The attacks on commercial shipping off Yemen had gone on for nearly two months. Now comes the response: an international coalition led by the US and the UK have hit 60 targets in 16 locations, according to the Pentagon. At least people have been five killed in Iran-aligned Houthi rebel strongholds.

Israel's war on Gaza is having its day in court. South Africa, a fellow member of the 1948 Genocide Convention, is lodging the charge that with more than 23,000 killed since the October 7 surprise attack by Hamas, Israel's campaign aims to bring about the" total destruction" of Gaza's population. 

Remember when Emmanuel Macron ran for president at 39? Now, in his term-limited second mandate, without a majority in parliament, and with polling stuck in the doldrums, he's appointed France's youngest-ever prime minister. Gabriel Attal is taking the reins from the technocratic Elisabeth Borne, who in her 20 months on the job, dutifully pushed through unpopular pension and immigration reforms.

When a popular anti-corruption crusader was assassinated in Ecuador on the presidential campaign trail, few outside the Americas noticed. Now, the whole world's paying attention after massive weekend jailbreaks that included the brief takeover of a private television station. Dozens of prison guards are still held hostage. The crisis was sparked by plans to move the leader of the Los Choneras drug gang, Adolfo Macias, to a high-security facility. Better known as Fito, he has not been seen since the weekend.

Thankfully no one was hurt, but after tragedies that befell earlier models of the 777, Boeing's got explaining to do about the fuselage door that flew off an Alaska Airways flight shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon.

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Imen Mellaz.