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- The European Union launched a naval mission to protect Red Sea shipping from Yemen's Houthi rebels.
- Several countries have expressed their intention to participate in this mission, called Aspides (“shield” in ancient Greek)
- This will have orders to fire on the Houthis only if they attack first and will not be authorised to shoot pre-emptively.
- Since November, the Houthis have been attacking commercial and military shipping in the busy Red Sea, across which 12 percent of global trade travels.
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