Trade leaders urge governments around world to join Red Sea defense

A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Ismailia, Egypt. Sayed Hassan | Getty Images Trade associations representing sectors across the global economy have joined an open letter urging more governments around the world to join Red Sea maritime security efforts. The letter, obtained exclusively by CNBC, was … Read more

How chaos in the Red Sea is putting the U.S. Navy to the test

The U.S. Navy is encountering a tenacious threat in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched wave after wave of low-cost precision weapons at vessels transiting the area, including attacks on U.S. warships themselves. “That’s one of the things [that] the Red Sea sort of demonstrates … we never know where the maritime … Read more

U.S. says Houthis launched missiles at tanker ship but no damage caused

Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. – | Afp | Getty Images … Read more

CDS says officers’ contributions to nation’s democracy, unity will not be in vain

The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, says the contributions of serving and retired officers and men as well as those who died in the course of defending the nation’s democracy and national unity would not be in vain. He also assured that the military would continue to pray for the quick recovery of those … Read more

Rajnath Singh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates all-girls Sainik school in Mathura

MATHURA: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the inaugural all-girls Sainik School in Vrindavan, hailing it as a guiding force for girls aspiring to serve in the armed forces and safeguard the nation. The Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School, housing approximately 870 students, is the first of its kind under the initiative to establish 100 new … Read more

Bombs batter Gaza Strip after truce collapses

Israeli bombs hit the Gaza Strip Friday morning after a week-long truce with Hamas expired and Israeli forces accused the Palestinian militant group of breaching the terms of their agreement. “Following sirens that sounded in communities near Gaza, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a launch from Gaza,” a post on the Israeli Defense … Read more