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Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order designating Yemen's Houthi rebels as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO), reversing a Biden-era policy that had removed the group from the State Department's list of global terror groups. The executive order was issued by Trump on Wednesday. The move grants the US government additional sanctions authority, giving Trump more tools to go after the Iran-backed Yemeni terror group. The policy comes after the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, fired ballistic missiles at Israel for months, including as recently as Saturday. The White House said Trump was…