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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea after the United States launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran. Iranian state media said two people were killed in Wednesday’s US strikes and that a tanker truck caught fire in an explosion on a mined road in the Strait
But Russia’s stepped-up attacks on cargo ships are likely aimed at deterring foreign companies from buying Ukrainian goods and using its Black Sea shipping corridor. On Sunday, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said his government and military command were “preparing decisions that will improve navigation safety and help protect civilian ships and seafarers” from Russian
Twenty-three runners from seven countries participated in races at the Arctic’s geographic North Pole, organizers said, in an event they called “the coolest marathon in the world.” The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole of the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le Commandant
Two boats carrying some 530 Rohingya asylum seekers left Myanmar’s Rakhine state on June 29 and have not been heard from since. The equivalent of a jumbo jet full of people has disappeared. It is very likely that both capsized. The monsoon has begun, the sea is rough and the boats, usually old fishing trawlers
Six people were killed in Ukraine following overnight Russian attacks on the Black Sea port of Odessa and the eastern city of Sumy, according to local officials. The governor of the Odessa region, Oleh Kiper, said the “massive” drone and missile attack marked the fifth day Russia has attacked the region. Across the country, three