Archives for January, 2024

US-UK strikes in Yemen fanned fears of wider conflict in the oil-rich Middle East

Oil prices rise on Red Sea escalation

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Palestinians in Rafah, the southern Gaza strip, mourn over bodies killed in Israeli bombardment

Dozens die in Israel Gaza strikes on Day 98 of war

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Sebastien Loeb (C) flies past biker Charlie Herbst and Overdrive Racing's Ronan Chabot on his way to victory in a marathon stage 6 of the Dakar Rally

Gamble pays off for Loeb with victory in marathon stage 6 of Dakar Rally

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Aharon Barak, on the panel of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, Jan. 11, 2024.

Analysis

Netanyahu turns to longtime foe to defend Israel — and himself — at ICJ

The prime minister chose former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, a target of his judicial reform effort, to join the ICJ panel hearing South Africa's genocide complaint against Israel.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israel said the case was profoundly distorted

Israel hits back at 'distorted' genocide case

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Indian commandos approach the bulk carrier MV Lila Norfolk in the Arabian Sea after an attempted pirate attack, seen in this photo released by the Indian Navy

India flexes maritime muscles by boosting Arabian Sea force

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Hundreds of thousands gathered in Sanaa in protest, many waving Yemeni and Palestinian flags

Yemen rebels: US, UK interests 'legitimate targets' after strikes

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An RAF Typhoon aircraft takes off to join the US-led coalition from RAF Akrotiri to conduct air strikes against military targets in Yemen on Jan. 12, 2024.

US, UK carry out strikes against Yemen's Houthis following Red Sea attacks

The allied forces struck radar sites and weapons storage facilities with bombs after Houthis spurned a warning by the United States and a dozen others to halt their attacks on Red Sea commercial shipping.

US special envoy Amos Hochstein (L) meets with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut on Jan. 11, 2024 amid continuing tensions on the Lebanese-Israeli border.

US seeks diplomatic deal to contain Israel-Lebanon escalation

Amos Hochstein said he was hopeful a "temporary compromise" could be reached to ease tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border.

A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker St Nikolas was seized by the Iranian navy

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US

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Armed demonstrators take part in a solidarity rally with Gaza in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa

Yemen rebels threaten US, Britain with bigger reprisals

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ODESSA, UKRAINE - APRIL 25: A view of the sign which reads "Caution: mines" on the beach on April 25, 2022 in Odessa, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces, as well as civilian Odessans, remain on guard against a potential Russian advance on this historic port city, whose capture could help give Russia control of Ukraine's southern coast. But given Russia's setbacks in this two-month-long war, including the sinking of its Black Sea Fleet's flagship Moskva, analysts regard a full-scale attack on Odessa to be unlikely. (

Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania ink deal to remove floating mines from Black Sea

The mission will be solely open to Black Sea NATO countries, the Turkish Defense Ministry stressed following signing the ceremony.

SUEZ, EGYPT - JANUARY 10: A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Suez, Egypt. on January 10, 2024 in Suez, Egypt. In the wake of Israel's war on Gaza after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Houthi rebels in Yemen pledged disruption on all ships destined for Israel through the Red Sea's Suez Canal. The disruption on world trade is evident in the number of companies using this container ship route - a 90 per cent decline compared to figures one year ago. (Photo by Sayed

Breaking | Last Updated: January 11, 2024, 6:41 pm

US, UK mull strikes against Iran-backed Houthis following Red Sea attacks

British media reported that Downing Street called for an emergency cabinet meeting tonight to approve UK military action against the Houthis.

Smoke billows over the south Lebanon village of Khiam after an Israeli bombardment

Hezbollah says Israel strike kills two affiliated medics

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Team Audi Sport's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz

Al-Rajhi suffers title-ending crash on marathon Dakar 48-hour stage

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Israelis took the microphone in the hope that their messages reach loved in Gaza captivity

'We are here': Israelis talk to Gaza hostages on giant speakers

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