caroline Hepker 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.