US strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen 

U.S. military forces have struck at targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen in the past 24 hours, destroying two drones, a Houthi ground control station, and three anti-ship cruise missiles, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

Earlier, the Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it had attacked a container ship in the Red Sea and two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday.

CENTCOM said in a statement on the U.S strikes: “These weapons presented a clear and imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces...