🇺🇲🇾🇪 Military target or civilians? Trump’s video of US airstrike in Yemen sparks controversy

On April 4, 2025, the United States carried out a military strike in Yemen aimed at a group that President Donald J. Trump identified as Houthis preparing for an attack. Trump shared a video on X, previously known as Twitter, showcasing an American airstrike targeting Houthi militants in Yemen, adding the comment ‘oops’.

The footage, resembling visuals typically captured by military drones or loitering aircraft, displays several dozen figures from an almost direct overhead perspective.

Trump captioned the footage with, “These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!”

The black-and-white clip has stirred controversy, with some questioning the context and accuracy of the claims surrounding the attack.

Some sources claim the gathering was actually a civilian tribal event marking the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, rather than a military assembly. This discrepancy has ignited controversy surrounding the accuracy of U.S. intelligence and raised ethical concerns about the strike.

Critics argue that the incident could potentially be classified as a war crime, further intensifying debates about the conduct of military operations in the region.

🇯🇵🇺🇸 Nissan is considering moving part of its production to the United States to avoid the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, writes Nikkei.

At the same time, the company will partially reverse the reduction of its existing production in the U.S., but will cut output at its plant in Fukuoka, where the popular Rogue SUVs for the American market are assembled.

🇲🇰🇪🇺 - North Macedonian Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski criticized EU delays in enlargement: "We changed our flag, our currency, the constitution several times, we even changed the name of our country."

🇨🇳 China is completing the construction of the world’s highest bridge.

It spans the Huajiang Grand Canyon and will soon reduce the time needed to cross the gorge from 70 minutes to just 1 minute — the opening is scheduled for June 2025.

The bridge is made of steel, measures 2,890 meters in length, and stands 625 meters above sea level.

🇩🇪 Alternative for Germany has, for the first time, caught up in the polls with the CDU/CSU bloc, which won the recent German parliamentary elections.

Its rating has risen to 24%, according to a survey by INSA commissioned by the newspaper Bild am Sonntag. This is the highest level of support AfD has seen in its history.

Since the election, the CDU/CSU has already lost four and a half percentage points, while Alternative has gained three points. Trust in the SPD has also declined — the party with which future Chancellor Merz plans to form a coalition, the paper writes.

Bild notes that after winning the election, Merz stepped back from his promise not to increase domestic debt and supported new borrowing. Respondents see this as a “betrayal of voters,” according to the publication.

🇩🇪 - Germany will conduct its own military exercises in response to Russian ZAPAD 2025.

The military drill will reportedly take place in the city of Hamburg and will simulate a Russian attack on the Baltic and Poland.

🇨🇦 - An Emergency lockdown has been declared near Parliament Hill’s East Block, the building where parliamentarians and ministers offices are located.

🇫🇷 - French Prime Minister François Bayrou says he's open to a merger between Macron's Renaissance party and his Modem party to strengthen "center's unity".

🇨🇦 - Ottawa police: There is an ongoing police operation on Parliament Hill at the moment. Please avoid the area. There is no further information. Updates to follow.

🇫🇷🇧🇦 - French Minister Delegate for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad traveled to Sarajevo and reaffirmed France's support for the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and European path of Bosnia.

🇨🇦 - The police are dealing with a barricaded man in the East Block.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 - According to oryxspioenkop.com, Ukraine has lost 164 M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA.

🇺🇸🪧 — Thousands of people gathered nation-wide, in the US, on April 5th to protest the Trump administration. The protests appear to have been mostly peaceful. New protests are expected later this month.

🇺🇸🪨🤝🇺🇦 — A new delegation from Ukraine is expected in Washington this week for renewed talks on a mineral rights deal.

🇽🇰🇷🇸 - Kosovo authorities claim to have arrested Serbs suspected of gathering intelligence on potential targets in the country.

🇧🇦🇪🇺 - Bosnian Foreign Minister Elmedin Konaković has officially requested EUFOR's help for the first time to arrest Serb leader Milorad Dodik. A letter was sent to all EU Foreign Ministers and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

So:
- Either the EU "complies" and helps arrest Dodik with the risks it involves.
- Or it doesn't, and Bosnia loses confidence in the EU, which is not the best thing for a country that has just obtained candidate status.

The EU's strategy for dealing with the current crisis in Bosnia is rather difficult to decipher.

Bosnia is facing a long-term existential threat from secession, which has been brewing for 20 years.
EUFOR has sent hundreds of additional troops and dozens of armed vehicles.
The U.S. warned of instability in the Balkans in a 2023 report for 2024.
Russia's growing influence in the region.

> Still no sanctions
> Still no arrests