US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ | Houthis News

US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ | Houthis News

Incident not the result of ‘hostile fire’, says US military, as Yemen’s Houthis claim their attack on US carrier brought the aircraft down. Two United States navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, says the US military. Yemen’s Houthi fighters later on Sunday claimed they had […]

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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident

Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, June 11, 2024. Bernat Armangue/AP Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a […]

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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while Chinese ship was nearby

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while Chinese ship was nearby

A view of the anchor of the Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in the sea of Kattegat, near the City of Grenaa in Jutland, Denmark on November 20, 2024. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the […]

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The South China Sea Dispute And India’s Stand On It

The South China Sea Dispute And India’s Stand On It

New Delhi: India has reiterated that it stands for freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce and adherence to international law for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking at the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Forum at Vientiane, Laos, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the upcoming code of conduct for […]

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Sea Nomads, Once Masters In Water, Now Forced To Abandon Oceanic Life

Sea Nomads, Once Masters In Water, Now Forced To Abandon Oceanic Life

For centuries, the Bajau Laut, an indigenous seafaring community in Southeast Asia, have lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, relying on the ocean for sustenance and income. But with environmental pressures mounting, their traditional way of life is rapidly disappearing, leaving them to adapt to new realities on land. Bilkuin Jimi Salih, a 20-year-old member of the […]

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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while Chinese ship was nearby

Second Baltic Sea telecom cable damaged: Sweden

This picture taken on October 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom Baltic Sea from the military base island Santahamina in Helsinki, Finland. Germany and Finland said November 18, 2024 they were “deeply concerned” that an undersea telecommunications cable linking the countries had been severed and opened a probe, […]

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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while Chinese ship was nearby

United Kingdom scrambles jets to monitor Russian military plane over North Sea

“It is the second time in three months that Russian ships and aircraft have been detected within a week of each other,” said the Defence Ministry. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP “United Kingdom jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to U.K. airspace,” the Defence Minister in London said […]

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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while Chinese ship was nearby

China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines’ Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) it summoned China’s ambassador to protest Beijing’s drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. “The said baselines […]

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at U.S. warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at U.S. warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday (November 12, 2024). Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic […]

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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while Chinese ship was nearby

Philippine President angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories

In this photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Communications Office, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., centre, holds a document beside Senate President Francis Escudero, left, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, right, during the ceremonial signing of the Philippine Maritime Zones and Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, at the Malacanang presidential palace, in Manila, Philippines on […]

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