The Houthis have captured large stretches of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, strengthening their position near the Bab al-Mandab shipping route. The advance raises pressure on Saudi Arabia, exposes weakness in Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces and adds to concerns over global oil and shipping flows.
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The CIA released 71 President’s Daily Brief intelligence reports showing years of warnings about Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda before the Sept. 11 attacks. One 1998 memo warned extremists “may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city.”
A 15-year-old boy was rescued from an overturned fishing boat in the Bering Sea after days at sea. His older brother and cousin drowned after the vessel capsized off Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island.
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The observances also underscored ongoing health effects and delayed trials for alleged plotters.
Five people were killed and 40 injured when a Dutch tourist coach overturned in a roadworks area in the Swiss Alps. Police said the cause remains under investigation, and the dead have not yet been identified.
Cilia Flores de Maduro asked a New York federal judge to release her to home detention before trial, citing a worsening heart condition. Her lawyers say she needs cardiac treatment and recovery conditions unavailable at the Brooklyn detention center where she and Nicolás Maduro are being held.
Joe diGenova, the Trump ally overseeing a Justice Department probe into alleged conspiracies against the president, resigned Thursday after five months. His exit comes as the Florida-based inquiry had begun issuing new grand jury subpoenas, though no charges have been filed.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals refused to lift an injunction blocking new Postal Service requirements for mail ballots before the November 3 midterms. The court said the rules could cause chaos and disenfranchise millions of voters.