BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) — The World Data Organization (WDO) held its first general meeting in Beijing on Monday, marking its official establishment.
During the meeting, members reviewed and adopted the WDO’s charter, and elected its first council members and board of supervisors.
The newly elected council held its inaugural meeting, electing the organization’s leadership and approving key systems and regulations.
The Houthis attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors, from November 2023 until January 2025, and also launched projectiles at Israel. They said their attacks were in support of Hamas during the war in Gaza.
The U.S. and Israel responded with a punishing air campaign across the Houthi-held areas in Yemen, which killed many people, including most of the Houthi-allied Cabinet in Sanaa. President Donald Trump halted U.S. strikes on the Houthis after a deal that saw the rebels stopping their attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
