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The haul is the first since the Houthis began attacks on Red Sea shipping in November.

First US seizure of Houthi vessel since Red Sea attacks began in November

Gibraltar Eagle vessel not seriously damaged in assault that raises some doubts over efficacy of UK-US action

US military says the container ship was hit off the coast of Yemen, but continued its journey.

PM says Britain prepared to take further action, as American-owned vessel hit by rebel forces in Gulf of Aden

Prime minister addresses MPs hours after Yemen-based group fires on another container ship in Red Sea

It’s an odd thing, watching people raised in liberal democracies support totalitarian regimes, and it fascinates me, because democracies are peculiarly vulnerable from within. What, when British people call for victory for Hamas, rather than the Palestinians of Gaza who have not elected a government since 2006, or the Houthis…

Numerous attempts by Houthi rebels to attack and disrupt cargo shipping in the Red Sea have been met by airstrikes by the UK and US on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen – including the capital Sana'a. The intervention represents a significant level of escalation in the Middle East and is indicative…

The air strikes against targets in Yemen by the US and UK military have not been without criticism. They aim to keep the Houthis from attacking merchant vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Less than 30 ships have been attacked by Houthis since they seized the Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader vessel…