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An explosion was reported near a vessel off the coast of Yemen, two maritime security agencies said Thursday, the latest in a series of incidents that have disrupted global shipping.On Thursday, a ship reported "an explosion in close proximity to the vessel" east of Yemen's Aden, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, adding the vessel was sailing to its next port of call.

Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, has called for increased military assistance to Ukraine in the context of Russia's full-scale invasion. Source: European Pravda, citing Ollongren in an interview with NOS on 9 February Details: Ollongren said that "when it comes to.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said that the occupiers have almost completely renewed their strategic nuclear forces. Source: TASS, a pro-Kremlin media outlet Quote: "Our strategic nuclear forces have been almost completely renewed, by 95%, and their naval component by almost 100%.

The war in Ukraine has shifted Russia’s posture on nuclear weapons as Ukraine’s defenses, backed by Western help, have shown the limits of Kremlin conventional weapons and isolated Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin — who has warned of “consequences that you have never faced in your history” should the West interfere in Ukraine — could resort to smaller…

U.S. Central Command said the SEALs went missing 10 days ago during a raid on a ship with Iranian weapons meant to resupply the Houthis in Yemen.

The war in Ukraine has dented Russia's confidence in its conventional forces and increased the importance to Moscow of non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs) as a means of deterring and defeating NATO in a potential future conflict, a leading Western think-tank said on Monday. NSNWs include all nuclear weapons with a range of up to 5,500 km (3,400 miles), starting with tactical arms designed for use on the battlefield - as opposed to longer-range strategic nuclear weapons that Russia or the...

Two US Navy SEALs who went missing during an operation to seize Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been declared dead after a 10-day search failed to locate them.

Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram went missing this month.

The U.S. Navy said it seized Iranian missile components and warheads bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen during a mission that left two SEALs lost at sea.

By James Rothwell