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New Zealand’s Prime Minister underscores the balancing act of navigating between its economic ties with China and its alliances with Western democracies.
Online rumors are ‘100-percent false,’ a Defense Department spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
The Yemen-based Houthi terrorist group makes its first attack on a Chinese-owned ship—twice, with five missiles.
The strikes destroyed 18 anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to CENTCOM.
All four defendants face a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted of the false statements charges.
The crucial Red Sea route accounts for almost 20 percent of UK imports, which pass through the Suez Canal maritime checkpoints.
Houthi missiles ‘presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,’ CENTCOM said.
Washington’s UN envoy says actions against Iraqi, Syrian targets are ‘separate and distinct’ from joint operations against Yemen’s terrorist group.
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have been targeting ships in the Red Sea and now they have struck a British-owned vessel.
Attack comes days after wide-ranging US strikes on multiple targets in Iraq and Syria said to be linked to Iran-backed militia groups.
