US shoots down drones fired at aircraft carrier by Houthi terror group after Trump launches rolling airstrikes– www.thesun.co.uk Source Link Excerpt:
US warships have shot down drones fired at an aircraft carrier by Houthi rebels after President Donald Trump launched rolling airstrikes.
The attempted attack marks the first after the Republican launched a series of airstrikes on capital Sanaa, killing at least 53 people, according to the terror group.
Hamas Says Head Of Its Government In Gaza Killed In Israeli Strike– www.ndtv.com Source Link Excerpt:
Gaza City: Hamas on Tuesday named the head of its government in the Gaza Strip, Essam al-Dalis, among a list of officials it said were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory.
“These leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces’ aircraft,” said the Hamas statement, which also named interior ministry head Mahmud Abu Watfa and Bahjat Abu Sultan, director-general of the internal security service, among those killed.
Dalis, who was a member of Hamas’s political bureau in Gaza, was elected to the movement’s Gaza leadership in March 2021 and became the head of its administration in June of that year.
In November 2023, Israel claimed to have bombed a Hamas structure in which Dalis was present with other leaders who were killed.
Turkey Condemns Israel’s Strikes On Gaza– www.ndtv.com Source Link Excerpt:
Istanbul: Turkey on Tuesday denounced Israel’s deadly strikes in Gaza as “a new phase” in its “genocide policy”, saying the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied humanity through its breach of international law.
“The massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on Gaza… demonstrates that the Netanyahu government’s genocide policy has entered a new phase,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Israel launched its most intense strikes overnight since a ceasefire took effect on January 19, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reporting more than 330 people killed.
Israel strikes military targets in southern Syria over national security concerns– www.france24.com Source Link Excerpt:
The Israeli army said Monday it had targeted military sites in southern Syria that were deemed a ‘threat to the State of Israel’. Syria’s health ministry also reported three killed in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Daraa.
Socialist Venezuela Compares Trump Deporting Tren de Aragua Thugs to the Holocaust– www.breitbart.com Source Link Excerpt:
Venezuela’s socialist regime on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected members of the Tren de Aragua terrorist organization, comparing it to “slavery” and “Nazi concentration camps.”
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry levied the protest in a lengthy statement published on Sunday evening shortly after the United States deported 238 Venezuelans suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua terrorist organization to El Salvador as per the terms of an agreement with President Nayib Bukele.
In its statement, the regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed that the 1798 Alien Enemies Act invoked by President Donald Trump is an “anachronistic law” that violates both “fundamental” U.S. law and the international human rights order and that, as a result, its attempted application is a “crime against humanity.”
‘Everyone is really shocked and upset’ — Trump administration puts Voice of America journalists on leave, cuts funding to Radio Free Europe – Kyiv Independent Source Link
U.S. vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop– japantoday.com Source Link Excerpt:
The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the U.S. defense secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signaled it could escalate in response to deadly U.S. strikes the day before.
The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 people, are the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office in January. One U.S. official told Reuters the campaign might continue for weeks.
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Sunday that his militants would target U.S. ships in the Red Sea as long as the U.S. continues its attacks on Yemen. “If they continue their aggression, we will continue the escalation,” he said in a televised speech.
The Houthi movement’s political bureau described the attacks as a “war crime,” while Moscow urged Washington to cease the strikes.
A Trump-Sponsored Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Seems a Waste of Everyone’s Time | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org Source Link Excerpt:
There is little reason to believe that a Trump-engineered ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war—even I it occurs—will lead to anything but further discord. This is because a ceasefire is useful if both parties in a war have either achieved their goals or become exhausted, and neither of those things has occurred here.
Clearly, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President who started the war with an invasion of Ukraine three years ago, has not achieved his objective—control of Ukraine—and as a dictator in Russia, Putin is not subject at this point to any significant pressure to change course.
Similarly, the Ukrainians also have an unquenchable desire to control their own country and join the rest of Europe as a peaceful and democratic country with permanent and enforceable borders, something that is completely at odds with the future Putin sees for Russia or for them.
Trump says Iran will ‘suffer the consequences’ for further Houthi attacks – National– globalnews.ca Source Link Excerpt:
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran, warning Tehran it would “suffer the consequences” for further attacks by the group.
The comments by Trump on his Truth Social website escalate his administration’s new campaign of airstrikes targeting the rebels, which killed at least 53 people this weekend alone. U.S. officials said the strikes were carried out against more than 40 targets and more airstrikes were planned in the coming days. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of military operations.
Meanwhile, the Iranians continue to weigh how to respond to a letter Trump sent them last week trying to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Houthi supporters rallied in several cities Monday after the strikes, vowing revenge against America and Israel over blocking aid to the Gaza Strip after its war on Hamas there. The Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel put young boys on air live, who chanted the group’s slogan: “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.”
Hundreds killed as Israel launches air strikes across Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News– www.aljazeera.com Source Link Excerpt:
Israel has launched a wave of air attacks across the Gaza Strip, shattering the agreed ceasefire, which, although shaky, had been in place since January.
The air raids in the early hours of Tuesday killed more than 320 people, including many women and children.
The surprise bombardment shattered a period of relative calm during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and raised the prospect of a full return to fighting in a 17-month war that has killed more than 48,000 Palestinians and caused widespread destruction across Gaza.
Canada’s Carney Visits Europe as Trump Trade War Deepens– time.com Source Link Excerpt:
PARIS — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Paris Monday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, seeking support from one of Canada’s oldest allies as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to attack Canada’s sovereignty and economy.
This is Carney’s first official foreign trip since he was sworn in on March 14. He will next land in London where he will sit down with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III, the head of state in Canada.
Rally supporting HS runner charged with assault and battery after striking opponent with relay baton reportedly draws over 50– www.theblaze.com Source Link Excerpt:
The rally for Alaila Everett took place Thursday evening outside of I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, WTKR-TV reported.
‘My baby didn’t do it. I know who I raised. I’m gonna stand up for mines 10 toes down.’
A tearful Everett thanked her supporters at the rally and insisted the strike to the head of Brookville High School runner Kaelen Tucker was accidental, the station said.
“Nobody else wanted to hear my story ‘cept for people that know me and people that know I would never do anything like that,” Everett said between sobs. “I would never harm anybody. I’m not a fighter … I wouldn’t even do that on purpose.”
You can view video here of Everett speaking at the rally.