WASHINGTON -- U.S. homelessness in 2024 increased by 18 percent compared to 2023, driven by a national affordable housing crisis, rising inflation, and a surge in migrants, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

More than 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024, an 18 percent increase from 2023, the report showed, adding that the data collected likely does not represent current circumstances. (US-Homeless-Report)

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SANAA -- The U.S.-British navy coalition launched a fresh airstrike on the Houthi-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Friday night, targeting the 1st Armor Division in the city, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

The 1st Armor Division is a military site under Houthi control. The airstrike shook the whole city. Ambulances were heard rushing to the targeted site. (Yemen-US-Houthis)

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BRATISLAVA -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Friday that his government may stop electricity supplies to Ukraine following the anticipated end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine on Jan. 1, 2025.

"If necessary, we will stop the supply of electricity, which Ukraine desperately needs during grid outages. Or we will agree on another course of action," Fico said in a video post on social media. (Slovakia-Ukraine-Gas)

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BAKU/MOSCOW -- "External interference" is likely the cause of a recent Azerbaijani plane crash, said Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev, citing preliminary investigations and survivors' testimonies.

"Initial reports had suggested a bird strike, but experts now believe external interference was the cause of the crash," Nabiyev said, adding that the exact type of weapon used still needs to be determined, according to AZERTAC news agency's report on Friday. (Azerbaijan-Plane Crash)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least 383 security personnel and 925 terrorists were killed in 59,775 operations conducted across Pakistan in 2024, a senior officer of the Pakistan army said on Friday.

During the operations, 73 high-value targets from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other militant groups were killed, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), told a press briefing. (Pakistan-Counter Terrorism) Enditem

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