‘China’s goal is to enjoy the fact that the US is getting bruised here, but also to use the conflict in Gaza as a way to rally the Global South against the United States,‘ one says.

The owners of MV Abdullah say they have struck a deal with the pirates and that all the crew are safe.

The US and Israel had been bracing for an attack for days after Iran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people

The Commerce Department also restricted exports to 5 companies, including 2 in China, tied to drones used by Russia and Houthis.

The small arms and ammunition were being sent to Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to the US military.

The United Nations migration agency says 38 migrants are dead, and 22 others have been rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a popular route to Yemen.

‘The Houthis attacked the MV Huang despite previously stating they would not attack Chinese vessels,’ the US military said in a statement.

In exchange, Beijing and Moscow may support the Yemen-based militants in bodies such as the UN Security Council, people with knowledge of the talks say.

Russian media report says Iran-backed Houthis have successfully tested a missile capable of Mach 8, potentially raising the stakes in their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

Maritime Security Belt – 2024 is second time China has conducted joint drills in Indian Ocean following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and start of Gaza war.

If the death is confirmed, Marwan Issa would be the highest-ranking official from the Islamist militant movement killed by Israel in five months of war.

Liao Liqiang, the country’s ambassador to Egypt, told a panel discussion in Beijing that attacks on shipping ‘had a real impact on us’.

Annual presidential address has Biden appearing vibrant and confident about US, including its partnerships and alliances in the Pacific.

Greek-owned vessel True Confidence is drifting and ablaze after a strike by the Iran-backed Yemen rebels.

Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut. Meanwhile, a Houthi missile hit a container ship in the Gulf of Aden, but caused no injuries.

Iran’s judiciary has executed a ‘terrorist’ over a drone attack that targeted a defence ministry site in central Iran last year, state media reported.

A vibrant fishing industry, coral reefs and desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water are at risk after fertiliser and oil spilled into the Red Sea by the sinking of a cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The 18 targets at 8 locations in Yemen included weapons and missile storage facilities, air defence systems, radars and a helicopter.

The Iran-backed militants also sent shippers and insurers formal notice of a ‘ban’ on vessels linked to Israel, the US and the UK from sailing in surrounding seas.

Customers in Asia were now more interested in not just countering ballistic missiles, but also aerial threats such as drones, a US defence contractor said on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow.

Freight rates were just stabilising but the missile attack against a Belize-flagged ship could further disrupt global trade and hurt consumers.

This week, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels seriously damaged a ship in a crucial strait and downed an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars.

Yemen’s Houthis targeted the Rubymar cargo ship and it is now at risk of sinking, the group’s military spokesperson said.

Singapore volumes were 12 per cent higher in January compared with a year ago, as the regional confrontation sends vessels scrambling to top up fuel at the Asian hub

Beijing’s weapons makers show off UAVs at arms exhibition in Riyadh as demand for unmanned combat vehicles grows in Middle East, where Chinese drones have been deployed in Yemen’s civil war and Iraq.