Learn more

By Angelo Amante, John Irish, Inti Landauro and Nandita Bose ROME/PARIS/MADRID/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -Italy, Spain and France stood out on Friday by not taking part in U.S. and British strikes against the Houthi group in Yemen and not signing a statement put out by 10 countries justifying the attacks. The divergence highlights divisions in the West over how to deal with the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have been targeting civilian ships in the Red Sea for weeks in what they say is a protest against Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip. U.S. and British warplanes, ships and subm…

cuu