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The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion is seen heading into the Finnart Ocean Terminal in the United Kingdom on Nov. 29, 2017. (David Mackinnon/AP)
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Oil tanker Sounion ‘poses environmental risk’ after Red Sea attack

A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red Sea now poses an…

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UK dismisses statement by Yemen's Houthis saying they attacked British destroyer
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UK dismisses statement by Yemen’s Houthis saying they attacked British destroyer

Britain’s defense ministry dismissed Yemen’s Houthi assertions of launching ballistic missiles at a British destroyer, categorizing them as untrue. (Photo credits: TOI) CAIRO: Britain’s defence…

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UK Strikes on Houthi Targets in Yemen - In Parliament | World News
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UK Strikes on Houthi Targets in Yemen – In Parliament | World News

LONDON: PM Rishi Sunak told the UK parliament on Monday that UK strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, conducted alongside the US, were “limited, not…

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UK's PM Rishi Sunak says strikes against Huthis 'necessary and proportionate'
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UK’s PM Rishi Sunak says strikes against Huthis ‘necessary and proportionate’

LONDON: US and British air strikes were carried out in Yemen against Huthi targets in response to recent attacks on Red Sea shipping, according to…

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Yemen: High Court seeks Centre's response on Kerala woman's plea to travel to Yemen to save daughter on death row | India News
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Yemen: High Court seeks Centre’s response on Kerala woman’s plea to travel to Yemen to save daughter on death row | India News

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s stand on a plea to permit the mother of a woman from Kerala, who is…

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Public threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
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Public threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says

UNITED NATIONS: Threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering efforts to start peace talks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces an increasingly…

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Saudi Crown Prince, Blinken had 'candid' talks in Jeddah
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Saudi Crown Prince, Blinken had ‘candid’ talks in Jeddah

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had an “open, candid” discussion in the early hours…

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Yemen: Tattered clothes, bloodstains mark Yemen's deadly crush
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Yemen: Tattered clothes, bloodstains mark Yemen’s deadly crush

SANAA: Torn clothes and discarded sandals litter the alleyway outside Yemen‘s Maeen School, which was turned into a scene of terror when a Ramadan handout…

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Dutch Salvage Team Set To Pump Oil Off: Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker
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Dutch Salvage Team Set To Pump Oil Off: Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker

AMSTERDAM: A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen…

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Stampede highlights Yemen's dire humanitarian crisis
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Stampede highlights Yemen’s dire humanitarian crisis

A stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan killed 78 people in…

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