"Responding to a growing number of dangerous incidents in waters around Yemen, the US Navy is expanding its presence in the Red Sea, especially around the Bab el Mandeb strait at the southern entrance …
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile
"The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that killed two crew members and injured three others, Saudi state news agency SPA …
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China says will protect South China Sea sovereignty
"China said on Tuesday it had 'irrefutable' sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China Sea after the White House vowed to defend 'international territories' in the strategic …
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Taiwan scrambles jets, navy as China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait
"Taiwan scrambled jets and navy ships on Wednesday as a group of Chinese warships, led by its sole aircraft carrier, sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the latest sign of heightened tension between …
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Navy destroyer opens fire after ‘harassing’ behavior by Iranian patrol boats
"A Navy destroyer opened fire Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz after four Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps patrol boats acted in a way that a U.S. defense official described as ‘harassing.’" Source: …
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Pakistan Reveals Test of Submarine-Launched Missile
"Pakistan on Monday publicly acknowledged for the first time it had successfully tested a submarine-launched cruise missile. " Source: Pakistan Reveals Test of Submarine-Launched Missile …
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Russia eyes naval drills with Philippines as 2 ships visit
"Russia is eyeing naval exercises with the Philippines and deployed two navy ships for a goodwill visit to Manila on Tuesday as Moscow moves to expand defense ties with a Filipino president known for …
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No US Carrier Now In The Mideast
"he Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group chopped out of the European theater of operations Dec. 26, headed home to Norfolk after months of operating in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, …
Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension
"A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island's Defense Ministry …
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Mediterranean death toll is record 5,000 migrants this year
"A record 5,000 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year, following two shipwrecks on Thursday in which some 100 people, mainly West Africans, were feared dead, aid …
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