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Iranian mine sinks ship in Hormuz; Trump pardons two at Alaska rally; Congo Ebola cases top 9,000
Iranian mine sinks ship in Hormuz; Trump pardons two Alaska mechanics; Congo Ebola cases exceed 9,000.
In brief
Iranian mine sinks ship in Hormuz; Trump pardons two Alaska mechanics; Congo Ebola cases exceed 9,000. Iran sank a cargo ship in Hormuz Strait, Trump pardoned two Alaska mechanics, and Congo reported 9,066 Ebola cases with 4,381 deaths. Originally reported by Drop Site News.
Yemen: Ansarallah claims missile strikes
Ansarallah claims missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities and Riyadh airport.
“Yemen’s Ansarallah said Wednesday they launched a large-scale attack using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran, in the kingdom’s Eastern Province, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh.”
Saudi Aramco headquarters damaged
Saudi Aramco headquarters extensively damaged in Ansarallah attack.
“Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, suffered extensive damage in an attack Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors”
Yemen airstrikes kill two
Saudi-led strikes hit oil facilities in Yemen’s Hodeidah and Sana’a, killing two.
“Two people were killed and two others wounded in a Tuesday airstrike on a state oil company facility in the Ras Isa port area of Hodeidah province”
Yemen hospitals overwhelmed
Yemen hospitals overwhelmed by war casualties as fighting cuts aid to 800,000 people.
“Hospitals in Marib, Taiz, and along Yemen’s Red Sea coast are struggling with unprecedented numbers of war casualties”
Yemen cholera cases surge
Cholera cases surge amid mass displacement in unsanitary camps.
“Suspected cholera cases in Yemen have tripled in the past three weeks, rising from 217 cases to 647”
Palestine: Israeli strike kills woman
Israeli strike on Gaza City apartment kills Palestinian woman.
“A Palestinian woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City”
Israeli forces uproot olive trees
Israeli forces uproot olive trees, settlers attack Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
“Ramallah: Israeli forces uprooted hundreds of productive olive trees and began leveling farmland in Kafr Malik on Wednesday”
Over 2,000 Gaza patients die
Over 2,000 Gaza patients die awaiting medical care.
“At least 2,027 patients in Gaza have died while awaiting treatment or medical evacuation abroad”
Israeli settlers torch mosque
Israeli settlers torch mosque near Jerusalem amid 13 attacks on mosques in 2026.
“Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the town of Mikhmas, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, after midnight Wednesday, setting fire to a mosque”
Gaza doctor beaten at prison
Gaza doctor beaten at prison in front of Israel’s Ben Gvir.
“Doctor Marwan Al-Hams, director of Gaza’s field hospitals, suffered fractures after being restrained and beaten in front of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir”
Iran: Three fishermen injured
Three Iranian fishermen seriously injured in drone strike.
“Three fishermen were seriously injured Wednesday when a fishing boat was struck by what local authorities described as an "enemy drone"”
Iran reports first ship sinking
Iran reports first ship sinking from naval mine in Strait of Hormuz.
“A cargo ship carrying approximately 2,500 containers sank Wednesday after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz”
Iran carries out latest execution
Iran carries out latest execution as UN experts call for halt.
“Iran executed a man convicted of carrying out a series of shooting attacks in the southern city of Kerman that injured several civilians earlier this year”
Lebanon: Israeli strikes
Israel strikes multiple towns across southern Lebanon in continued ceasefire violations.
“Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on the outskirts of Hadatha in Bint Jbeil district and between Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh Al-Fawqa in Nabatieh district”
UN warns Israeli attacks may amount to war crimes
UN warns Israeli attacks and destruction in southern Lebanon may amount to war crimes.
“The UN Human Rights Office expressed "grave concern" over continued Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire”
U.S. Top House Republicans concede
Top House Republicans privately concede House control is "all but gone," shift focus to saving Senate majority.
“Five senior Republican lawmakers speaking anonymously to Politico said that the House has all but slipped away from the GOP”
Federal probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar
Federal probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar reportedly centers on birth date and citizenship papers.
“The Department of Justice investigation that led agents to search the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Monday focuses on claims that she or her late father may have lied on decades-old immigration paperwork”
DOJ gives California 48 hours
DOJ gives California 48 hours to act on alleged noncitizen voter list or face legal action.
“In a Tuesday letter to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter demanded the state take a series of actions related to a list of voters until their citizenship is confirmed”
Trump pardons two Alaska mechanics
Trump pardons two Alaska mechanics on stage at Wasilla rally.
“Trump pardoned Alaska mechanics Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming at a Tuesday rally in Wasilla, clearing them of guilty pleas for violating the Clean Air Act”
CBS analysis: Trump meme coin dinner
CBS analysis: More than half of top bidders for Trump meme coin dinner appear to be overseas.
“A CBS News analysis found that at least 52 of the 100 top holders on the public leaderboard for President Trump’s next $TRUMP meme coin gala moved funds through crypto exchanges that bar U.S. customers”
The headline
Iran sank a cargo ship in Hormuz Strait, Trump pardoned two Alaska mechanics, and Congo reported 9,066 Ebola cases with 4,381 deaths.
