Houthis seize Yemen port, advance toward Red Sea strait

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26 min agoA documentary by Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday to a 25-minute standing ovation. The film NAZA draws on interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence whistle-blowers to examine how an AI system called Lavender was used to identify targets for assassination in Gaza.

41 min agoKevin Reddington asked the judge to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity after a jury deadlock forced a mistrial in the Massachusetts woman's murder trial. Eleven of 12 jurors were prepared to acquit Clancy, but one holdout prevented a unanimous verdict after more than seven days of deliberations.

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3 h agoIran-aligned Houthis took control of the port city of Mocha on Thursday and pushed down the Red Sea coast toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. Yemeni government military sources said the group had reached the Hanish Islands and gained further leverage over the waterway, which Saudi Arabia has relied on since the Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz.

4 h agoPrime Minister Mark Carney announced the commitment following talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Calgary on Thursday. As Russia intensifies ballistic missile strikes, Kyiv faces acute shortages of US-made Patriot interceptors. Ottawa will channel the aid through a Pentagon programme enabling allied nations to rapidly transfer military equipment to Ukraine.

4 h agoA Russian drone strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Pavloggrad killed at least four people and wounded more than 60 on Thursday, hitting near shopping centers during daylight hours when streets were crowded, according to Ukraine's interior minister Ivan Vygivski. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there would be no trilateral peace talks before Russian elections.

5 h agoPresident Donald Trump proposed sending a $5,000 dividend to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms, a plan he outlined at the GOP's midterm convention in Texas. Some members of his party expressed concern about the proposal. When asked why the checks would come after the midterms if funds were available now, Trump cited strong government revenue and said Democratic policies would prevent such spending.

5 h agoPresident Donald Trump promised $5,000 to every American adult if his party keeps majorities in both chambers of Congress following November's midterm elections. He made the announcement at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday. Offering money contingent on voting is illegal under federal statute.