U.S. declares Houthi rebel group a terrorist organization

The U.S has designated the Houthi rebel group as a terrorist organization, a move that comes after the Yemen-based militants launched scores of drone and missile attacks on U.S. military ships and commercial vessels operating in the Red Sea. "These attacks fit the textbook definition of terrorism," national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement released Wednesday. "They have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, jeopardized global trade, and threatened freedom of navigation." After Israel began to bomb Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack,...