Saudi Arabia reported intercepting Houthi missiles targeting Riyadh and the Eastern province. Concurrently, the Houthis reported that 33 people were killed in a coalition air attack on a village near Sanaa.
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President Trump has signed two new executive orders aiming to restrict birthright citizenship. The move comes months after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s earlier effort to abolish birthright citizenship — a right that’s enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
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President Trump has signed two new executive orders aiming to restrict birthright citizenship. The move comes months after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s earlier effort to abolish birthright citizenship — a right that’s enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Whi…
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Reuters reports that the Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed two missiles near Riyadh. The agency stated that the missiles were launched by the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel movement identified as Ansar Allah.
US Central Command reported that US forces disabled a St. Kitts-flagged commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings and attempted to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port. The command stated that US forces have been enforcing a naval blockade on Iran in and around the Strait of Hormuz for months.
The last confirmed US strike on a cargo vessel occurred nearly a month ago in the Gulf of Oman.
Russian observers noted that the Republican defeat in the U.S. midterm elections could lead to increased support for Ukraine when Democrats take over Congress in January. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the Kremlin hopes President Donald Trump will continue to pursue his peace efforts regarding the conflict.