UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding that Houthi rebels stop attacks on Red Sea shipping

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Wednesday condemning and demanding an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea area. The resolution, sponsored by the United States and Japan, says at least two dozen Houthi attacks are impeding global commerce “and undermine navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace and security.” The vote was 11-0 with four abstentions – Russia, China, Algeria and Mozambique. Immediately before the vote, the council rejected three proposed Russian amendments. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story...