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Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 4 near Hodeida: Houthi rebels

Suspected US airstrikes battered rebel-controlled areas of Yemen into Wednesday, with the Houthis saying one strike killed at least four people near the Red Sea port city of Hodeida. The intense campaign of airstrikes under President Donald Trump, targeting the rebels over their attacks on shipping in Mideast waters stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, has killed at least 65 people, according to casualty figures released by the Houthis. The campaign appears to show no signs of stopping as the Trump administration again linked their airstrikes on the Iranian-backed Houthis to an effort to pressure Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. While so far giving no specifics about the campaign and its targets, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt put the overall number of strikes on Tuesday at over 200. Iran is incredibly weakened as a result of these attacks and we have seen they have taken out Houthi leaders, Leavitt said. They've taken out critical members who were ...

Yemen's Houthis claim downing US drone amid continued American strikes

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed Tuesday that they shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone, even as the US kept up its campaign of intense airstrikes targeting the group. The reported shootdown over Yemen's contested Marib governate came as airstrikes hit around Sanaa, the country's rebel-held capital, and Saada, a stronghold for the Houthis. US President Donald Trump issued a new warning to both the Houthis and their main benefactor, Iran, describing the group as having been decimated by the campaign of strikes that began March 15. Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us, Trump wrote on his social media website Truth Social. We hit them every day and night Harder and harder. Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed. Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation. He added: The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at US ships, and we will stop shooting at you. Otherwise,

US strikes pound Yemen's capital overnight, killing at least 1: Houthis

Suspected US airstrikes struck around Yemen's rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning, and the Iranian-backed Houthis said at least one person was killed. The full extent of the damage and possible casualties wasn't immediately clear. The attacks followed a night of airstrikes early Friday that appeared particularly intense compared to other days in the campaign that began March 15. The strikes around Sanaa, Yemen's capital held by the Houthis since 2014, also wounded four others, the rebels said. Their al-Masirah satellite news channel aired footage of broken glass littering homes after the concussive blast of the bombs, but continued not to show the targets of the attacks suggesting the sites had a military or intelligence function. An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under President Donald Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Joe Biden, as the US moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing

At least one killed as US airstrikes pound Yemen, hit Sanaa military site

Suspected US airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by the Houthi rebels. The full extent of the damage and possible casualties wasn't immediately clear, though the attacks followed an intense night of airstrikes early Friday that appeared particularly intense compared to other days in the campaign that began March 15. An Associated Press review has found the new American operation under President Donald Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Joe Biden, as the US moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities. Meanwhile, an AP analysis of satellite photos show the American military also has moved long-range stealth B-2 bombers to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean a base far outside of the range of the rebels that avoids using allies' Mideast .

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Suspected US airstrikes hit Houthi-held sites in Yemen, including Sanaa

Suspected US airstrikes pummelled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early Friday, including neighbourhoods in the capital, Sanaa. The extent of the damage and possible casualties wasn't immediately clear, though the number of strikes appeared particularly intense compared to other days in the campaign that began March 15. An Associated Press review has found the new American operation under President Donald Trump appears more more extensive than those under former president Joe Biden, as the US moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities. Initial reports from the Houthi-controlled SABA news agency referenced only one person being hurt in the attacks on Friday in Sanaa, Yemen's capital that the rebels have held since 2014. Other strikes hit around the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, the rebel's stronghold of Saada and in Yemen's al-Jawf and Amran governorates. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge

US judge to order govt to preserve Signal chat about Houthi military strike

A US federal judge on Thursday said he will order the Donald Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a US military strike against Yemen's Houthis. US district judge James Boasberg said during a hearing that he'll issue a temporary restraining order barring administration officials from destroying messages sent over the encrypted messaging app Signal. A nonprofit watchdog, American Oversight, requested the order. A government attorney said the administration already was taking steps to collect and save the messages. The Atlantic published the entire Signal chat on Wednesday. Its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, had been added to the discussion that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice-President J D Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. In the chat, Hegseth provided the ex

Atlantic drops full Signal chat on Yemen attack; White House downplays leak

JD Vance pushes for delay in attack, Pete Hegseth takes final call: What The Atlantic revealed about the Yemen Houthi attack group chat

