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Yemen’s Houthis attack cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
SANAA – Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on a cargo ship named “Groton” in the Gulf of Aden.
“In support of the Palestinians and Hamas, we carried out a military operation targeting the ship Groton in the Gulf of Aden because of its company’s dealings with Israel,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.
He said bomb-laden drones and missiles were used in the attack and that “the hit was accurate.”
Sarea added that it was the second time his group had targeted the vessel in August, with the first attack occurring on August 3, and warned of more attacks on cargo ships.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported on Friday on social media platform X that it had received a report of an attack on a cargo ship 130 nautical miles east of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden. It said two missiles exploded near the vessel, and all crew members were safe and proceeding to the next port of call. Xinhua
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Kremlin has ‘no worries’ about Putin’s visit, though Mongolia is member of International Criminal Court which issued arrest warrant against Putin in March 2023. AA
Putin to visit ICC member Mongolia
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin will on September 3 pay a visit to Mongolia, a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Kremlin said Friday.
A statement by the Kremlin said that Putin will meet with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh during his visit.
The leaders are expected to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues, while some documents are expected to be signed.
As part of his visit, Putin will also meet with Mongolian Parliament Speaker Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan and Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai.
Asked whether Mongolia’s accession to the ICC, which issued an arrest warrant against Putin, has caused concern in the Kremlin, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that they had “no worries” about the visit. AA
The central port city of Volos in Greece has been inundated with tonnes of dead fish, one of the impacts of last year’s catastrophic floods. DW
Greece declares state of emergency over dead fish
ATHENS – Greece declared a monthlong state of emergency in its central port city of Volos on Saturday after thousands of freshwater fish died, the country’s main news agency reported.
Authorities have promised extra cash and other support to deal with the mass die-off, in what is the area’s second environmental disaster in a year.
Authorities said the freshwater fish died as a result of devastating floods that hit Greece’s central Thessaly region last year.
The storms flooded more than 20,000 hectares of land and refilled the nearby Lake Karla that had been drained in 1962 in a bid to fight malaria, swelling it to three times its normal size.
The lake waters have since receded drastically, as a result of a severe drought, forcing the fish toward the Volos port that empties into the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea.
But they cannot survive the salty sea waters and thousands of dead fish have clogged the waters around the port city, which is about a three-and-a-half-hour drive north of Athens. DW