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Kuwaiti tanker rescues 45 refugees
Kuwait Times
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July 8, 2025
3 killed in Red Sea attack as Houthis resume campaign against Zionist-linked ships KUWAIT/DUBAI: Acting CEO of the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company Sheikh Khaled Ahmad Al-Sabah, announced on Tuesday that the company’s oil tanker Bahra rescued 45 refugees...
Editorial: China-Linked Hpx In Liberia: A Strategic Gamble or a Sovereignty Risk?
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
LIBERIA, A SMALL West African nation with outsized strategic importance, is once again at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical contest. But this time, the tools of engagement are not colonial gunboats or imperial mandates. THEY ARE CONTRACTS,...
NAVWAR Reserve Sailor Named National Reserve Sailor of the Year Finalist
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 9, 2025
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Reserve Program (NWRP) recognized its Sailor of Year (SOY) at a ceremony in NAVWAR headquarters in San Diego Feb. 23. Electronics Technician (ET1) Makayla Burgan, from Palm Bay, Fla., was...
An overview of the Afrocentric movement, its many lies and what science really says
Egypt Independent
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July 24, 2024
The Afrocentric movement, which has arisen from Black nationalists seeking to reject European influence, has encroached on both historical fact and the legitimacy of modern-day Egyptians to their ancient cultural heritage. The movement claims that...
4 Seafarers Killed In Second Houthi Attack Within A Day In Red Sea
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
A drone and speedboat assault near Yemen on Tuesday claimed four seafarers’ lives aboard a Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, an official familiar with the matter said, marking the second such incident in a day after months of calm in...
4 Filipino seafarers killed in Red Sea attack on bulk carrier
Interaksyon
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July 9, 2025
LONDON/ATHENS — Four seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with knowledge of the issue said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after...
Drone attack on ship off Yemen claims three lives
Dawn
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July 9, 2025
LONDON: Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after months...
Iran Update, July 8, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability...
Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
Japan is expanding its security assistance to strategically located countries across the Indo-Pacific, reflecting Tokyo’s embrace of its security role in the region and its desire to provide more options to countries that feel caught between the...
Four Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults
gCaptain
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July 8, 2025
By Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS, July 8 (Reuters) – Four seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with knowledge of the issue said...
The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Also Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back at the White House to meet with Trump. Officials offered scant details on what the two were discussing. Netanyahu told reporters in the Capitol earlier that the two see “eye to eye”...
Three crew dead, at least two wounded in latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship
The Straits Times
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July 8, 2025
LONDON/ATHENS - Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day...
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
3 crew dead in Red Sea attack on Greek ship
BDNews24
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Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after months of...
Chinese warship lasers German plane over Red Sea
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
By ELENA SALVONI Published: 08:43 EDT, 8 July 2025 | Updated: 08:47 EDT, 8 July 2025 Advertisement A Chinese warship has targeted a German aircraft as it worked to protect marine traffic over the Red Sea, Berlin has revealed. Beijing's military...
Germany Accuses China of Laser Targeting Aircraft in EU’s Red Sea Mission
gCaptain
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July 8, 2025
BERLIN, July 8 (Reuters) – Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the foreign ministry on Tuesday after saying China’s military had laser targeted a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation in the Red Sea. The flare up in tensions comes...
Gov’t Scraps Ogaden Gas Export Plans in Policy Shift
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 28, 2025
Mines Ministry revives import reduction ambitions The government has officially scrapped long-touted plans to export natural gas from the Ogaden Basin through a pipeline to Djibouti, citing persistent financing hurdles and implementation delays....
Houthi rebels strike 2 Filipino-manned vessels; 2 seafarers suspected missing
Philippine STAR
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July 8, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Two foreign-flagged vessels with mostly Filipino crews were attacked by Houthi rebels, with two crewmen possibly missing, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday, July 8. The first ship was the MV...
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Another ship attacked in Red Sea day after Houthis claimed to have sunk bulk carrier
Firstpost
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July 8, 2025
Two crew members of a Greek-managed vessel have been wounded and two are missing after a drone attack off Yemen on Monday, hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on another bulk carrier in the Red Sea, saying the ship had...
Germany accuses China of targeting one of its military aircraft with a laser
Sky News
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July 8, 2025
Germany has accused the Chinese military of targeting one of its aircraft with a laser during an EU operation over the Red Sea. The Chinese ambassador has been summoned to the German foreign ministry over the incident it claims took place at the...