Houthis turn Yemen’s mountains into a fortress near Bab al-Mandeb

 Satellite imagery shows a growing network of Houthi tunnels and trenches stretching up to 20 kilometers across the mountains overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Russia and Ukraine are reported to be exchanging bodies

 Russia handed over the remains of approximately 252 fallen soldiers to Ukraine. Kyiv, in turn, handed over the bodies of 23 Russian military personnel, the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported.

Canada seeks to join a European military initiative

 Canada has submitted a formal request to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led military alliance that includes nine other countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and aims to conduct rapid-response operations in Northern Europe while complementing NATO, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced.

US House approves bill imposing sanctions on Iran and Russia

 The US House of Representatives has passed a bill, named after late Senator Lindsey Graham, by a vote of 262-159 to impose sweeping sanctions and tariffs to increase economic pressure on Iran and Russia, Reuters reports.

The U.S. removes Venezuela from the list of countries failing to combat drug trafficking

 U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted that Caracas has demonstrated "compliance with its drug control commitments."

Yemeni Houthis shot down a Saudi F-15 overnight; the pilot's fate remains unknown

 A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA fighter jet was detected over the Marib region of Yemen last night.