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The Latest Breaking News from The Red Sea

Israeli missiles hit sites near Damascus, says Syria – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The stormy Red Sea, the complexities of global events

Through the current churn in the global geopolitical order, there is one major trend that states must factor into their calculus, i.e., that non-state militant actors are strengthening in agency

The Hindu

US to announce expanded protection force for Red Sea shipping

Response to Houthi attacks from Yemen seeks to reassure commercial shipping companies avoiding use of Red Sea

The Guardian - UK

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More Shipping Giants Suspend Passage Via Red Sea After Attacks

Two more major shipping firms, Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM, said Saturday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global trade after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.

International Business Times

US, UK say they shot down 15 drones from Yemen’s Houthis over Red Sea

Threat to trade has grown in the region as container ships and oil tankers have been attacked or drawn missile fire.

Al Jazeera

Global shipping firms to avoid Suez Canal as attacks from Yemen's Huthi rebels increase

Two more major shipping firms, Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM, said on Saturday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global trade, after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.

France 24

Britain says a Royal Navy ship has shot down an attack drone over the Red Sea

Britain says a Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea

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British warship shoots down suspected attack drone over Red Sea

The HMS Diamond shot down the drone - the first time in decades that the Royal Navy has taken out an aerial target in anger

The Independent UK

UK Destroyer Downs Suspected Attack Drone 'Targeting Red Sea Shipping'

A UK destroyer has brought down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, defence minister Grant Shapps said Saturday, amid rising maritime tensions in the region.

International Business Times

British warship shoots down suspected attack drone in Red Sea

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said it was believed merchant shipping in the Red Sea was the intended target,

Evening Standard

Shipping Firms Suspend Red Sea Traffic After Yemen Rebel Strikes

Two of the world's largest shipping firms, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, said Friday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global commerce, after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.

International Business Times

Yemen Rebels Hit Cargo Ship In Latest Red Sea Attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels struck a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Friday, causing a fire on deck in the latest of a near-daily series of attacks in the commercially vital waterway.

International Business Times

Ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen strikes cargo ship in Red Sea

The incidents further escalate a campaign by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels

Evening Standard

World’s largest shipping firm Maersk suspends Red Sea traffic after Houthi attacks

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following another attack only hours earlier that struck a separate vessel, authorities said.

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Iran Warns Against US-Backed Red Sea Protection Task Force

Iran warns of dire consequences if a U.S.-backed task force is deployed to protect ships in the Red Sea amidst rising tensions in the region.

Al Jazeera

Iran warns US will face ‘problems’ with Red Sea task force plans

US and allies in talks to form multinational task force to address attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on ships in Red Sea.

The Independent UK

How are Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea affecting global trade?

Yemen's Houthi rebels have been attacking ships in the Red Sea, one of the world's major trade arteries

AAP

Australia mulls US request to send warship to Red Sea

A US request to send a warship to the Red Sea amid ongoing Middle East conflict and tension is being considered by Australia's government and defence forces.

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International Business Times

'Gate Of Tears': Iran-aligned Huthis A Growing Threat In The Red Sea

The spike in attacks claimed by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the Red Sea is dangerously increasing tensions in a bottleneck for international maritime trade and fuelling fears of an uncontrolled regional spillover of Yemen's longstanding conflict.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Is the Houthi threat to world order worse than the war on Gaza?

In economic and security calcualtions, the world is pragmatically less concerned with war on Gaza than with shipping.

France 24

Fallout from Israel-Hamas war: What's behind Houthi attacks in Red Sea?

In this edition, we look at the ripple effects of the war in Gaza. In the Red Sea, Houthi rebels from Yemen are stepping up their attacks on vessels in the vital shipping lane, saying they're doing so in protest at Israel's actions in Gaza, even though many of the…

The Guardian - UK

Yemen’s Houthis warn ships in Red Sea to avoid Israel or face attack

Attacks on vessels close to Yemen have led to a rise in the cost of shipping and fears that supply chains could be disrupted

Radio France Internationale

French warship destroys Yemeni Houthi drone targeting oil tanker in Red Sea

A French frigate has destroyed a Yemeni drone that was threatening a Norwegian oil tanker in the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthis said they carried out a military operation against the tanker as part of its strategy to target ships heading to Israeli ports in a protest over Israel’s bombardment of…

International Business Times

France Says Downing Of Drones In Red Sea 'Legitimate Defence'

A French frigate that shot down two drones in the Red Sea was acting in self-defence after coming under attack from the unmanned aerial vehicles, the foreign ministry in Paris said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

French warship in Red Sea targeted by drones launched from Yemen

France says that one of its warships in the Red Sea was targeted by two drones coming from Yemen. Both were intercepted and shot down.

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