At least 4 presumed dead, 11 missing after Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea, EU naval mission says
The update from the EU's Operation Aspides came as private security forces continue to search for survivors from the Eternity C, a Greek-owned bulk carrier that sank on Wednesday.
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5 things to know for July 24: Signal controversy, Epstein files, Birthright citizenship, Thailand-Cambodia, Ohio ‘ambush'
In a landmark advisory opinion issued on Wednesday, the world's highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the planet from the 'existential threat' posed by climate change. It was the first time the International Court of Justice had formally addressed the climate crisis. Here's what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. The national security scandal involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials has taken a new turn. In March, the officials discussed a US military attack on Houthi militants in Yemen in a group chat on Signal — a conversation that inadvertently included a journalist. Now, the Pentagon's inspector general has received evidence that the military plans shared from Hegseth's Signal account were taken from a US Central Command document that was marked classified at the time, two people familiar with the ongoing review said. The IG's possession of the file appears to further undercut Hegseth's claims that nothing classified was shared on the publicly available messaging app. When Attorney General Pam Bondi briefed President Donald Trump in May on the Justice Department's review of the Jeffrey Epstein case, she informed him that his name appeared in the files, sources familiar with the discussion told CNN. Bondi also said that although the names of several other high-profile figures were mentioned, the investigators did not find a client list or evidence refuting that Epstein died by suicide. The revelations about the meeting contradict Trump's more recent denials that he was told he was in the files. On Wednesday, a House Oversight subcommittee voted to subpoena the DOJ's files about the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker. The motion passed, 8-2, with three of the panel's Republicans joining with Democrats. House Oversight Chair James Comer also subpoenaed Epstein's former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition. A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship was unconstitutional. Birthright citizenship is a nearly 160-year-old practice guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil. The 2-1 ruling from the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals also upheld a nationwide block against the controversial order. In response, the Trump administration may ask the full 9th Circuit to review the case, or it could appeal the matter straight to the US Supreme Court. Deadly violence has flared up once again on the long-disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia. Tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbors took a turn in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed during a brief battle between Thai and Cambodian troops. Both sides claimed to have acted in self-defense. Over the summer, Thailand took control of border checkpoints, imposed restrictions on crossings and threatened to cut electricity and internet to Cambodia's border towns. Cambodia stopped imports of Thai produce and banned Thai movies and TV dramas. Both militaries reinforced troops along the border. Two recent landmine explosions that injured troops prompted the countries to downgrade relations even further and recall diplomatic staff. Then, as deadly clashes erupted along the border today, Thailand deployed fighter jets and bombed Cambodian military targets. Cambodia said it plans to 'respond decisively.' Two Ohio police officers were allegedly ambushed by an armed man in an undeveloped industrial park on Wednesday. According to officials, the gunman waited on a dead-end street and then opened fire on two Lorain officers when they parked their vehicles there to eat lunch. Another officer, who responded to the victims' call for help, was also shot. At this time, the first two officers are listed in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The third officer was shot in the hand and treated at a local medical facility. The shooter has been identified as a 28-year-old man from Lorain. It's not clear if he was killed by the officers or took his own life, only that he 'was shot on scene and was pronounced deceased,' officials said. Plane crashes in Russia's Far EastA Soviet-era passenger plane carrying about 50 people went down in Russia's far eastern Amur region, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials. The Amur Center for Civil Defense and Fire Safety said on Telegram that a search and rescue helicopter spotted the wreck of the plane on a mountain slope 10 miles from the town of Tynda. 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Water shortage is a huge problem affecting our daily life.' — A Kabul resident, speaking to CNN. According to a report by Mercy Corps, the Afghan city may soon become the first modern capital in the world to run completely dry. 🌤️ Check your local forecast to see what you can expect. Conservationists and veterinarians are fighting to rescue and rehabilitate these adorable creatures. Today's edition of 5 Things AM was edited and produced by CNN's Andrew Torgan.
CNN
4 days ago
- CNN
Pentagon watchdog has evidence Hegseth's Signal messages included classified information, sources say
The Pentagon's inspector general has received evidence that the military plans shared from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Signal account to a group chat earlier this year were taken from a US Central Command document that was marked classified at the time, according to two people familiar with the ongoing review. The Pentagon watchdog, which launched a review in April of Hegseth's use of the commercial messaging app to share information related to US military operations in Yemen, obtained the document in the early days of its investigation, the sources said. The document was marked Secret/NOFORN, meaning no foreign nationals should see it. The IG's possession of the document with its original classification markings appears to further undercut Hegseth's claims that nothing classified was shared in the Signal chat, which included several other Cabinet members and Vice President JD Vance. Similar details were shared from Hegseth's phone in a second Signal chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, CNN has reported. In a statement, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell again denied that any classified information was shared via Signal. 'This Signal narrative is so old and worn out, it's starting to resemble Joe Biden's mental state. The Department stands behind its previous statements: no classified information was shared via Signal,' Parnell said. 'As we've said repeatedly, nobody was texting war plans and the success of the Department's recent operations–from Operation Rough Rider to Operation Midnight Hammer–are proof that our operational security and discipline are top notch.' A spokesperson for the Office of the Inspector General declined to comment, noting the IG's long-standing policy of not commenting on ongoing oversight projects. The Washington Post first reported the news. The information disclosed on Signal on March 15 included details about the timing, choreography and assets involved in pending US strikes against the Houthi rebel group, according to the sources and a transcript of the chat first revealed by The Atlantic. CNN reported at the time what the IG has now evidence of — that the information was classified. The inspector general has also been asking witnesses whether anyone else could have physically entered the information into the Signal chat at Hegseth's request, using his phone, according to the sources. Hegseth was at his residence in Tennessee at the time the information was sent on March 15, the sources said. One witness also told investigators that they recalled being a part of about a dozen separate Signal chats that included Hegseth, according to one of the sources. Hegseth told lawmakers during a hearing in June that he could not discuss in a public setting the classification level of the information shared to the Signal chat, despite arguing at the same time that it was not classified. 'You can very well disclose whether or not it was classified,' Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton said at the time. 'What's not classified is that it was an incredibly successful mission,' Hegseth replied.
News24
4 days ago
- News24
US hits Yemen Houthis with new sanctions over ‘shady businesses' smuggling oil
The US on Tuesday imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network across Yemen and the United Arab Emirates in fresh action targeting the Iran-backed militant group. The US Treasury Department in a statement said the two individuals and five entities sanctioned on Tuesday were among the most significant importers of petroleum products and money launderers that benefit the Houthis. 'The Houthis collaborate with opportunistic businessmen to reap enormous profits from the importation of petroleum products and to enable the group's access to the international financial system,' said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender. 'These networks of shady businesses underpin the Houthis' terrorist machine, and Treasury will use all tools at its disposal to disrupt these schemes.' Among those targeted on Tuesday was Muhammad Al-Sunaydar, who the Treasury said manages a network of petroleum companies between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates and was one of the most prominent petroleum importers in Yemen. Three companies in his network were also designated, with the Treasury saying they coordinated the delivery of approximately $12 million worth of Iranian petroleum products with a US-designated company to the Israel's war in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas began in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea in what they say are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians. In January, Trump re-designated the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organisation, aiming to impose harsher economic penalties in response to its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and against US warships defending the critical maritime area. In May, the US announced a surprise deal with the Houthis where it agreed to stop a bombing campaign against them in return for an end to shipping attacks, though the Houthis said the deal did not include sparing Israel. The Israeli military attacked Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday in its latest assault on the militants, who have been striking ships bound for Israel and launching missiles against it.
