RED SEA — An attack attributed to Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed six people aboard a cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, marking the first reported fatalities involving Red Sea commercial shipping attacks in more than a year. The incident came as U.S. forces separately struck a container ship in the Gulf of Oman, intensifying concerns over maritime security across two vital waterways.
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Zelensky Accuses Russia of Using North Korean Missiles in Fresh Strikes
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles in an attack on Zaporizhzhia that killed at least six people and injured 19 others. The latest escalation came amid continued long-range attacks between the two sides and follows deadly Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Tatarstan region.
Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye Defence Pact Faces First Big Test After Jazan Houthi Strike
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The newly announced defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye has come under scrutiny after a Houthi drone strike targeted an Aramco refinery in Jazan, with no publicly announced military response from the other two members. An analysis published by The Jerusalem Post said the incident has raised early questions about how the three-way collective-defence arrangement would function during an actual security crisis.
Ukrainian Prisoners Describe Torture as UN Reports Widespread Abuse
UNITED NATIONS — Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials have accused Russian authorities of widespread torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war and civilian detainees, including allegations of beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse. Russia rejected the accusations at an informal U.N. Security Council meeting, describing them as a “disinformation campaign.”
Who Is Mohsen Rezaei? Iran’s New Security Chief
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has appointed veteran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, placing a prominent hardliner and close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a key position overseeing the country’s security and foreign-policy coordination.
Colombia Earthquake: Death Toll, Rescue Efforts and Damage
BOGOTA, Colombia — Rescue teams continued searching collapsed buildings across western Colombia on Tuesday, August 11, after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s coffee-growing heartland, killing at least 164 people and leaving authorities braced for the possibility that the death toll could rise further.