NewsOvernight reports: Trump moves to open Pacific waters; global reactions unfold
Overnight reports: Trump moves to open Pacific waters; global reactions unfold
It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what global agencies reported on the night from Thursday to Friday.
- President Donald Trump signed two orders on Thursday to open protected areas for fishing in the Pacific Ocean. This was the result of a request from U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, representing American Samoa, who asked the Trump administration to reopen most of the Pacific Islands Heritage (PIH) Marine National Monument, a vast protected area in the central Pacific Ocean, for industrial tuna fishing. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called the decision a "common-sense" move. - With your leadership and your policies we're gonna open all these markets and we're gonna let our fishermen thrive and prosper and we're gonna have lower cost fish, more of it, and the freshest fish in the world. And this is just common sense for the United States of America - said Lutnick.
- The coalition of environmental organisations "Great Beach or Great Lie" organised a protest on Thursday in front of the Montenegrin Parliament. They oppose the planned leasing of the beach in Ulcinj on the Adriatic Sea to the United Arab Emirates. The investor announced plans to build facilities worth $30 (€26.5) billion on the beach, including tourist facilities, an airport, a hospital, and two universities. The Ulcinj municipality openly opposed the central government's plans, with several demonstrations against the project taking place. Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović also emphasised that the government's plans are unconstitutional.
- We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Intent with our American Partners, which opens the door for an Economic Partnership Agreement, and the creation of the Investment Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - reported Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko.
- A tragic shooting occurred on the Florida State University campus, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to six others. The perpetrator was identified as 20-year-old student Phoenix Ikner, who used his mother's gun, a local police officer's firearm.
- The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it conducted bombings destroying the "Ras Isa Oil Port" controlled by the Houthis in Yemen. "The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis," the statement said. The Houthi rebels in Yemen reported on Friday that these attacks resulted in "20 deaths and 50 injuries."
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck Chile. The tremors were recorded in the northern part of the country, in the Antofagasta region. The focus of the earthquake was located at a depth of 132 kilometres. The tremors caused concern among the residents of the region, but fortunately, there are no reports of casualties.
