Red Sea shipping has plunged into chaos amid attacks on vessels by Iran-linked Houthi rebels. The region is a vital trade route between Europe and Asia. Several major shippers, including BP and Maersk, have rerouted or delayed vessels. Merchant ships passing through a vital global trade route are turning off tracking signals in order to […]
The United States on Tuesday launched a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea as attacks by Iran-backed Yemeni militants forced major shipping companies to reroute, fuelling concern over sustained disruptions to global trade. The Houthi militant group, which controls vast amounts of territory in Yemen after years of war, has since last […]
Attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on commercial ships at the southern end of the Red Sea have prompted several shipping companies to divert vessels, avoiding a route that would take them through Egypt’s Suez Canal in the north and its link to the Mediterranean Sea. The Iran-aligned group says the aim of the attacks […]
Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez canal. Multiple “projectiles” were fired from Houthi-controlled territory on Monday at a vessel in the southern Red Sea, US officials […]
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea on Monday in a resumption of its high-profile weapons testing activities, South Korea said. South Korea’s military said in a statement that the North Korean missile flew about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It […]
Russia and Ukraine launched more than a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a second straight day on Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport while a Ukrainian civilian was killed when drone debris slammed into his house near the Black Sea. At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight […]
Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, has told all its vessels planning to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea to “pause their journey until further notice” after a missile attack on a cargo ship. German-based shipper Hapag-Lloyd also said it was pausing all its container ship traffic through the Red Sea […]
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MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve “exploration issues” in the South China Sea so it could start new energy exploration projects in the resource-rich waterway to meet his nation’s energy needs. Marcos, in an interview with Japanese media on Saturday, said tensions in the South China Sea […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine launched over a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport while a Ukrainian civilian was killed after drone debris slammed into his house near the Black Sea. At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot […]
Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye are planning to sign an agreement on joint mine clearance of the Black Sea on 11 January. Source: Yaşar Güler, Turkish National Defence Minister, during a press conference on Saturday (16 December, as reported by European Pravda citing TRT Haber Details: Güler mentioned the mine clearance of the Black Sea within […]
Will Smith talked about the sequel to I Am Legend and shared much insight into his state of mind, past and future on Saturday while appearing at the third Red Sea International Film Festival. The actor, who said he used to think he would become a scientist because he always enjoyed figuring things out, used […]