Top news updates of the day

1. US President Donald Trump has redesignated Yemen's Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, as a 'foreign terrorist organisation', the White House announced. This decision will enforce stricter economic penalties on the Iran-aligned group. It comes in response to their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and assaults on US warships safeguarding the critical maritime chokepoint.

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2. A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, quickly spreading across more than 9,400 acres. Fueled by strong winds and dry brush, the fire prompted mandatory evacuation orders for over 31,000 people. Named the Hughes Fire, the blaze is located about 80 km north of Los Angeles. It sent massive flames and thick plumes of smoke over the hilly terrain, adding pressure to firefighters who had just managed to bring two major fires in the metropolitan area largely under control.

3. Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi announced on Thursday that the Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has taken action against cab aggregators. Notices have been issued to Ola and Uber for allegedly charging different prices for identical rides. The price difference is said to be based on the user's mobile operating system — Android or iOS.

4. A Hyderabad man allegedly killed his wife and tried to cover up the crime in a gruesome manner. Guru Murthy, a former soldier working as a security guard with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), reportedly chopped up the body and boiled the parts in a pressure cooker. He allegedly confessed to the police, but his shocking story has yet to be corroborated.

5. Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman engaged in a public feud over the Stargate AI project, backed by President Donald Trump. Trump recently praised a joint venture investing up to $500 billion through a new partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank. However, Musk, a close Trump adviser, questioned the value of the investment. He claimed that SoftBank has less than $10 billion secured, which he says he knows from reliable sources.

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