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A ship targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a tragic assault sink in the Red Sea, becoming their second disaster.
A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, the author said early Wednesday, the second ship sunk in the rebels’ campaign. The sinking of the Tutor in the Red Sea marks what appears to be a new escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthis in…
After its latest naval confrontation with China, the US issues another warning, this time stating that it must defend the Philippines.
The United States renewed a warning Tuesday that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino navy personnel were injured and their supply boats damaged in one of the most serious confrontations between the Philippines and China in a dispute in the South China Sea, officials said.China and the Philippines blamed…
China is severely damaged by floods and heavy rain.
Heavy rainfall and flooding have caused severe damage in southern China, causing landslides and making roads impassable. Chinese state television reported on Monday that the province of Guangxi in southern China is expecting total economic damage of around 329 million yuan ($45 million), for example, due to destroyed farmland or collapsed houses.Meanwhile, authorities in several…
Singapore hurries to mop up an oil spill caused by a boat colliding with a parked fuel delivery ship.
An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns it may threaten marine wildlife as a clean-up operation was underway on Sunday. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine…
Ukraine Peace Summit: World leaders will assemble in a Swiss retreat.
The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya, and Somalia will join many Western heads of state and government and other leaders at a conference this weekend aimed at plotting out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine, with Russia notably absent. Swiss officials hosting the conference say more than 50 heads of state and government,…
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