An Egyptian man sits and eats ice cream as he watches international cargo and tanker ships pass through the Suez canal Scott Nelson | Getty Images Several of the world’s major tanker companies on Friday halted traffic toward the Red Sea after U.S. and British airstrikes on Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen. Hafnia, Torm and … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave U.S. and coalition forces struck Iran-aligned Houthi militants in Yemen on Thursday, a dramatic escalation after the group ignored warnings from the Biden administration and other governments to stop attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The operation follows weeks of hostility as the Houthis, protesting Israel’s … Read more
BAGHDAD — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated Press. The strikes on the border region of Boukamal came hours after an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militants — known as the Islamic Resistance — … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Amid attacks on cargo vessels by anti-Israel militants in Yemen, oil giant BP has paused all shipments through the Red Sea, a move that pushed up oil prices Monday and unsettled energy markets. Iran-aligned Houthi militants began targeting ships along the key route in response to Israel’s … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still sheltering along the front lines even after massive waves of displacement across the besieged territory. Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes Hamas from power, dismantles its military capabilities and returns all of the … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert. The suspected bomb, which the police said was made from a … Read more
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago ByOMAR FARUK Associated Press December 2, 2023, 2:51 AM FILE – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate … Read more
JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants in a West Bank refugee camp shot and killed two alleged collaborators with Israel early Saturday, Palestinian officials said. Mobs then kicked the bloodied corpses and dragged them through alleys before trying to tie them to an electrical tower. The scenes, widely shared on social media, were reminiscent of the chaos … Read more
Both sides say the latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and a militant group waging a long-running conflict in the Oromia region have broken up in Tanzania without an agreement ByThe Associated Press November 21, 2023, 3:04 PM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government … Read more
Pakistan’s military says security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest ByThe Associated Press November 19, 2023, 3:13 AM ISLAMABAD — Pakistan security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. … Read more