US Navy sinks three Houthi boats in the Red Sea

Reports say at least ten rebels were killed; a fourth Houthi boat escaped. The Houthis say their attacks on shipping are in response to the war in Gaza.

Also on the programme; Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Europe's longest reigning monarch, and only queen, surprised her nation by announcing her abdication. And on this New Years Eve we'll take a look back at some of the most important stories and some of the best interviews covered here on Newshour over the course of 2023.

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