WASHINGTON -- The United States and Ukraine have signed an agreement to establish the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Wednesday.
"This economic partnership positions our two countries to work collaboratively and invest together to ensure that our mutual assets, talent, and capabilities can accelerate Ukraine's economic recovery," the department said in a press release. (U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund)
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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it had downed a U.S. F-18 fighter jet during an earlier assault on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, and launched fresh drone attacks over the past 24 hours targeting another U.S. carrier and Israeli cities.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement on the group's al-Masirah TV channel that the attack in the Red Sea resulted in the "downing of an F-18 fighter jet into the sea" and forced the Truman to "retreat toward the Suez Canal." (Yemen-U.S.-Houthis)
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DAMASCUS -- Israel strikes the town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya southwest of Damascus on Wednesday, as Syrian forces regained control of the area following days of intense sectarian clashes, according to state media and a monitoring group.
Loud explosions echoed through the town amid Israeli aerial bombardment, coinciding with the presence of Israeli warplanes and drones, local sources reported. The strikes came after Israel had warned it would act to protect the Druze community in Syria, following widespread violence that has left dozens dead. (Syria-Israeli Airstrikes)
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THE HAGUE -- A major power outage struck the eastern Dutch city of Enschede on Wednesday, leaving more than 20,000 households without electricity for about two hours, local authorities said.
According to Dutch grid operator Enexis, the blackout was caused by a short circuit during maintenance work at a distribution station. The outage began around 11 a.m. local time and affected homes and businesses across the city of approximately 160,000 residents. Many shops were forced to close as cash registers and ATMs became inoperable. (Netherlands-Power outage) Enditem
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