Houthi militants strike US-owned commercial ship with anti-ship ballistic missile
Houthi militants on Monday struck a U.S.-owned and operated container ship with an anti-ship ballistic missile, according to U.S. Central Command.
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A skirt served my grandfather well in the first world war
Re your letters about men’s skirts (12 January), I am proud to say that my grandfather fought his way through the whole of the first world war wearing a khaki skirt. As a soldier he was part of the London Scottish regiment fighting in the trenches. Furthermore, it is said that his fellow soldiers told that he shaved every day.Mary TippettsBristol
Dire Tory Polling Intensifies Right-Wing Pressure On Rishi Sunak Over Rwanda
An explosive new YouGov poll predicting a Labour general election landslide has been viewed as a move by the Tory right to enhance pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take a more hardline approach to deporting migrants to Rwanda when legislation returns to the House of Commons votes this week.
U.S.-owned container vessel struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen
A U.S.-owned and operated container ship on Monday was struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, according to the U.S. Central Command. The U.S. said via social media that the attack took place at around 4 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET) but the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, known as the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, reported no injuries or significant damage and continued on with its journey. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations organization said authorities were investigating the incident, which occurred southeast of Aden in Yemen. The UKMTO said ships were "advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity." It comes shortly af
Secrecy Around Austin's Hospitalization Was 'A Problem,' White House Says
The decision to keep Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization a secret even from the commander-in-chief for several days raised an issue, the National Security Council’s spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday, as President Joe Biden has said he maintains confidence in the Pentagon chief.
Leadership shakeup at the federal NDP as party gets election ready
The federal NDP is making leadership changes within its top brass to prepare for the next election.
Canadians to receive first carbon pricing rebate of 2024. Here’s how much you could get
Eligible Canadians will receive their first carbon pricing rebate of 2024 from the federal government starting Monday.
Carrying the Ayodhya pennant, Narendra Modi goes where no PM has gone before, leaves a hard act to follow
In January 2019, inaugurating the BJP’s national convention in Delhi, Amit Shah, then the party’s national president, had termed the April-May 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a battle of ideologies, saying that a loss for the party in it could lead to “slavery” — comparing it to what happened after the Third Battle of Panipat in the 18th century, which the Marathas lost, eventually paving the way to British rule.