NewsOvernight reports: U.S. Foreign policy shifts amid global unrest and conflict
Overnight reports: U.S. Foreign policy shifts amid global unrest and conflict
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Friday to Saturday.
ed. Violetta Baran
- At least 12 people were killed and eight were injured when a group of armed assailants in outfits resembling military uniforms attacked spectators watching cockfights in the province of Manabí in northwestern Ecuador, local police reported. The attack is attributed to the Los Lobos gang, stated the Primicias portal. According to investigative sources, among the crowd at the cockfight were members of another criminal group, Los Choneros. The attackers took $20,000 (CAD 27,500), which was supposed to be the prize for the owner of the winning rooster.
- The death toll from American air raids on the Ras Isa oil port in western Yemen has risen to at least 74 people, the health ministry led by the Houthis reported. 171 people were injured. It is the bloodiest day since the United States intensified its air campaign against this Iranian-backed group last month. The United States Central Command stated on Thursday that the attacks on the Ras Isa oil port in the Al-Hudaydah province aimed to cut off the Houthis from funds, adding that the port was a source of illicit profits for the group. The Houthi rebels announced on Friday their continued military actions against Israel and American forces in the region.
- The U.S. authorities are ready to recognize Russia’s control over the illegally annexed Ukrainian Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The sources emphasized that a final decision on this matter has not yet been made. The White House and the Department of State did not respond to requests for comment.
- The U.S. Department of Defence announced on Friday the withdrawal of about 1,000 soldiers from Syria, out of approximately 2,000 currently deployed in the country to fight the terrorist group Islamic State (IS). Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated in a statement that following this decision, "a deliberate and conditions-based process will bring the US footprint in Syria down to less than a thousand US forces in the coming months." The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing sources in the U.S. government, that the U.S. military would close three of the eight small military bases maintained in Syria.
