Source link The foreign ministry emphasized “national security interests” as being behind India’s investigation of the US-based assassination attempt India is investigating an alleged attempt to assassinate the Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US, as it involves its own “national security interests,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar asserted on Monday. His comments came […]
Source link The trade volume was diverted from Suez to route around South African Cape of Good Hope, the International Monetary Fund reports The Suez and Panama Canals have seen drops in trade of 50% and 32% respectively during January and February, compared with the same months in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is […]
Source link The world is already witnessing the results of “war to the last Ukrainian,” Slovakia’s defense minister has warned Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak has slammed the idea of sending NATO forces to Ukraine by calling it a “red line” that should not be crossed. Politicians in the West are exploiting “the war and […]
Source link A “reckless” strike by the Yemeni group has “taken the lives of international seafarers,” US Central Command said Three people were killed and several others severely wounded in a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the US Central Command has said. According to Reuters, they are […]
Source link With Macron refusing to rule out a troop deployment, and a leaked conversation between German officers, more escalation is certain French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have disagreed publicly over how to support Ukraine – which has been ruthlessly deployed by the West as a geopolitical proxy – in its conflict […]
Source link A German warship fired two missiles at what it thought was a Houthi UAV, but missed The German frigate Hessen, which was deployed to the Red Sea as part of an EU mission, mistakenly fired on an American drone earlier this week, the German Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Berlin had previously disclosed […]
Source link Attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have caused a surge in costs and lengthy delays Over half of British exporters and manufacturers have faced problems due to shipping disruptions in the Red Sea caused by attacks on vessels by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to a new survey by the British Chambers of […]
Source link Maersk suspended vessel transits via the key trade route in January due to attacks by Houthi rebels Danish shipping major AP Moller-Maersk is advising customers to prepare for a prolonged Red Sea crisis that could stretch well into the second half of this year, CNBC reported this week. The second-largest global ocean carrier […]
Source link Ukraine’s foreign ministry has called out MAC Cosmetics over how it has named a shade The American cosmetics manufacturer M·A·C has crossed a line by calling one of its lipstick shades ‘Russian Red’ amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Kiev’s foreign ministry stated on Wednesday. Ukraine has been targeting foreign brands that it considers […]
Source link Israel is using whatever level of force they want in any area without accountability, Nabil Fahmi told RT The Red Sea region is “on fire,” Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmi has told RT in an exclusive interview. Fahmi, Egypt’s former minister of foreign affairs, who is now the dean of the School of Global […]
Source link The shipping disruptions are pressuring prices but not to the point that inflation projections should be hiked, Kristalina Georgieva says The Houthi rebel attacks on vessels in the Red Sea have had a significant impact on insurance and shipping rates, but have so far not affected global economic growth prospects, Kristalina Georgieva, the […]
Source link The Yemeni militant group targeted two commercial vessels, causing minor damage and no injuries, according to the Pentagon Houthi forces fired several ballistic missiles at cargo ships off the Yemeni coast on Tuesday, US Central Command has said in a statement. Since mid-October, the Yemen-based militant group has launched multiple drones and missiles […]
Source link A vessel traveling through the area was reportedly attacked by a suspected rebel drone, which caused “slight damage” to the vessel A British-owned vessel was attacked by a suspected Houthi drone off the coast of Yemen in the southern region of the Red Sea, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing the UK’s […]
Source link Major shippers have stopped using the vital maritime route due to the ongoing Houthi attacks The Houthi rebel attacks on vessels in the Red Sea have spurred burgeoning interest in alternative routes such as the China-Europe rail route that runs through Russia’s Far East, CNBC reported on this week. Companies that organize the […]
Source link Diesel prices have jumped amid fears of disruptions in supply to the bloc, according to the outlet The surge in global diesel prices to an almost three-month high amid shipping disruptions is threatening to test the resilience of EU economies, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The rising prices reflect concerns among traders […]