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CNN  — The death toll from US airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen has risen to at least 74 people, the Houthi-run health ministry reported, marking the deadliest day since the United States escalated its aerial campaign against the Iran-backed group last month.
The latest round of U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has killed dozens of people in bombardments targeting a port in the country’s northwest, the Houthis said on Friday. The strikes late on Thursday were part of an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against the Yemeni militia. The Houthis have been […]
US military strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 74 people including civilians and rescue workers, according to the Houthi-run health ministry, in the deadliest attack since Washington launched its campaign against the Iran-backed militants. The health ministry spokesperson Anees al-Asbahi also said 171 people were injured in the strikes, amid […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 20 people and wounded 50 others, the group said early Friday. The strikes, confirmed by the U.S. military’s Central Command, represent one of the highest reported death tolls so far in the campaign launched under […]
US airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 33 people and wounded 80 others, Houthi-run media said early on Friday, which if confirmed would mark one of the deadliest days of a campaign launched under US President Trump that has involved hundreds of strikes since 15 March. The strikes hit the Ras Isa oil port and […]
The Trump administration has unveiled its plan to impose port fees on Chinese ships as it tries to revive shipbuilding in the US and challenge China’s dominance of the industry. The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement is less severe than a plan floated in February to hit vessels produced by China with fees of up […]
China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) reposted a commentary criticizing CK Hutchison’s port deal with U.S. firm BlackRock as a betrayal of China, sending shares of the Hong Kong-based conglomerate sharply lower on Friday. The repost of the critical state media commentary by China’s governing body overseeing the territory highlights the complex geopolitical […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said Sunday that Moscow and Washington are discussing access to Black Sea ports and issues related to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as part of their negotiations over the war in Ukraine. “There are regions that we all know the Russians are focused […]
News 2020.06.19 LOS ANGELES — Ron Herrera, Director of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Ports Division and Eric Tate, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 848, released a statement Friday to honor the memory of Black individuals killed by police and to stand in solidarity against racism. “The murders of Black people at the hands of the […]