US Rep tells British reporter to 'Go Back' amid Yemen attack leak query

The heated exchange occurred when Sky News reporter Martha Kelner attempted to press Greene on the implications of senior Trump admin officials using a messaging app to discuss a military strike

White House denies sharing classified info in leaked Yemen strike chat

Earlier, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe have also denied at a Senate hearing that any classified information was shared in the group

Waltz owns up to Yemen military plan leak: 'I take full responsibility'

US NSA Mike Waltz admits mistakenly adding journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a Yemen military chat; President Donald Trump defends Waltz, says 'he is not getting fired'

What is Signal, the app Trump officials used for Yemen strike talks?

Trump officials used encrypted app Signal for Yemen strike talks, mistakenly adding a journalist, sparking national security concerns and calls for investigation

Trump says security team texting military op plan on Signal a minor glitch

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was the only glitch in two months of his administration even as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly. Trump told NBC News that the lapse turned out not to be a serious one", and expressed his continued support for national security advisor Mike Waltz. Waltz, according to an article posted online by The Atlantic on Monday, appeared to have mistakenly added the magazine's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a chat that included 18 senior administration officials discussing planning for the strike. Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he's a good man," Trump said. He also appeared to point blame on an unnamed Waltz aide for Goldberg being added to the chain. It was one of Michael's people on the phone. A staffer had h

America's allies alarmed by leaked group chat about Yemen attack plans

As wake-up calls go, the alarms don't get much louder. Allies of the United States see the group chat between top US officials about a planned attack in Yemen that accidentally included a journalist as a jaw-dropping security breach which casts doubt on intelligence-sharing with Washington and the security of joint military operations. "Scary" and "reckless" was the verdict of one European diplomat about the discussion on the Signal messaging app about strikes on Houthi rebels. Neil Melvin, a security expert at defence think-tank the Royal United Services Institute, called it "pretty shocking". "It's some of the most high-ranking US officials seeming to display a complete disregard for the normal security protocols, he said. Beyond the security concerns raised by the leaked chat, US officials addressed the country's trans-Atlantic allies with disdain as Vice-President J D Vance complained about bailing out Europe and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed pathetic European ...

Trump backs Waltz after Atlantic editor's war plans group chat breach

Trump's comments fit with a broader effort by the administration to downplay the stunning breach, which created a firestorm in Washington over the Trump team's handling of sensitive information

Journalist accidentally added to Trump team's Yemen attack chat group

Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg says he was mistakenly added to a Signal chat where top US officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen

Kunal Kamra summoned, US-Yemen strikes, Delhi budget, Google tax removed & more

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'I knew 2 hrs before': How The Atlantic's editor landed in Trump's war chat

Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to an unsecured group chat where US national security officials discussed and coordinated airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

2 killed, many injured in US airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen

US airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels pounded sites across the country into early Tuesday, with the group saying one attack in the capital killed at least two people and wounded more than a dozen others. The American strikes on the rebels, who threaten maritime trade and Israel, entered their 10th day without any sign of stopping. They are part of a campaign by US President Donald Trump targeting the rebel group while also trying to pressure Iran, the Houthis' main benefactor. So far, the US has not offered any specifics on the sites it is striking, though Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz claimed the attacks have taken out key Houthi leadership, including their head missileer". That's something so far that's not been acknowledged by the Houthis, though the rebels have downplayed their losses in the past and exaggerated their attacks attempting to target American warships. "We've hit their headquarters. We've hit communications nodes, weapons factories and even

1 killed, many injured in US airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen

US airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels pounded sites across the country into Monday, with the group saying the one attack in the capital killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others. The American strikes entered its 10th day without a sign of stopping, part of a campaign by US President Donald Trump targeting the rebel group that threatens maritime trade and Israel while also trying to pressure Iran, the Houthis' main benefactor. So far, the US has not offered any specifics on the sites it is striking, though Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz claimed the attacks have taken out key Houthi leadership, including their head missileer. That's something so far that's not been acknowledged by the Houthis, though the rebels have downplayed their losses in the past and exaggerated their attacks attempting to target American warships. We've hit their headquarters," Waltz told CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday. "We've hit communications nodes, weapons factori