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No injuries or damage reported in what the US military said was the 26th attack by the Yemen-based group since November.

The U.S. military says it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea

US Navy helicopters sank three small boats used by Iran-backed Houthi militants to attack a Maersk merchant vessel in the Red Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Yemen-based Houthis said 10 militants were “killed or missing” following the US strike. The Houthis have repeatedly…

Spokesperson says attack on the Maghazi camp in central Gaza is a ‘massacre’ and warns that death toll is likely to rise further

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron says escalating attacks by Iran-backed groups cannot be tolerated.

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

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.

No casualties reported from strike on Strinda tanker as it passed through strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.